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partnership Reverse Logistics Group and Budget Pack: New partnership between Budget Pack and CCR UK to provide unrivalled compliance management and ‘next generation’ take-back solutions across the UK

(02/02/2012)

Reverse Logistics Group, the parent company of CCR Logistics Systems AG and its UK subsidiary, CCR UK Ltd, and Budget Pack have agreed a working partnership which acknowledges their shared commitment to providing a forward-thinking compliance scheme solution and ‘return-to-value’ waste management approach for companies and organisations of all sizes across the UK. Under the new partnership agreement, Budget Pack will take on the compliance scheme services of CCR UK, which are currently provi... [more]

Partnership Community Energy Solutions and Wakefield Council: CES partners with Wakefield Council to help tackle town's fuel poverty

(31/01/2012)

Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty. CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011. The couple, who are expected to earn around £27,000 over the next 25 years in fuel savings and f... [more]

Partnership Paul Scherrer Institute and World Energy Council: The World Energy Council signs strategic alliance with the Paul Scherrer Institute

(30/01/2012)

Following their successful collaboration on the “Global Transport Scenarios 2050” study, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the World Energy Council (WEC) have signed a three year strategic partnership agreement. The contract signed between Dr. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of WEC and Prof. Alexander Wokaun, Vice-Director of PSI, will see Switzerland’s world renowned research centre for natural and engineering sciences becoming a Project Partner on future WEC Scenario projects. Speaki... [more]

preserve the beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park: New book gives boost to Three Peaks

(30/01/2012)

Background : In 1986 the Institute for Terrestrial Ecology carried out a study of the condition of the path network in the Three Peaks area and concluded that the region had the sad distinction of possessing the most severely eroded network in the UK. The following year, the first Three Peaks Project was established by the YDNPA with a staff of 13. Its remit included trialling new path-engineering and re-vegetating techniques to provide sustainable routes and to allow damaged surrounding land ... [more]

POWER-GEN Europe: Integration of conventional power and renewable generation will be adressed at Renewable Energy World Europe 2012

(18/01/2012)

The central theme for 2012 Europe’s renewable energy conference and exhibition, Renewable Energy World Europe, is "Integrating the power sector". It is taking place 12-14 June at the KölnMesse, Cologne. In addition, Dr. Michael Suess, Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Energy Sector and Member of the Managing Board Siemens AG has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the opening session. The event will once again be co-located with POWER-GEN Europe. With Europe’s future electricity suppl... [more]

Planitherm Glass: Planitherm Glass helps householders to find solutions to solar panel subsidy cuts

(13/01/2012)

Financial incentives for householders to produce their own electricity are due to be cut by the government from 43p for each kilowatt-hour to 21p - this is for anyone who had solar panels installed after 12 December 2011 I. An innovative new glass that can help shave 28% off energy bills is giving fresh hope to those households affected by the government's decision to slash the subsidy available for solar power. In addition to halving financial incentives, the government has stated it wil... [more]