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Green and pleasant recycling announce 15,000 tonne anaerobic digestion plant
Green and Pleasant Recycling have announced plans to build a 15,000 tonne anaerobic digestion plant on Bocaddon farm in Looe, Cornwall. The £1.5m project is currently undergoing the final stages of planning permission at Cornwall Council, and ...
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“Most sustainable building in London” to use 25% recycled biodiesel
A building termed the “most sustainable in London” plans to provide a quarter of its power from recycled biodiesel. The PricewaterhouseCoopers More London building, near Tower Bridge, will use biodiesel powered ‘tri-generators’ to generate 25% of ...
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AD at the “forefront” for coalition
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an issue which is “very much at the forefront” of the coalition government’s minds, according to the Minister of State for Energy. Speaking at an event in London organised by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), ...
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Renewable energy plans for Kent
A planning application has been submitted to Kent County Council for a new Biomass combined heat and power plant at Ridham Dock. If approved, the proposed plant would be capable of processing up to 160,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste wood per ...
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More co-ordination needed to improve funding for developing renewable energy
Government funding for developing renewable energy technologies needs to be more co-ordinated if the UK is to reach its 2020 renewable energy targets, according to a report published by the National Audit Office. The report entitled Government ...
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Viridor granted planning permission for Cardiff EfW
Viridor has been given the green light to build a 350,000 tonne per annum energy from waste (EfW) combined heat and power (CHP) facility on Trident Park in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff Council gave the firm planning permission for the £203m plant, which ...
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Veolia given until end of July to submit further evidence relating to rainworth EfW plans
Veolia Environmental Services Nottinghamshire have been given until the end of July by the Planning Inspector to circulate a shadow assessment of building and operating an energy from waste (EfW) facility in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire. The call ...
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West Midlands £1bn incinerator scheme halted
A controversial £1bn energy from waste (EfW) plant proposed for Coventry has been halted causing the public consultation and planning application to be postponed. The plan for the incinerator forms part of a joint waste PFI for Coventry City ...
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Bridgewater Paper Company goes into liquidation
Troubled paper mill Bridgewater Paper Company will be liquidated after administrators failed to find a buyer for the firm as a going concern. On the 18 May, administrator Ernst & Young sold Bridgewater’s property and the land at Ellesmere Port, ...
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Biomass is top of investment in renewables
Biomass facilities have become a more attractive investment than wind and solar technologies, according to experts in the renewable energy sector. A survey by KMPG found that 37% of respondents intended to invest in biomass, while 36% wanted to ...
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Scotland`s largest AD facility granted planning permission
Scotland’s largest anaerobic digestion (AD) facility has been given the green light by West Lothian’s planning committee. The facility, which will be capable of handling around 105,000 tonnes of waste each year, is the second AD ...
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Challenges do exist for AD industry but they are surmountable
The Government’s promise to increase energy from waste through anaerobic digestion (AD) is welcome news for the industry. But there are several challenges which need to be overcome to get it up and running successfully, according to the ...
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Energy action plan deadline looming for new coalition
The renewables industry is warning that the coalition government must act quickly to clarify its policy on renewable energy given that it has to submit its action plan on the UK Renewable Energy Strategy to the European Commission on June 30. As ...
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Three planned incinerators called into question
Three planned energy from waste (EfW) incinerators are to be reviewed pending decisions on whether they will go ahead at all, pointing towards a shift away from incineration as a method of waste treatment. It is believed that spiralling costs and a ...
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Charles Hendry to be responsible for renewable energy, as DECC reveals minister`s responsibilities
Charles Hendry will be responsible for renewable energy and planning reform after ministerial responsibilities at Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced. Ministers will be supporting the secretary of state Chris Huhne, who ...
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Viridor`s profit soars by 35%
Viridor’s profit before tax rose by 34.8% for the year ended 31 March on the previous year, while its parent company Pennon Group has revealed a 14.2% growth in profit before tax. Pennon Group, which also owns South West Water, earned £189.1m ...
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Energy, quangos and planning targeted by new Bills
Bills to create a Green Investment Bank, cuts to quangos and more power to councils and neighbourhoods were unveiled in the Queen’s speech at the state opening of Parliament today (25 May). The Energy Security and Green Economy Bill will aim to ...
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Biffa plans to expand operations in Staffordshire
A public consultation is being held for residents of Cannock, Staffordshire as Biffa plans to expand its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility and build an energy from waste (EfW) plant in the area. The plans, yet to be formally submitted, relate to ...
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UK predicted to miss UK renewable energy targets
The UK will miss the European Union renewable energy target set for 2020 by almost 10%, according to consultancy Cambridge Econometrics. It predicts in its latest UK energy and the environment forecast that the UK will only be able to produce ...
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Energy-centric coalition manifesto plans to increase renewable energy targets
Ambitious plans to increase renewable energy targets form a key part of an energy-centric manifesto released by the coalition Government today. Prime Minister David Cameron and deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched The Coalition: Our Programme ...