Renewable Power for Business

London lags behind rest of UK for solar installations
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17 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

London is lagging behind other parts of the UK when it comes to the installation of solar panels. According to WSP’s analysis of the government’s most recent up-take figures …
The EU-China PV trade war: Haven't we been there before?
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8 May — written by Jonathan Roper, Southern Solar Ltd

The European Commission is addressing complaints from European solar manufacturers alleging that Chinese rivals are benefiting from unfair subsidies. But are import tariffs …
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Energy Bills and Energy Policy
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13 May — added by Laurence Webb, amee

With businesses’ energy bills going up in April, is the Government doing anything to help?
DECC launches £6 million renewable heat scheme
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8 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has launched a competition to boost the uptake of renewable heating in social housing. The £6million competition is part of the …
Cisco and Google take top spot in Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard
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30 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Cisco and Google have topped the list of global IT companies who are leading the way in the fight against climate change according to Greenpeace’s latest Cool IT …
IBM collaboration aims to commercialize 80% efficient solar energy system
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30 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Scientists at IBM Research together with experts at Airlight Energy, ETH Zurich and Interstate University of Applied Sciences Buchs NTB are developing a design to …
Confessions of an environmentalist: Why I said no to renewable energy
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10 April — written by Sandy Rodger, Lighthouse Leadership

Sandy Rodger, a committed environmentalist, recently decided to continue fuelling his home mainly on oil rather than renewables. Here, he explains why. Forgive me Father, …
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Battery breakthrough could see renewables become major suppliers to electrical grid
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30 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Researchers in the US have designed what they claim is a low-cost, long-life “flow” battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the …
Practical Law Company legal update: Shale gas fracking claims
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3 May — added by Sara Feijao, Practical Law Company

On 24 April 2013, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudicated a complaint that a brochure published by Cuadrilla Resources on its shale gas fracking operations, …
Google moves forward with renewables plan
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24 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Google is to partner with US electricity generator, Duke Energy, to implement a plan that could boost the development and uptake of renewable energy including solar and wind …