Energy
Sellafield Construction Workers Nervous over Jobs
By phillaw at April 13, 2012 | 09:27 | 0 Comment
Up to 100 construction workers at Sellafield could lose their jobs after work was suspended on a major project. Vinci Construction and Nuvia told staff on Wednesday that redundancies were likely. They are main sub-contractors on a project to build the Silos Direct Encapsulation Plant. A spokesman for Sellafield Ltd said that work was being done to limit the more...
Volcanoes of Iceland Potential to Pump Low-Carbon Electric into UK
By phillaw at April 12, 2012 | 10:11 | 0 Comment
The volcanoes of Iceland could soon be pumping low-carbon electricity into the UK under government-backed plans for thousands of miles of high-voltage cables across the ocean floor. The energy minister, Charles Hendry, is to visit Iceland in May to discuss connecting the UK to its abundant geothermal energy. "We are in active discussions with the Icelandic government more...
Calls for Two New Hydro-Electric Power Stations in North Wales
By phillaw at March 19, 2012 | 10:31 | 0 Comment
A leading UK government scientist has called for two new hydro-electric power stations to be built in North Wales, to help provide renewable energy for the rest of the UK. Professor David Mac Kay, chief scientist at the Department of Energy and Climate Change used a speech to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers last week to argue in favour of combining wind farms and more...
Northumbrian Water Unveils a Revoloutionary Hydro Power Generation System
By phillaw at March 19, 2012 | 10:24 | 0 Comment
NORTHUMBRIAN Water has unveiled a revolutionary hydro power generation system at a treatment works in the region. Commissioning of the £1.3m plant at Mosswood water treatment works near Consett, County Durham, is now underway after eight months of construction and technical challenges. The announcement came in what has been designated Climate Change Week as the more...
First Passivhaus Schools in the UK
By phillaw at February 2, 2012 | 10:40 | 0 Comment
A milestone in the UK building industry has been reached with the formal certification of the first Passivhaus schools in the UK. Warm Low Energy Building Practice, accredited by the Passivhaus Institute in Germany as a UK Passivhaus Certifier, announced completion of the rigorous certification process. Warm then issued Certificates, for the first three Passivhaus more...
Education , Energy , Environmental , Power
Recognition for South West as Leader in Marine Energy Sector
By phillaw at January 23, 2012 | 10:08 | 0 Comment
The South West of England has been handed the opportunity to lead the world with offshore wind, wave and tidal power as the Government today reveals the region as the UK’s first marine energy park. The £100 million cluster, spread across sites in Devon, Cornwall and Bristol, could fuel a ten-fold growth in marine industry jobs in just five years. Energy Minister more...
