New economic analysis shows UK can profit from leading the world in offshore wind and wave power

The Carbon Trust is to improve access for small and medium businesses to over £100m in interest-free and unsecured loans, it was announced today. The move is intended to help more businesses survive the recession by cutting both their energy costs and their carbon footprints.

DECC and Ofgem today opened the tender process for £15bn of new cabling to connect these wind farms UK about to join the International Renewable Energy Agency

At least 70,000 jobs could be created across England and Wales if councils slashed climate-changing emissions by insulating homes and businesses and fitting green energy to buildings, according to independent research released by Friends of the Earth today

The people of Manchester will soon be contributing to a green energy revolution - just by flushing the loo.

Sorting household recycling at the kerbside is the best and cheapest option in most cases, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).

A Sheppey school has raised a wind turbine to power its classrooms using the wind.

Human Impact Report (GHF) First ever report exclusively focused on the global human impact of climate change calculates more than 300 million people are seriously affected by climate change at a total economic cost of $125 billion per year

The native black honeybee, with its better ability to cope with the British weather, could help reverse the dramatic decline in honeybee numbers in the UK

The CBI today commented on data published by the European Commission, showing a three per cent fall in carbon emissions in 2008 from firms in the industrial and power sectors, covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

I would like to install the Proven 6 at home in Cyprus.If some one knows how to earth the tower.I ve heard the Proven towers have a earth point.I also know lot of towers connected to the earth rod with 16 sq.mm cable.Is ity thesame with 15 m Proven tower?Any ideas will be much appriciated. -- AVV

Help or advice please.

Looking for an answer on recycled plastic supermarket trolleys versus recycled traditional steel trolleys.

Is it possible to improve CWI in a house that has rigid foam insulation aleready?

I have been asked to source a generator that is compatable for G59 acceptance... I have never heard of this and would like to know if anyone can help me with some information about these forms...

I am thinking of getting solar water heating installed.

12 small turbines compared

Rainwater Harvesting Guide

In the hope that it is greener as advised by George Monbiot. I get our shopping delivered.

The 15kW Proven, what is wrong with it?

EST add list of companies offering to buy your home generated electricity to their website

I am at the planning stage of building a new house as eco as possible and require some advice from people who already have experience as this is a first time project.

Found some lamps that would be very interesting if I was refitting a kitchen or utility space.

No surprises here.

Has anyone else noticed how the cost of logs is going up.

Righthand Engineering are offering a beta test version of their software (WinVerter-Monitor GT) for monitoring the Xantrex Gridtek inverter, used with the Bergey Excel 10kW wind turbine. In addition to the GridTek inverter, the software also has the ability to interface with the APRS World Wind Data Logger anemometer. Righthand Engineering claim this makes WinVerter-Monitor GT capable of being a complete wind system monitoring solution.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change has launched a Consultation on electricity and gas smart metering. Government had already announced that they will mandate smart meters in all households. This may now be extended to all businesses premises with annual consumption of less than 723 MWh. This will result in the installation of about 3.7m SME & 47m domestic smart meters by 2020.

Simon Tilley has been leading the development of Sustainable Hockerton which has taken sustainability to the wider community of Hockerton. Planning permission to erect a community owned wind turbine was gained on 26th June 2008 with the support of the village. There is currently a rare opportunity to buy a 2nd Hand Vesta V29 wind turbine as specified by the planning permission to make this scheme a reality. To help achieve this, the group has registered an Industrial Provident Society called Sustainable Hockerton Limited (Register Number 30660 R) and they are now looking for investors.

In March 2009 the Carbon Trust launched their new Wind Yield Estimator Tool which enables you to estimate the local annual mean wind speed at your chosen location in the UK and the annual yield and carbon savings of small wind turbines. It can be found on the CT web site. The site requires you register, but results can then be saved.

I have now received confirmation from the RoCs aggregator I use (Tradelink Solutions), that the double RoCs proposal previously discussed at this forum, will be effective from today. Please find below the details from their email. ------ Peter ______________________________________