The first in a series of renewable energy schemes has been completed in the town of Crewe, it has been confirmed. With the local council having teamed up with Wulvern Housing to increase levels of green power in the area, it has been announced that four bungalows in Wybunbury have...

A biomass fired combined heating and cooling plant and wind turbines are to feature in a new broadcasting facility.BSkyB's planned studios in west London have been designed to use a third less energy than their previous facilities as part of the broadcaster's drive to be carbon neutral.As well as the...

Putting solar thermal water heaters on a building is a "no-brainer" according to a Cambridge professor.Solar thermal water heaters, which use the sun's energy to heat water for a home, are efficient and provide a good amount of energy, according to professor David MacKay.Writing for the BBC, the professor outlined...

The inclusion of solar thermal water heating and air source heat pumps in a government scheme to improve households' insulation and heating, has been welcomed by a fuel poverty charity.National Energy Action praised government announcements that the scheme would be open to new technologies and the maximum grant it could...

Energy efficient boilers and insulation were among the energy efficient measures the government helped install in one million households last year, according to chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling.In his Budget speech announcing £435m of funding for energy efficiency measures for homes and public buildings, Mr Darling revealed the extent...

Ground source heat pumps are to be installed in households that currently use coal for heat and are receiving certain benefits.The ground source heat pumps, which extract warmth from the earth, are to be installed in coal-heated homes in Teesdale by energy provider E.ON, reports the Northern Echo newspaper.More than...

Record numbers of central heating systems were installed in homes of the elderly in Scotland last year, according to government figures.A 61 per cent rise on the previous year saw 14,430 systems installed in private homes north of the border as part of the Central Heating Programme.Scottish Housing and Communities...

A biomass boiler will help Stansted Airport cut its gas consumption by 40 per cent.The boiler, which is powered by wood chip biomass fuel, was included as part of a £50 million terminal extension in 2008.Originally, the biomass boiler was intended to support gas fired boilers at the airport, but...

A firm that has installed a ground source heat pump and a heat recovery system in a golf course clubhouse has been shortlisted for a renewables award.Specialist Mechanical Services of Broughty Ferry is among the finalists for an H&V News Award for 'Renewables Project of the Year', reports the Guide...

A ground source heat pump is to provide underfloor heating for a media and creative industries centre to be set up in Stornoway.The new centre at the site of the former Harris Tweed Mill, will also have a wind turbine to generate some of its electricity from renewable sources.Development agency...

A combined heat and power system powered by biomass could bring green energy to a hospital.NHS Highlands has announced that it is in talks to develop a combined heat and power (CHP) energy centre.The biomass-powered CHP would help the organisation meet its goals of reducing its annual carbon emissions –...