Renewable energy generated by biomass – from wood to agricultural waste – could provide a fifth of the world’s energy needs by 2030, according to a...
Being the voice of over 1,000 different companies is no easy task – as Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) has learnt...
In 1860, then-US president Abraham Lincoln described the wind as “an untamed and unharnessed force”. He continued, “Quite possibly one of the greatest discoveries hereafter to...
The government’s former energy and climate change minister has called for a “relentless and remorseless” push to drive down the costs of renewable energy technologies –...
The government’s shared ownership taskforce has set out draft proposals to improve community investment in renewable projects and make this approach the norm by 2015. The...
The sumptuous luxury of the Savoy Hotel doesn’t instantly spring to mind as the epicentre of a renewable energy revolution. Conspicuous consumption and sustainability have never...
Energy UK has used the recent European election results to call for changes to the energy agenda and a move away from an “emotion driven and...
The growing demand for bioenergy will exert “unparalleled and unsustainable” new pressures on the world’s land and forests, according to campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE)...
Around 6.5 million people were employed by the renewable energy industry worldwide at the end of 2013, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency...
UK fracking firm IGas has agreed to take over its Australian rival Dart Energy in a £117m deal that will create Britain’s largest shale gas explorer. Announced...
The renewable energy industry now accounts for 4.2% of the UK’s energy mix following £29.8 billion of private investment since 2010. This figure is set to...
Developing the shale gas industry in the UK could attract investment of £33 billion and create 64,000 new jobs, according to a new report that environmental...
By the end of 2015, 30,000 homes could be heated by biomethane, after eight biomethane projects committed to the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) following a...
Homeowners could receive financial incentives for using renewable heat in their homes, after the government has launched a new scheme. The renewable heat incentive (RHI) is...
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced the finalists for the 2014 British Renewable Energy Awards, which honours those that have developed, innovated and invested in...