UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne is defending the decision to pass on the revenue from the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme to the Treasury – instead of recycling it back to participants. The plans, which were hidden away in the detail of the Spending Review announcement on Wednesday, have come as […]
Telecoms giant BT, together with communications infrastructure specialist Arqiva and BAE Systems’ data expert offshoot Detica yesterday officially launched their bid to provide the UK with an end-to-end smart metering solution. The Government has set a target of rolling out smart meters to 26 million homes by 2020 and will shortly commence the process of establishing the regulatory framework and […]
The UK Chancellor George Osborne’s long-awaited and much dreaded Spending Review will slash funding for Government’s promised Green Investment Bank to just £1 billion. The Green Investment Bank had garnered cross-party support before the election earlier this year as an effective means of driving the development of low-carbon technologies. Only yesterday, Secretary of State for Energy and […]
The Scottish Government has announced 650 new training places for workers in low-carbon technologies. The training places will be delivered through Skills Development Scotland with funding of £585,000 from the European Social Fund. Funds will be available for employers with less than 250 staff in the private, voluntary and community-not-for-profit sectors involved in renewable energy, energy efficiency and/or carbon […]
Electric transport specialist ECOtality yesterday unveiled plans for an electric car charging network in the US city of Phoenix. The plans, which are the latest stage of the $230 million public-private EV Project, lay the groundwork for the installation of around 920 public Blink Level 2 EV charging stations in and around the Phoenix and an additional […]
US high-tech company United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has agreed a cash deal to acquire troubled California-based wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower. UTC already holds a 49.9% stake in Clipper, but will now acquire the remaining shares of the company worth around £70 million. The acquisition will create long-term financial stability for Clipper, while adding Clipper’s expertise in wind […]
