green energy

Green renewable energy sources and products available to businesses.

Government Confident of Renewable Energy Targets

Under the old Labour government many green energy targets were developed and agreed although recent evidence suggests these would be widely missed, however the new coalition government now says that it’s confident of hitting these. Lets investigate. Read more

Flexitricity Limited Saves CO2 and Makes Your Business Money

Every thought about what happens to all your standby generators just sitting idle in your basement ? Want to make money from them and help the UK save CO2 ? Well a new company may be able to help you. Read more

National Audit Office Says UK will miss Emission Targets

During the last labour government years massive investment was made into the UK’s renewable energy development to hit certain targets but a new report suggests these are going to be missed. Read more

London Green 500 Save Carbon and Reduce Energy Bills

At the recent London Green Awards event the Major of London Boris Johnson praised businesses in the various green schemes as they saved 570,000 tonnes of carbon and £70 million from their combined energy bills. Read more

New Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency for Business Users

In the state opening of parliament a new bill was discussed to improve the energy efficiency in all homes and businesses across the UK. Read more

Google Invests into Wind Turbine Farms

Search giant Google has invested $38.8m (£25.5m) in two wind farms in the US from its Google.org philanthropic arm. Read more

Feed in Tariffs for Small Business with Renewable Energy

If you are a small business and want to cut back on your electricity costs and CO2 emissions then installing some form of small scale renewable energy source may be a solution to investigate. Read more

Coal Bed Methane as an Alternative Energy Source

Another quietly expanding industry  is to extract deadly methane gases from deep underground and sell it back into the national grid. Read more

Some Offshore Wind Farms Operating Far Below Capacity

With the recent increase in the number of offshore wind farms off the coast in the UK you’d have thought the electricity being produced would start to make an impact but a new study suggests they are producing a lot less than anticipated. Read more

Marine Renewable Energy Plants for Scotland

In a bid to jump start getting more renewable energy from alternative sources the UK government gave the go ahead for new marine energy plants in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read more

Tories Carbon Tax Generates Green Investment Bank

The Tories have come out fighting on the green issues debate by saying that they would introduce new carbon taxes on the energy companies and form a new green investment bank to then invest into new renewable sources. Read more

New Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Point

News that investment into the first electric vehicle charging point all powered by the sun has gone into operation in perhaps the cloudiest part of the country has been announced. Read more

Government Renewable Energy Targets Skills Shortage

With under 10 years to go before the EU targets for the UK to cut emissions by 20% many experts say this may impossible to achieve because of a severe lack of skills in the renewable energy sector. Read more

Energy Performance Guarantee Scheme from Eon and Self Energy

A new scheme has been launched by Eon in conjunction with self energy to allow business owners to invest into green technologies without the upfront investment required. Read more

Green Energy UK Review of Business Tariffs

Another green only company that offers a green energy solution is from a company that simply call themselves “Green Energy UK” and they offer a business only solution as well. Here’s our review: Read more

Rivers to Power Hydro Electricity Energy in UK

Plans are afoot to generate enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of UK homes by using the natural and renewable sources of water. Read more