World Bank supports Morocco’s green growth

The World Bank has approved a new $300 million (£202m) loan to support Morocco’s green growth strategy. The Development Policy Loan (DPL) backs the country’s efforts to meet its energy challenges by developing the renewable market, energy efficiency regulation in the building sector and removing fossil fuel subsidies. The latter is expected to result in […]

Ireland gives go-ahead for Shell’s gas project

The Irish Government has given permission for Shell to operate a natural gas pipeline. It links the gas subsea facilities to an onshore refinery at Ballanaboy, County Mayo. The Corrib gas field, discovered in 1996, is expected to meet 42% of the island’s gas demand on average in the first two years of operation. Ireland’s […]

UK pledges £30m for rural energy in Tanzania

The UK Government is to provide £30 million for rural energy projects in Tanzania in the next five years. According to the Rural Energy Agency (REA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of Tanzania, the UK is providing the funding through its Department for International Development. The main objective of the […]

India to spend £500m on rooftop solar by 2020

India plans to spend around 50 billion rupees (£509m) on rooftop solar projects in the next five years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet increased the funding from an initial budget of six billion rupees to encourage householders, government bodies, hospitals and educational institutions to install the renewable technology. It is part of the government’s National […]

Carmakers beat 2014 US emission standards

Car manufacturers in the US passed the tougher standards for greenhouse gas emissions last year. They have been met for the third year running, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It states manufacturers are “over complying” with the emission standards by 13 grams of CO2 per mile or around 1.4 miles per gallon. EPA […]

Budapest lent €100m for energy efficiency, green energy

A loan totalling €100 million (£74m) has been granted to Budapest to support improvements in the fields of energy efficiency and environmental protection. The cash will also be used by the Municipality of Budapest to implement schemes in other areas such as waste, water, renewables and regeneration. The projects are expected to contribute to the […]

£50m extra funding for flood-hit homes, businesses

The government has announced extra funding worth £50 million to support households and businesses affected by the weekend’s devastating floods in Northern England. Local authorities will spend the money on temporary accommodation costs as well as help people protect their homes against future floods by providing grants of up to £5,000 to install new barriers, […]

US sees ‘huge jump’ in ethanol exports to China

The US has seen a “record increase” in ethanol exports to China. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the figure has jumped from $8 million (£5.4m) to more than $86 million (£58m) since May 2014. In October, the country exported 32.5 million gallons of the renewable fuel to China – more than the […]

Scotland’s solar capacity up 28%

Solar power capacity in Scotland has risen by more than a quarter in 2015. New figures reveal more than 40,000 homes and 850 businesses now have solar panels in the country. That brings the total capacity to 179MW – a rise of 39MW or 28% since last year, helping reduce thousands of tonnes of carbon […]

Final day for Wylfa nuclear power station

The Wylfa nuclear power station will shut down after 44 years of electricity production. Reactor One is due to be switched off today, five years after the plant’s original planned closure date. Located at Anglesey, it has been generating electricity since 1971, enough to power more than a million homes every year. Secretary of State […]