Posted by jossc — 8 January 2010 at 3:42pm
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Wind power in the UK has just been given a massive shot in the arm with several large-scale new offshore projects in the pipeline. The Crown Estate - which is the lucky owner of the seabed around the British Isles - is awarding contracts for a vast programme of wind farm construction which will significantly improve our renewable energy capacity, not to mention creating thousands of jobs.
Posted by jossc — 2 September 2009 at 2:58pm
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Barack Obama's grandmother now has solar panels on the roof of her home in Kenya, courtesy of Greenpeace.
Greenpeace Solar Generation Activists and local youth organisers installed the panels on "Mama Sara's" home, and also put panels on the Senator Barack Obama School in Kogelo.
Posted by jamie — 15 July 2009 at 6:20pm
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While today is unlikely to go down in the
annals of history as Green Wednesday, it's still a significant day for those of
us concerned about climate change as climate and energy secretary Ed Miliband
unveils his big energy strategy.
The strategy - the Low Carbon Transition Plan,
no less - comes in the form of not one but a whole ream of papers (including an
energy white paper) covering renewable energy, transport, industry and carbon
budgets. Together, they form a blueprint explaining how the government hopes to
achieve the emissions reductions it's legally obliged to deliver, thanks to the
EU renewable energy targets and the UK's own Climate Change Act.
Was it a red letter day for green energy?
Let's see.
Responding to today's
government energy announcements, John
Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace, said:
"If this plan becomes a
reality, it will create hundreds of thousands of green jobs and make Britain
a safer and more prosperous country. This will be good for the British economy
and, in the long-run, save householders money as we reduce our dependence on
foreign oil and gas.
Posted by jamie — 9 July 2009 at 2:34pm
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If you've ever tried to convince people down
the pub about wind power and how it can help steer us away from climate
catastrophe, you'll be familiar with the arguments used to dismiss it. The
technology is too expensive; electricity bills will rocket; and (one that's
often tripped me up) what happens when the wind stops blowing and the lights go
out?
If that's the case, then for your next pub
discussion arm yourself with a new study by energy analyst David Milborrow
which successfully trounces all those claims and more. A joint commission by
Greenpeace, WWF, RSPB and Friends of the Earth, it's being launched in advance
of the government's renewable energy strategy that is expected next week.
Britain's energy system is already capable of taking a large amount of wind power,
according to a new report released today by a leading energy expert.
The report shows that there is no technical
reason why a significant amount of energy generated by wind cannot be used to
supply the National Grid.
And, as the report is launched, Britain's
leading environmental organisations are calling on the Government to listen to
the experts and provide a boost to the country's wind industry.
Prominent energy analyst David Milborrow's review on wind power, Managing Variability, found evidence, and a consensus of expert opinion, that demonstrates:
Responding to
news today that offshore wind farms in the UK
could power 19m homes, Dr Doug Parr, Greenpeace chief scientist,
said:
"Offshore wind
farms must be a key part of the UK's future energy supply. And they
won't just generate electricity, they'll also generate thousands of British jobs
and help tackle energy security.
"But if
Britain is to get all the benefits
that offshore wind will provide, the government must do more to support the
industry."
