Sustainable Construction News

Written by Andrew Marshall.

Proposals to create an offshore wind farm near the Holderness coast continue to be developed, following the submission of a substation planning application.

E.ON hopes to develop the Humber Gateway renewable energy site to provide clean energy to the east Yorkshire region while helping to lower the country''s carbon emissions.

According to the... read the full article on Humber renewable energy project ''could lower carbon emissions''

Written by Andrew Marshall.

Plans to develop a major offshore wind power site near Skegness are set to go ahead after gaining final investment approval.

Centrica has announced that the Lincs renewable energy project will boast a total of 75 3.6MW wind turbines.

It is hoped that construction work on the scheme will start next year, with £725 million being invested.read the full article on Lincs renewable energy project set for 2010 construction

Written by Andrew Marshall.

A shift towards green taxes could provide more financial support towards the development of renewable energy schemes and energy efficiency measures, it has been claimed.

Research published by the Green Fiscal Commission suggests that bigger green taxes on pollutants might help the environment by cutting the UK''s carbon emissions.

The organisa... read the full article on Green taxes ''could support renewable energy schemes''

Written by Robert Shields.

Local councils should be given targets when it comes to developing renewable energy schemes, it has been suggested.

A new coalition has been founded by Friends of the Earth (FoE) and the Town and Country Planning Association to look at how England''s planning system can respond to climate change issues more effectively.

It is calling on ministe... read the full article on Local councils ''should be set renewable energy targets''

Written by Andrew Marshall.

Renewable energy will play a vital role in helping to create lower carbon economies, it has been suggested.

Unless action is taken quickly, it may be too late to stop many climate change problems from developing after the year 2014, according to a report released by WWF and Climate Risk.

Further development of renewable energy technologies and... read the full article on Renewable energy ''key to low carbon economies''

Written by Robert Shields.

Infrastructure applications for a number of renewable energy and nuclear power sites are expected by the Infrastructure Planning Committee (IPC), the organisation has revealed.

The IPC expects to see applications for five large wind farm developments, along with a biomass station.

It also expects proposals for two nuclear power stations.
read the full article on IPC ''expecting renewable energy and nuclear power applications''

Written by Andrew Marshall.

A National Trust site in Wales is expected to benefit from the recent installation of solar panel renewable energy products.

Based at the Stackpole estate in Pembrokeshire, a multipurpose centre operated by the organisation has received a total of 19 flat-plate solar panels to boost its environmental credentials.

A swimming pool within the cen... read the full article on Welsh National Trust site receives renewable energy resources

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Issues surrounding energy efficiency and renewable energy are expected to be addressed through a new public sector scheme.

Ministers have announced that funding of £20 million will be pledged towards lowering the carbon footprints of central government departments.

In a bid to cut energy costs as well as carbon emissions, it is thought th... read the full article on Public sector energy efficiency plan ''to address renewable energy''

Written by Robert Shields.

A number of sustainable construction projects are planned for deprived areas of London to develop waste energy creation schemes and other eco-friendly initiatives.

It is hoped that an investment of £100 million could lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs, while helping the capital to cut its production of carbon emissions.

Backed by the Londo... read the full article on ''Deprived'' London areas set for sustainable construction funding

Written by Andrew Marshall.

Energy-efficient funding is being awarded to five housing developments in Scotland, in order to lower their carbon emissions.

A total of £675,000 will be split between five projects which may now see the introduction of green building products like heat pumps and insulation.

The housing projects, which are situated in areas like Kirkcaldy... read the full article on Scottish homes to see new funding for green building products