Renewable Power for Business

Would micro-CHP be suitable for the Department for Work and Pensions' 800 Jobcentre Plus offices?
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27 Feb. — started by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

The UK Department for Work and Pensions is keen to further reduce its energy costs and environmental impacts and is interested in identifying whether small-scale (micro) CHP …
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Biomass; friend or foe?
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7 March — started by James Pollington, BAE Surface Ship Support

Hi I'd like to understand more about the biomass debate. Is recent discussion around liquid biofuels undermining the case for solid biomass or is the use of wood fuel to …
Is solar PV cheaper than buying electricity from the grid?
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19 Feb. — written by Chris Sowerbutts, Southern Solar

How much does solar PV really cost, asks Chris Sowerbutts. Solar doesn’t make sense without subsidies. My uncle (who happens to work for the oil and gas industries) repeated …
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How is General Motors benefiting from solar power?
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15 Feb. — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Last autumn, the Solar Energy Industries Association ranked General Motors (GM) as one of the top corporate generators of solar power in the United States. In this webinar …
Where should we put our wind turbines?
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12 Feb. — written by Rob Such, RS Renewables

We need to adopt a pragmatic approach to wind turbine location rather than burying out heads in the sand, says Rob Such. Love it or hate it, wind energy is an important part …
Apple to follow Google into wind energy sector
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9 Jan. — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Electronics favorite Apple could be about to follow Google into the wind energy sector. The company plans to develop a wind turbine that generates electricity from stored …
New investment in clean energy fell 11% in 2012
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14 Jan. — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

Clean Energy investment around the world declined by 11% in 2012, according to new research. The figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance reveal that overall global …
How is Coca-Cola benefiting from biofuel?
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9 Jan. — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

In 2010, Coca-Cola Enterprises became the first company in the logistics sector to trial a biomethane heavy goods truck in Great Britain. We caught up with Darren …
The business significance of the Government’s solar step change
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11 Jan. — written by Phil Nelms, Southern Solar

Phil Nelms of Southern Solar discusses the UK Government's recent decision to add solar PV to the Renewables Roadmap. The addition of Solar PV to the Government’s Renewables …
Solar PV is an affordable investment
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4 Jan. — written by Rob Such, RS Renewables

Rob Such of RS Renewables looks at the benefits of investing in solar. The UK solar PV market has dramatically changed since the Government introduced the Feed-in Tariff in …