The Government’s new bioenergy strategy is “promising” but lacks the policies needed to support it. That’s according to Graham Meeks at the Combined Heat and Power Association. Yesterday the Government said bioenergy could supply as much as a tenth of the UK’s primary energy demand without compromising our low carbon targets. The director of the […]

Bioenergy could count for around a tenth of the UK’s total primary energy demand by 2020, according to the latest assessment from the Government. Yesterday the Government set out its vision for bioenergy to coincide with a new report by the UK’s National Centre for renewable materials and technologies which suggests the sector could support […]

Unite the union have called for fuel tanker drivers to reject proposals made by Acas, the industrial mediation service. The move from the union means a strike is increasingly likely. Diana Holland, Unite assistant general secretary said delegates recognised good progress had been made in addressing some concerns, but that more improvements were needed if […]

Energy firms in the north of Scotland are experiencing good growth and expect even more to come. According to the inaugural Energy North market report, 79% of firms surveyed are projecting growth for 2012, compared to 69% who had growth this year. The report suggests renewables and oil and gas firms are optimistic about the […]

This week’s deal between ENI and Rosneft to explore the Russian Arctic reveals the growing importance of offshore oil and gas, according to analysts. This week the Italian and Russian energy firms said they would be looking for oil and gas together in the offshore Arctic region. “It reflects the broader industry trend of International […]

The minister at the forefront of DECC’s pioneering policy, ‘The Green Deal’, has admitted it can’t guarantee savings for homeowners. The Government had previously promised “savings on bills will always equal or exceed the cost of the work” done to improve the UK’s ageing housing stock. Asked by Labour’s Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint whether […]

The Marmite-making multinational corporation which also brings us Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Hellman’s mayonaise this week touted its environmental credentials. Unilever says renewable energy now contributes a fifth of its total energy use, while 100% of the electricity it buys in Europe is now from renewable sources. The firm released a report on […]

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced the allocation of £60m to support the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology in emerging markets as part of a wider $200m (£123m) international fund. The Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group, a section of the Clean Energy Ministerial which met in London this week, […]

To speech, or not to speech – that’s been the question this week for David Cameron. He was hotly tipped to make a long-awaited green speech yesterday at the Clean Energy Ministerial to quieten grumbles about his pledge to be the “greenest Government ever”. But earlier this week the Twittersphere was rife with speculation our […]

Minister Lidegaard says it is a “mystery” to him that people don’t realise the business case for green energy.