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News: UK
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Energy from waste project is first to reach IPC examination stage
A proposed energy from waste and materials recovery facility has achieved an important milestone under the new planning regime for... ...more »
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Valve delivery keeps South East Water upgrade on track
A massive valve has arrived at South East Water's Beenham's Heath Water Treatment Works as part of a £2.3 million... ...more »
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Government appoints David Gray to review Ofwat
The water regulator Ofwat will be reviewed to ensure it is fit for future challenges, the Government announced today. Environment... ...more »
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Eon and plumbers join forces to offer customers free water saving device
Eon and the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) have joined forces to offer customers free devices to... ...more »
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Marsh offers insurance cover for water contamination
Insurance broker Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utilities globally. Marsh said it is the first... ...more »
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Highland Council opposes two wind farms near Inverness
Highland Council has decided to oppose planning applications for two wind farm developments at Tomatin near Inverness on landscape grounds.... ...more »
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Ireland examines biogas potential
Up to 7.5 per cent of natural gas demand in Ireland could be met by renewable gas, according to a... ...more »
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Calor joins forces with rural and energy charities to offer energy efficiency
Suffolk, Northumberland and Nottinghamshire contain the most fuel poor rural areas in England, according to new research published for the... ...more »
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Generators across Ireland/NI cut carbon emissions by 5 per cent
Carbon dioxide emissions from power generation fell by 5 per cent in the year to 2009 in the Single Electricity... ...more »
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ETI seeks proposals for transportable energy storage analysis
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has issued a Request for Proposals for organisations interested in taking part in a project... ...more »
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Scottish Government consults on new framework for flood management
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has published a consultation on the new framework of organisations that will manage flooding... ...more »
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Fuel poverty charities urge government to keep winter fuel payments
Fuel poverty action groups have urged the government to keep the winter fuel payment safe from spending cuts. National Energy... ...more »
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Planning permission granted for Baird gas storage onshore sites
A Centrica-led joint venture has been granted planning permission for the onshore elements of its plan to build a new... ...more »
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United Utilities lifts northwest hosepipe ban
United Utilities has lifted its hosepipe ban, saying that recent rainfall has allowed water resources to recover sufficiently. However, the... ...more »
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Amec to complete £60 million gas storage extension for EDF Energy
Amec has been awarded a contract worth over £60 million by EDF Energy to extend a gas storage facility in... ...more »
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Environment Agency approves another "early action" CRC metric
The Environment Agency has approved the Carbon Saver Standard as a Carbon Trust equivalent scheme. This means it counts towards... ...more »
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Scottish coal-fired station plan generates thousands of objections
Around 10,000 people from 100 countries have objected to plans for a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire,... ...more »
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New figures show utility female staff still face salary gap
New figures which detail the rates at which male and female salaries are increasing show that businesses in the utilities... ...more »
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Scottish community energy scheme calls time on new applications
A Scottish government funding initiative which has helped hundreds of community groups invest in renewable technologies like wind turbines, solar... ...more »
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Regulator gives 'thumbs up' to NI Water's charging schemes
The Northern Ireland water regulator has reported that NI Water's charging schemes for the current year and the next 12-month... ...more »