NewsSimply Renewable sponsors Highland Housing Fair30/06/2008simply renewable Ltd - proud sponsors of the highland housing fair.
Scotland's First Housing Fair
1st to 31st August 2009 Inverness
The Highlands of Scotland is staging a major housing fair to showcase the best of house building design and technology - the first of its kind to be held in Scotland. The keynote of the...  Energy Performance revolution in the Outer Hebrides07/04/2008To understand the concept behind Greenspace, you don't have to understand the technology — which is just as well. Even someone with a fairly advanced understanding of computer systems would be left baffled by a programme which conducts a comprehensive energy evaluation of any building at the click of a mouse. It feels a bit ...  1st Professional qualification in renewable energy launched20/03/2008A Scottish college, Lews Castle College in Stornoway has secured a major coup by winning approval for Scotland's only professional qualification in renewable energy, with hundreds of on-line students from around the country expected to sign up.
The course is now available via the internet following a year of negotiations with the Scottis...  UK's first science degree in sustainable construction15/03/2008
A new science degree in sustainable construction, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, is due to be launched by the University of the Highlands and Islands in September of this year.
The online BSc programme is expected to draw industry professionals from across...  Sustainable Construction degree designer joins UBC Group15/03/2008Kenneth MacLeod, formerly the subject network leader at Inverness College UHI has joined the the successful Scottish construction and civil enegineering company - the UBC Group, as Managing Surveyor.
Welcoming Kenneth to the company, managing director of UBC, James Pedrana said:
“I am delighted that Kenny has j...  Brown urges EU initiative for green VAT cuts14/03/2008 Britain and France on Friday persuaded their EU partners to consider cutting value-added tax (VAT) on environmentally friendly domestic products.
Speaking at the end of a two-day (Friday 14th) European summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the EU leaders had made "substantial progress" on the issue.
"... Will legislation improve energy efficiency in consumer products?14/03/2008With heightened public awareness of the energy efficiency of all energy-using products, one debate that is often at the top of the agenda is innovation versus legislation.Many parties believe that the only way to reduce energy consumption is to force manufacturers to comply with government mandates that force them to reduce the en...  UK wood products manufacturer set up biomass plant11/03/2008UK-based wood products manufacturer Norbord will use electricity produced from wood waste to support its day-to-day operations in Stirling, Scotland. The company recently set up a biomass plant that supply electricity to its Cowie factory using recycled bark and wood residue from the manufacturing process. The new plant brings the total am...  New wind farm consents by Energy Minister10/03/2008Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (National)Powering on: Three new wind farms granted consent by Energy Minister
The Government's commitment to renewable energy is demonstrated again today as Malcolm Wicks, the Energy Minister, gives permission for th...  Prime Minister warns about excessive energy charges10/03/2008Gordon Brown warned that energy companies could still face a windfall tax unless they offered a much bigger rebate for the poor and pensioners facing big rises in fuel bills.
The prime minister was being questioned in the Commons by David Marshall, Labour MP for Glasgow East, a week before the budget as pressure grows from MPs for ... Crown Estate backs huge renewable power network17/01/2008A new report has suggested that a US$10 billion undersea cable network could be set up to bring renewable power from Scotland's most northerly islands to the rest of Europe.Shetland and Orkney are prime areas for the generation of wind and wave power, but their remote location has raised issues over electricity grid connection.
Now a n... SSE ready for Highland wind farm17/01/2008Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE) was granted planning permission by The Highland Council to develop a 40-MW wind farm at Fairburn in Ross-shire in the UK. The wind farm will have 20 turbines and, subject to a final investment decision, construction work is expected to begin later this year. Its development will require investment ... UK plans for major expansion of offshore wind17/01/2008Harnessing the vast potential of the UK's island status has entered a new phase as UK Energy Secretary John Hutton announced proposals to open up its seas to at least 20GW of offshore wind energy by 2020.
He also announced that he will chair a panel of experts to advise him on renewable energy, underscoring the UK Government's determination to... Major expansion of offshore wind planned for the UK12/12/2007
UK plans for major expansion of offshore wind
Harnessing the vast potential of the UK's island status has entered a new phase as UK Energy Secretary John Hutton announced proposals to open up its seas to up to 33GW (yes, gigawatts!) of offshore wind energy... Britain Pledges Huge Carbon Emission Cuts by 205020/11/2007Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports, Mr. Brown wants his country to set an example and cut carbon emissions by at least 60 percent by the year 2050.
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