Industry slams reported ‘anti-solar’ government plan

The new Environment Secretary is allegedly considering tightening planning rules for solar projects

Wooden cities ‘could save more than 100bn tonnes of CO2 by 2100’

Houses out of timber could become “unique long-term” carbon sinks, researchers say

Farmland capable of growing 250k tonnes of vegetables a year wiped out by new builds

Nearly 300,000 homes and large renewable energy projects have been built on prime farmland, according to a report

EDF seeks academic partners to explore impacts of utility-scale solar on biodiversity

The research will focus on Longfield Solar Farm, a new project proposed by EDF Renewables and Padero Solar on around 380 hectares of arable farmland near Chelmsford in Essex

Biodiversity boost with a mule kick!

Rescued donkeys in Devon will walk over sown catchfly seeds to boost the wildflower’s germination rate

UK’s woodland cover ‘could double without impacting important habitats’

Northumberland maintains the largest potential of any UK local authority, with 77,000 hectares of woodland, according to new research

Chinese panel maker flogs Cornish solar farm

Sunergy the Chinese solar panel manufacturer has sold a Cornish solar farm to UK generator Lightsource Renewable Energy Based in the southwest of Cornwall, the 5MW solar project was hooked up to the grid at the end of March 2013 and generates enough to power more than 1500 households. Built on farmland traditionally used by […]