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Ayrshire Power plans coal power station
15 March 2010

Energy company Ayrshire Power wants to build a power station with experimental carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on a site at Hunterston near Largs in Scotland. If its proposal succeeds, the plant would be the first in the UK.

Winter takes its toll on SMEs
15 March 2010

SMEs in the UK are facing losses of more than £7bn from the worst winter in decades, new research by Lloyds TSB Commercial has shown.

eBay launches green challenge
12 March 2010

eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, today announced the launch of the eBay Green Team Challenge, a program that translates green shopping into tangible environmental impact.

Change to building regulations to cut waste
12 March 2010

Housing minister John Healey today outlined changes to the country's building regulations to make buildings more energy efficient.

Low carbon market keeps growing
11 March 2010

The UK's low carbon market grew 4.3% during the year to £112bn, according to new figures.

Work starts on biotechnology facility
11 March 2010

Business Minister Ian Lucas today donned his hard hat as he led the ceremony for the expansion of the Industrial Biotechnology demonstrator facilities in Wilton, Teesside.

Triple boost for greener councils
9 March 2010

Housing Minister John Healey has today announced a triple boost for councils tackling climate change by updating planning rules, granting nearly £10m to improve green skills and backing further progress by the "second wave" of eco-towns.

Environment Agency identifies hydroelectric sites
8 March 2010

A study by the Environment Agency has identified almost 26,000 sites where small-scale hydroelectric turbines could be installed.

Red tape could strangle renewables boom
8 March 2010

Around 60,000 heating engineers are interested in fitting renewable energy devices but are put off by the three-year certification process.

Energy plant planned for Lostock
5 March 2010

Brunner Mond has announced plans to build a sustainable energy plant on the site of a disused power station at Lostock.

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