Greener Business News

4 June 2010

Energy firm RWE has announced that construction work will start next year on a £2bn windfarm off the coast of Wales after the government gave planning permission to the project.

BLP announces green software

4 June 2010

BLP, the technical buildings and insurance specialist, has just announced its latest residential market product Butterfly - a sustainability software tool designed to transform the business of housing construction in the UK.

Boris Johnson announces green conference centre

4 June 2010

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnsonand the chief executive of Siemens, have announced a plan for Siemens to invest £30m in a new landmark building in East London, comprising an exhibition and conference centre.

Olympic Park wind turbine ditched

3 June 2010

Plans to build a wind turbine on the Olympic Park site have been scrapped, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

Mercedes-Benz and smart plan electric roll out

3 June 2010

Mercedes-Benz and smart are preparing for the widespread uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK by beginning the installation of recharging points across their dealer networks.

Community power station planned

3 June 2010

A renewable energy company plans to build hydro electric power plants on the River Goyt near Stockport.

Waste firm buys Midlands rival to meet demand

3 June 2010

Waste composting company TEG Group today announced plans to buy a Midlands rival for up to £6m in order to give it more capacity to deal with contracts in the North West.

Toshiba launch carbon offsetting scheme

1 June 2010

Businesses that are concerned about the environmental impact of their office equipment can now print and copy documents carbon-free, following Toshiba TEC Imaging’s decision to roll out a carbon offsetting initiative across the UK and Ireland.

Energy awards shortlist announced

28 May 2010

The finalists of the Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards 2010 have been announced.

Test house looks for energy gains

28 May 2010

Engineers from the University of Salford are to build a terraced house inside a testing chamber in order to carry out experiments on energy consumption.

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