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The Energy Saving Trust is not supporting Ofgem's expected proposals on Green Tariffs because:
1. They are misleading. Consumers presume that green means that the energy produced comes from a renewable source. A study commissioned by Ofgem shows that for most, 'green' in energy terms means the same thing as renewable energy. The study goes on to say that most expect all of the electricity included in the tariff to be from renewable sources. The Energy Saving Trust's own research shows that ... [more]
The UK Government is expected to set ambitious targets of up to 80 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050. With 75 per cent of all household CO2 emissions coming from water and space heating, the Energy Saving Trust believes that microgeneration heat technologies could make a significant contribution in helping to meet the UK's carbon reductions.
A new report (YIMBY Generation) examining consumer attitudes towards microgeneration heat technologies released by the Energy Saving Trust and... [more]
Open Energy Corporation has announced that it has signed a development agreement with John DeWald & Associates to create its first “solar community” project which will enable homeowners in the Pacific Station development in California to gain the benefits of rooftop solar power systems at no upfront cost to the developer or homeowner.
Under the terms of this agreement, Open Energy will finance $480,000 and install 1.2 kW systems on each of the 47 condominium townhomes at the mixed use residen... [more]
The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) and the ICOM Energy Association (ICOM) have joined forces on a new biofuels research project. The project will cost £0.25m, and will determine how a bio-heating oil blend could replace traditional off gas main fuels for domestic and commercial heating applications.
Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC Director General, explained “with fossil fuels becoming more expensive as oil demand increases in developing countries whilst oil reserves diminish, it’s possible... [more]
Researchers at the Biodesign Institute are using bacteria as a viable option to make electricity. In a new study, Andrew Kato Marcus and colleagues César Torres and Bruce Rittmann have gained critical insights that may lead to commercialization of a promising microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology.
“We can use any kind of waste, such as sewage or pig manure, and the microbial fuel cell will generate electrical energy,” said Marcus, a Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate student and a me... [more]
Developing countries will be better protected against receiving unwanted waste from wealthier nations under revised international rules.
The ‘Green List’ regulation - which covers the export of non-hazardous recyclable materials from the EU - has been updated to formally record the wishes of countries outside the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that have expressed an opinion about the recyclable materials they would like to receive. Where a country has not express... [more]
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