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In a new guide aimed at the owners of run down mansions and estates, he said it was a "tragedy" to see such buildings abandoned, derelict or destroyed.

The energy and climate change spokesmen from the three main political parties last night (April 21) argued over how to boost the approval-rate of wind farm applications and whether nuclear power is a help or a hindrance to renewables.

UK company, Romag, has become the first company to be awarded a licence under the new Kitemark Scheme for Microgeneration, which is operated by British Standards Institution (BSI).

The Conservative Party has spoken out on swirling reports that it is prepared to make major overhauls to current UK renewable energy policies if elected.

Plans were yesterday unveiled for a new GBP£280,000 national training centre, designed to help tackle the emerging shortfall in skilled contractors capable of installing microgeneration technologies such as solar panels and wind turbines.

As part of its US$99 million five-year Global Environment Efficiency Program (GEEP), HSBC has installed 422 Sharp panels at its headquarters based in Canary Wharf, London. This marked the company as the world’s first carbon neutral bank.

The Merrill family from Somerset decided to replace their roof in May 2006. Instead of simply retiling with conventional building materials, they chose to power their home with Solarcentury's C21e solar electric roof tiles. These tiles integrate seamlessly with normal roof tiles.

Bob and Helen Hughes' home has been re-roofed with 36 C21e solar electric roof tiles from Solarcentury, reducing 1,554kWh per year, the 1.86kWp new roof provides over 50% of the homes' electrical needs, powering the ground source heat pump, and saving 883kg of C02 emissions each year.

I remember going to the Green Party conference a few years back. The first chap I met was called “Freedom”. We handed out flyers – but then everyone handed them back after reading, so that we could re-use them. All in all, it was an eye-opening experience.

Scheuten Solar is recently certified according to MCS BBA for their P6-54 and P6-66 solar module in the Multisol series. The (MCS) Microgeneration Certification Scheme underlines the high quality and the long-lasting performance of the Scheuten Solar modules and opens the way for sales and project activities in the UK.