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CRC Registration Date Looming, Be Warned !

DATE: 25/08/2010
CRC registration date looming

A top City consultancy has cautioned businesses who still have not registered for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) to do so by the earlier date of 2nd September.

Carbon reporting specialist at the company said, even though the final deadline for registration is 30 September, the process needed to start much earlier. “Companies need to all...

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Businesses to see early benefits from smart meters

DATE: 12/08/2010
Smart meter, one step to reduce energy consumption

The Government and energy regulator Ofgem have published the long-awaited joint smart metering “prospectus”.

The document, published late July, set out proposals for how smart metering will be delivered, including design requirements, data management and the approach to the roll-out. Although the plans were largely focused on installing smart meters for domestic customers ...

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BSI announces new kitemark for Energy Reduction Verification

DATE: 02/08/2010
BSI announces new kitemark for energy reduction verification
The Environment Agency has approved the Kitemark scheme as one of the Early Action Metrics that contribute to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, the UK's mandatory climate change and energy saving scheme. The Kitemark scheme provides organisations both large and small with a measureable m...
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Engineers race to design world's biggest offshore wind turbines

DATE: 26/07/2010
Engineers race to design world's biggest offshore wind turbines

British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines twice the size and power of anything seen before – that could transform the global energy market because of their economies of scale.

Today, a revolutionary British design that mimics a spinning sycamore leaf and which was inspired by ...

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New support for entrepreneurs to turbo charge U.K.'s clean tech sector

DATE: 19/07/2010
High tech solutions towards a low carbon future

The Carbon Trust has today launched a new service designed to ‘turbo charge’ and stimulate investment in early-stage clean tech companies. This will help create a step-change in the growth of high tech, low carbon businesses in the UK. The launch of Carbon Trust Entrepreneurs Fast Track, developed after consultation with Britain’s emerging low carbon technology companies, wa...

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Carbon Trust Halves Data Centre Emissions, By Design

DATE: 05/07/2010
Carbon Trust halves data centre emissions

The rise in carbon emissions threatened by the projected exponential growth of data centres could be halved in the UK, thanks to a new design service launched by the Carbon Trust today. 

The new service has already been piloted in the design of multi-billion pound data storage and processing facility, T...

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Ambitious low carbon commercial property initiative launched

DATE: 15/03/2010
Ambitious low carbon commercial property

The Carbon Trust, fund manager Threadneedle and developer Stanhope plc are to partner in a new fund that aims to significantly increase the availability of high specification low carbon commercial property in the UK.

The Threadneedle Low-Carbon Workplace Trust (Threadneedle LCW Trust) launched in March aims to raise £100m in the next 12 months and up to £350m within ...



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DECC announces grants for bio-energy infrastructure

DATE: 25/11/2009
DECC announces grants for bio-energy infrastructure

Farmers, foresters and local authorities can from today apply for £1.5 million grants to help develop the supply of biomass, such as wood chips or energy crops like Miscanthus, in England through round three of the Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme.

Energy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt said:

“As we approach Copenhagen we need to encourage business ...

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UK Public Sector commits to carbon cuts

DATE: 23/09/2009
UK public sector commits to carbon cuts

Public sector bodies are setting increasingly ambitious targets for carbon reduction, doubling their commitments over the last four years, the Carbon Trust reported today.

In 2008/09, organisations participating in the Carbon Trust’s annual Public Sector Carbon Management Programme committed to reduce their carbon emissions by an average of 25% over a five year period.

S...

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CT announces Big Business Refit to slash energy bills by £40m

DATE: 27/08/2009
Big business refit to slash energy bills

The Carbon Trust is to help thousands of small and medium sized businesses drive down their costs by as much as £40m through a new programme - The Big Business Refit – set to launch in September this year, it was announced today.

The Big Business Refit will offer SMEs expert advice and financial support to slash their energy costs by scrapping old inefficient equipment and...

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Government Failing to Hit Green Targets

DATE: 05/08/2009
Government failing to hit green targets

The failure of UK government departments to cut their carbon emissions could hit taxpayers, MPs have warned.

The Environmental Audit Committee said it was "unconvinced" that the government would reach its own target of reducing emissions by 12.5% by 2011.

It said departments could end up paying better performing private firms under the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme which ...

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£100m Green Deal to Slash SME Energy Bills

DATE: 29/06/2009
£100m green deal to slash SME energy bills

Carbon Trust expands interest-free loans to help more SMEs survive the recession and cut carbon

 
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Government campaign to cut school's carbon footprint

DATE: 18/06/2009
Government campaign to cut school's carbon footprint

Britain’s head teachers could wipe a massive £70m off school energy bills by making their schools more energy efficient, the Carbon Trust said today. Reducing energy wastage would also reduce UK schools’ carbon dioxide emissions by almost 600,000 tonnes.

The £70m potential cost savings could fund around 230,000 extra computers for schools each year, or jus...



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UK/China Low Carbon Joint Venture Announcement

DATE: 05/05/2009
UK/China low carbon joint venture

The Carbon Trust has just signed an historic agreement with the China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation (CECIC) to develop low carbon technologies in China thus promoting this rapidly growing global market and helping UK exports.

The £10 million agreement will see a joint venture created to ...

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Importance of Green Credentials to Businesses

DATE: 11/03/2009
Importance of green credentials to business

New research from the Carbon Trust Standard shows that consumers still want to buy green despite the current economic climate, with 62% of consumers saying environmental concerns influence their purchasing decisions ‘the same as a year ago’ and just over...

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CRC Registration Date Looming, Be Warned !

A top City consultancy has cautioned businesses who still have not registered for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) to do so by the earlier date of 2nd Sep...

Businesses to see early benefits from smart meters

The Government and energy regulator Ofgem have published the long-awaited joint smart metering “prospectus”.

The document, published late July, set out proposals for how smart...

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