Environment
Renewable Obligation response is 'good news' for wind energy
Developers of onshore wind projects have received welcome news as the government announced a lower than expected reduction in the Renewables…
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Positive FITS, negative ROCs
The DECC’s latest announcement regarding the revised rates for the latest changes to Feed–in–Tariffs (FIT) brings certainty to the UK’s small scale…
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Feed-in tariff provides windfall for livestock farm
The owners of a West Yorkshire beef cattle farm have slashed electricity bills and started generating an additional income for their retirement with…
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Can turbines and free range hens co-exist?
If you as a free range egg producer were suddenly told that a tall wind turbine was likely to be built adjacent to your hens, what would you do?…
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Shropshire farm installs renewable energy options
A Shropshire farm has become the first to install solar PV panels under a new service partnership agreement aimed at UK-wide agricultural based…
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UK's most environmentally friendly building opened
With its wildflower meadow roof merging into the Evesham hills, hempclad walls, solar panels and geothermal pumps, the new £30 million salad factory…
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EU paves way for GM meat and milk
European Union officials are paving the way to bring genetically modified (GM) animals to the European market. European authorities have developed…
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UK's largest solar installation to be shown
Organisers will be marking the completion of a large photovoltaic panel rooftop installation at their headquarters in Harrogate as it is set to…
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Number of wind farms increases but many farmers are unaware of insurance risks
With rapid growth in the renewable energy industry prompting a surge in the number of farmers and growers setting up wind farms, a national broker is…
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Environment Agency accused over dam overflow
The Environment Agency has been accused of hiding behind an 'Act of God' excuse for failing to tackle the continuous overflow from Cylwedog Dam, said…
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