Archive for April, 2008

Scotland renewable energy could power UK

Posted on 15. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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Scotland could producing ten times as much electricity from renewables as the country needs allowing to also power the rest of the UK, so claimed Scotland’s own Alex Salmond last week as he described the huge potential for the sector in his country. To emphasise his point, he announced that the Scottish Government would put [...]

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More calls for micro-generation support

Posted on 08. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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It is beginning to sound like a broken record, does anyone feel like the government is doing the right things to support micro-generation? The British Wind Energy Association has criticized the UK government‘s decision to extend the Low Carbon Buildings Program as merely a means to create the illusion that the government is supporting UK [...]

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British renewables industry is dying under Labour

Posted on 06. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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Following on from my last post the Independent on Sunday has an article on how the government’s present policies are killing the renewables industry in the UK. The article provides some detail on how the the number of house owners installing solar and wind turbines has slumped under the present rules for the approval of [...]

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No real help from the UK government on micro-generation

Posted on 05. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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The UK prime minister has said fighting climate change will require business, Government and individuals to work together, and last week he launched a series of initiatives to make UK homes greener. But in my mind there is very little there for the individual, and very little concrete action from Government and no clear strategy [...]

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Which country will win the race to be carbon neutral?

Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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For a country to be completely carbon neutral is a lofty and admirable goal and one on which a number of countries are presently focused. Iceland, Norway, Costa Rica and New Zealand have all declared goals of ultimately becoming carbon neutral. Most of these countries with the exception of Costa Rica actually generate a lot [...]

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