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BT switches to 100% renewable electricity
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20 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Telecoms giant BT is to become one of the largest commercial companies in the UK to source 100% of its electricity from renewables. The company has signed a deal with energy …
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Fully Funded 2013-2014 Schools Renewable Energy Program (Solar PV)
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20 May — added by James Edgeworth, So Gecko Ltd
Our exciting 2013-2014 Schools Renewable Energy Program has just been launched. It will provide participating schools with significantly lower-cost energy, guaranteed for the …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Bentley installs UK’s largest roof mounted photovoltaic system
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15 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Bentley Motors is installing the UK’s largest roof mounted solar panel system. The 20,000 panels on the roof of its factory in Crewe will have a capacity of 5MW and could …
SW at risk of missing out on 24,000 renewable energy jobs by 2020
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3 April — added by Alastair Mumford, Regen SW
A new report by Regen SW, "Potential Energy - Potential Jobs: building a low carbon economy in south west England" reveals we are at risk of missing out on the opportunity to …
Advice needed on wind turbines and the MOD
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11 Feb. — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Has anyone had any experience of coming up against resistance to wind turbines from the ministry of defence?
Practical Law Company legal update: Separation distance between wind turbines and residential properties
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23 April — added by Sara Feijao, Practical Law Company
On 15 April 2013, the Administrative Court ruled that RWE Npower Renewables had succeeded with its claim for judicial review of Milton Keynes Council’s Supplementary Planning …
Who Dares Wins: Position your company for success
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7 Oct. 2011 — written by Guy Macpherson-Grant, EGS Energy Limited
All businesses need to take risks to succeed, but at EGS Energy we make sure that they are quantified, deliberate decisions.Having won top position in the DECC Deep …