by Theresa McManus | Aug 13, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
A new website has been launched called www.keepontrack.eu. The ‘Keep on track’ project is coordinated by the European Renewable Energy Council, and it monitors the progress made by EU member states in the implementation of renewable energy legislation to achieve the...
by Theresa McManus | Jul 24, 2013 | Climate Change, Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy
Recent developments – subsidies for nuclear, the dash for shale gas, lack of certainty for investors about government policy regarding renewables, and the absence of a communications campaign to drive low carbon living – all point to a lack of commitment to the...
by Theresa McManus | Jul 12, 2013 | Community Energy, Renewable Energy
This really interesting article called ‘Can Germany afford its ‘energy bender’ shift to green power?’ by Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for BBC News, gives a glimpse into what an expansion of micro / community renewable generation...
by Theresa McManus | Jun 20, 2013 | Dorset Energized News, Wind Power
A legal challenge against a four-turbine wind farm near Wareham, on the edge of a Dorset area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), was rejected by a High Court judge last week, following a nine-day public inquiry, as reported by Michael Donnelly in Planning Resource...
by Theresa McManus | Apr 18, 2013 | Climate Change, Fracking, Renewable Energy
This is really great news! According to the BBC News today, the National Trust has revealed a plan to generate half of its power from renewable sources by 2020. A respected organisation demonstrating the kind of leadership that the urgency of climate change demands....