China keeps cap-and-trade in hand
Insiders believe that China is set to announce the launch of an emissions cap-and-trade scheme as early as the Copenhagen climate talks in December, according to a senior figure in the carbon market who is currently working closely with the Chinese government. Speaking at The Carbon Show in London, Philippe Chauvancy a director at climate exchange BlueNext, commented that an announcement made last week to develop China's first standard for voluntary emission reduction projects alongside the government-backed China Beijing Environmental Exchange, ... More
Northern Power becomes more powerful
Northern Power Systems, a next-generation wind turbine company and manufacturer of the Northwind 100, has today announced their growing presence within Europe along with the appointment of Reinout Oussoren as European Managing Director as the company strengthens its commitment and better supports customers, and has also opened a European headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Oussoren will bring more than 20 years commercial and operational leadership experience to Northern Power, having most recently been with GE Energy. Within his new role he ... More
Local Councils Urged To Join 10:10 Campaign
Ed Miliband delivered a speech at the Labour Party conference yesterday in Brighton, in which he encouraged all Labour councils to join the 10:10 climate change campaign, reports Environmental Expert.com. He urged them to pledge to cut their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 to help in the fight against climate change. He said he would work closely with the Local Government Association to get all Labour councils on board the scheme which has already received the backing of the whole ... More
Getting charged up for Electric Cars
Electrification company Ensto and energy firm Fortum have teamed up to develop a new type of recharging point for electric vehicles, where usability and safety were priorities in the development of the recharging point. Ensto which offers a wide variety of energy products and services is hoping to export the product into the growing electric vehicle markets, reports fortum.com. Car manufacturers are continuing to develope electric cars, introducing new models of rechargeable cars to meet popular demand. Electrification of road traffic ... More
Tata motors on with £10 million loan
As reported by greenenergyuk.com Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors in the UK, has received a £10 million loan from the UK government's Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP). The loan will be used to develop and manufacture the Tata Indica Vista Electric Vehicle in the UK, and will also support the £25 million investment from Tata Motors to develop and manufacture electric vehicles in the UK. Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) was established by ... More
Profiling Utility Direct Debits
Energy company Spark is a great alternative to the "Big 6" utility companies, delivering great customer service, lower prices, innovative benefits and greener energy, in particular to property managers and letting agents. With their consumer needs in mind Spark is about to introduce a new user friendly approach to calculating monthly Direct Debit payments - Profiled Direct Debit - and is perfect for a tenanted property. A typical tenant is happy to pay for their gas and electricity by ... More
Stroud’s 5050 Energy Campaign
Ecotricity is an electricity company with a difference - dedicated to changing the way electricity is made by investing in clean forms of power generation like wind energy - combined with being the only green electricity company actually building new renewable energy sources. Featured in a press release, Ecotricity have launched an energy debate in the District of Stroud by campaigning for 50% of Stroud’s energy needs to be sourced from clean, green energy from wind turbines, where they have already ... More
Midland’s Small Businesses Optimistic
A survey by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has revealed that many small businesses in the Midlands are optimistic about the future and are looking forward to things improving, reports thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk. The survey found that over a third of small businesses in the Midlands were expecting an improvement in trade over the forthcoming year. In fact as many as 19% were already reporting increased orders and sales. Source: http://www.thisisbusiness-eastmidlands.co.uk/news/FPB-flags-guarded-optimism-Midlands-small-firms/article-1378549-detail/article.html
Italy back on nuclear energy track
According to Reuters news yesterday – Italy signed a nuclear cooperation deal with The United States that would enable U.S. companies to help build a number of nuclear power stations across Italy, thus putting an end to a 22-year ban initiated by the Italian government. As the only group of eight industrialised nations without nuclear power, Italy had rejected it in a 1987 referendum following the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine. U.S. Energy Secretary, Steven Chu explained that Italy has restarted ... More
Join The Google Wave
A new tool from Google will be introduced to the public today as it goes on trial, reports BBC News Online. Google Wave combines email, instant messaging and wiki-style editing. Google describes the tool as “how email would look if it were invented today”. They say it will revolutionise how people communicate online. From 1600 BST today 100,000 invited users will be able to nominate 5 other people to “join the Wave”. Among the functions of the tool include real time typing ... More