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Energy Innovation Centre announces move to CLG
Cheshire’s Energy Innovation Centre has announced that it intends to become a company limited by guarantee (CLG) and therefore a legal entity in its own right. The centre is designed to bring energy innovation and industry together in the UK to help the country move towards a low carbon future.
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Volcanic power, coming to a home near you
In news that at first sounds like a belated April fool’s joke, the volcanoes of Iceland could soon be powering your home. Under Government-backed plans, thousands of miles of high-voltage cables could be placed along the ocean floor, carrying low-carbon electricity from Iceland to UK shores.
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UK companies set to help with Fukushima clean up
During Prime Minister, David Cameron’s, first official visit to Japan, the UK and Japan have announced a joint-framework on civil Nuclear Cooperation that will provide the basis for UK companies to engage in multi-billion pound decommissioning opportunities in Japan.
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Software company revolutionises green building design
The world of low-carbon building design is set for an overhaul as two-year-old green software company Sefaira closes a £6.8m Series A funding round.
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30 million smart meters to be in place by 2019
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has revealed aspirations to equip 30 million homes and small businesses with smart meters by 2019. Government hopes the mass rollout of smart meters will enable all consumers to have access to accurate billing information, ending the practice of estimated billing.
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Leeds’ solar-powered street maps light the way
Leeds County Council is set to roll out a network of solar-powered street map signs at 25 different sites across the city.
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Seriously put out: family left homeless after solar panel blaze
Fire fighters are being taught how to deal with solar-related fires after what is thought to be the UK’s first PV blaze.
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Rexel’s sustainable home benefits from new technologies
Rexel UK has launched phase two of its sustainable home at the BRE Innovation Park. Originally built in June 2007, the Sigma Home has been showcasing best practice in efficient retrofitting to help show visitors what they could achieve with current technologies.
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University helps predict the impact of electric vehicles
Northumbria University has developed a formula to help predict the impact electric vehicles (EV) will have on the national grid. The new formula was developed as a collaborative effort between the University and the Charge your Car project, a Government programme that is overseeing the rollout of over 1,000 electric car charging points across the North East.
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Ecobuild: MAP Environmental launches two new module offerings
MAP Environmental has increased its solar portfolio with the launch of non-gallium MAP Power modules and gallium-based MAP Power Plus modules. Both offerings have been launched in the UK for the first time at Ecobuild 2012.
