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Ed Davey takes over energy hot seat

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Huhne's vacated role as energy secretary has been given to a fellow Lib Dem with a history of speaking out on controversial issues.

Business reaction to Chris Huhne's departure

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne leaves office as a man who has taken environmental issues to the forefront of politics, but will be forever tainted by solar subsidies changes and a failure to tackle rising energy bills.

Updated: Huhne quits cabinet as he faces trial over speeding points allegation

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Energy secretary, Chris Huhne, will face trial over allegations he asked his ex-wife to take driving license speeding points for him.

UK green corporate spending forecast to grow rapidly

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UK sustainable business spending is set to grow twenty times faster than economic growth in 2012 and will be responsible for driving green growth, it has been claimed.

Compensation for false teeth lost in nuclear reactor 'rebuffed'

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An engineer who sneezed sending his dentures plunging to the bottom of a nuclear reactor was turned down for compensation.

DECC ponders staggered FITs reduction option

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Plans for introducing a staged reduction to Feed-In Tariff (FITs) as an attempt to sort out confusion engulfing the solar industry are due to be announced next week.

Biofuels tax drivers €18 billion but don't reduce emissions

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Motorists across Europe are to pay €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that do not to reduce emissions, according to new research today (February 2).

Ireland gets first zero-carbon store

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Supermarket giant Tesco has opened what it has hailed as Ireland's first zero-carbon store.

VIDEO: French nuclear watchdog orders billions in industry investment

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A report ordered in the wake of the Fukushima disaster has given France's nuclear sector a clean bill of health but demanded improvements at more than 50% of power stations and said 'billions' of euros will be needed to improve the industry.

Ireland's renewables roadmaps could save billions

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has unveiled three energy roadmaps to 2050 focusing on the benefits of the country moving to a smart-grid.

University College Cork achieves world energy first

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An Irish university has said it is the first campus in the world to achieve the ISO 50001 standard in energy management.

Ireland and UK energy ministers back ocean power

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Irish and United Kingdom ministers have pledged to work together to unlock the potential of ocean power around the coastlines and called on the European Union (EU) to back the technology.

IBM heads up global corporate sustainability council

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Global brands including IBM, Coca-Cola, Boeing and Walt Disney have joined forces to form a sustainability council that will explore innovative solutions for materials recovery, water and energy usage.

New research could end variability of renewables

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Research aims to look at the local options in power grids to reduce peaks and dips associated with renewable energy and cut fossil fuel use.

Google puts $94m into solar PV

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Search engine giant Google has put $94m into four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects currently under construction in California.

Facebook and Greenpeace end feud over renewable energy

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Social network megalith Facebook has announced it will work with Greenpeace to promote clean energy ending a feud between the two.

Huhne: EU cannot achieve legally binding deal alone

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A legally binding deal on global emissions cannot be achieved by the European Union alone, according to UK energy secretary Chris Huhne.

South Africa could lead continent's energy revolution

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The South African Government has pledged to back an increase in wind power as its Department of Energy announced the winning bids from the first round of tenders for renewable energy projects.

Enviro Technology predicts air quality will move up the political agenda in 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The next 12 months will see a substantial increase in awareness of the issue of air quality in the UK and a renewed focus on solving the problem, according to air quality monitoring experts, Enviro Technology.

ABB installs UK's first privately-owned DC rapid-charging station

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Transport Minister Norman Baker opens electric-vehicle rapid charger at Midlands printing company RCS

Innovative glass wall preserves views of Keswick

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In September 2011, IBS Engineered Products Ltd was awarded a contract by main contractor VolkerStevin to design, supply and install a glass wall flood defence system for Keswick, Cumbria.

Oil Recycling Plant Turns To Babcock Wanson Thermal Fluid Heating System For High Efficiency

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Eco-Oil, a leading UK industrial waste oil recycler, has installed a TPC1000B thermal fluid heating system from industrial process heating specialist Babcock Wanson in its Ipswich oil recycling plant.