Renewables East News
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE RECENT FEED IN TARIFF
05 March 2010
Presentations from the recent feed in Tariff event held at Churchill College on Wed 3 march are now in our information library read more
LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FREE BUSINESS CLUBS TO HELP IMPROVE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
04 March 2010
Resource Efficiency East has announced the locations for its newest business support service, The EMS Club . The free service, which is designed to help smaller businesses improve performance by adopting an environmental management sy...read more
REA CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
22 February 2010
@ REA are delighted to announce the appointment of Gaynor Hartnell as the Association's new Chief Executive. Gaynor has been key to the success of the Association since it was founded in 2001, and has proved her...read more
PRESENTATIONS FROM CAREERS IN OFFSHORE RENEWABLE NOW ON LINE FOR VIEWING
15 February 2010
The presentations from Renewables East's recent Planning in Offshore Renewable projects can be found in our information Library under Presentations. read more
WHAT CAN RENEWABLES EAST DO FOR YOU?
26 January 2010
Renewables East are holding events in your area to educate, inform and advise as many people as possible in renewable energy and what it means for our future. Some of the topic we will cover over the next few months: ...read more
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY EAST LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF EAST OF ENGLAND BUSINESSES
13 January 2010
It is widely acknowledged that small businesses looking to improve resource efficiency will often benefit from adopting an environmental management system (EMS). However, more often than not, they lack the knowledge, understanding and ti...read more
EAST OF ENGLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY STATS, JUNE 09
21 December 2009
The statistics from June are ready for download along with the 'E nvironmentally friendly heat installations questionnaire' read more
NEWS LETTER NO 07 DEC 09
17 December 2009
Our latest news letter is ready for downloading read more
WANTED - SELF EMPLOYED DOORSTEP ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSORS
18 November 2009
Anglian GOwarm is a new Community Interest Company established by Renewables East which has been tasked with delivering fuel poverty solutions across the East of England, trading under the GoWarm brand. We require "Self E...read more
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY EAST LEAD THE WAY IN LAUNCHING A COLLABORITIVE BUSINESS CLUSTER PROJECT FOR SMALL - MEDUIM BUSINESS
13 November 2009
In a bid to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the region's small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), Resource Efficiency East is launching an initiative to help collaborative groups of businesses become more resource e...read more
NETWORKING MEETING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALGAL PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
11 November 2009
Biofuels East and the InCrops Enterprise Hub are organising a series of regional meetings to lever out the East of England capabilities in algae technologies and accelerate innovation and technology transfer. The first meeting, host...read more
ANNUAL REVIEW OCT 2009
10 November 2009
Our latest Annual Review is ready for downloading from our Information Library read more
II INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE IN BRAZIL
02 November 2009
Global industrial development has enormously altered the energy consumption patterns over the last decades. Increasing concerns over the impact of fossil fuels on climate change have led to international initiatives being established to ...read more
RENEWABLES EAST ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACCOMMODATION IN A PILOT SCHEME TO COMBAT FUEL POVERTY IN OUR REGION
28 October 2009
Nine homes in villages around Great Yarmouth have become the first to benefit from a £1m pilot study in the east of England looking at hi-tech solutions to tackling fuel poverty. The local authority homes, managed by Great ...read more
JOB VACANCY WITH GOWARM
13 October 2009
Check out our employment section in 'about us' for details read more
RENEWABLES EAST ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACCOMMODATION IN A PILOT SCHEME TO COMBAT FUEL POVERTY IN OUR REGION
25 September 2009
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CRC INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL OF RURAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SCHEMES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
22 September 2009
Commission for Rural Communities (National) To encourage rural communities to play their part in delivering national climate change targets the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) and The Co-operative have organised a high p...read more
BIOFUELS EAST & INCROPS - FUNDING FOR ALGAE RESEARCH.
17 September 2009
Biofuels East and InCrops have prepared a summary of relevant calls and sources of funding for algae research. Log in to the Biofuels Easst web-portal and download the document from our 'Resources'' page. Please n...read more
RENEWABLES EAST NEWS LETTER
03 August 2009
Our latest News letter has been added to our website. If you would like to be one of the first to receive this regular newsletter, have you considered becoming a Company Member? Please go to the members page for more details....read more
ANTONY GOUGH JOINS RENEWABLES EAST
29 July 2009
Renewables East is pleased to announce Antony Gough will soon be joining the Renewables East team as the Programme Director for Resource Efficiency East. Antony brings several years of experience of resource efficiency and has prev...read more
RECRUITING - PROGRAMME DIRECTOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY EAST
27 May 2009
Renewables East is looking for a programme director to start immediately to run the £2.5m Resource Efficiency East programme. Closes on Thursday 11th June Interview Thursday 18th June Full time, £40-50k, ...read more
EAST OF ENGLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY STATISTICS
21 May 2009
New Statistics were posted on our 'Information Library' today under 'Reports' read more
NORFOLK IN FAST LANE OF ELECTRIC DREAM
17 April 2009
Norfolk was last night urged to seize the moment and put Norwich in the fast lane of the government's £250m vision of getting more drivers into electric cars. Ministers yesterday unveiled radical plans to make electric car...read more
RENEWABLES EAST NEWSLETTER NO 5
09 April 2009
Please find the latest addition of the Renewables East newsletter covering the renewables focused activity in the region, please let us know of any new developments to be covered in our next issue. Renewables East continues to be ...read more
BIOFUELS EAST
26 March 2009
March 24th saw the prestigious launch of the Biofuels East Virtual Biofuels Hub . Aimed at fostering more collaboration between academia and industry; the Launch attracted over 150 delegates to Queens' College, C...read more
EU ELECTRICITY COMPANIES TO GO CARBON NEUTRAL
20 March 2009
Major energy companies from across Europe have announced a new commitment to work together to cut carbon emissions. Chief executives from 61 of the continent's top energy companies submitted a declaration to EU energy commission...read more
CAMBRIDGESHIRE RENEWABLE ENERGY ONLINE SURVEY LAUNCHED
13 March 2009
Renewables East and Cambridgeshire Horizons has launched an online consultation inviting people who live and work in Cambridgeshire to comment on the use of renewable energy in the new communities planned for the area. 73,300 new ...read more
RENEWABLES EAST SEEKING A PART-TIME PROGRAMME DIRECTOR TO LEAD THE 2.1M RESOURCE EFFICIENCY EAST PROGRAMME
23 February 2009
Do you have the following attributes? Experience of working in the private sector Understanding research, development and innovation and their application for business Experience of commissioning work for third parties ...read more
RENEWABLES EAST NEWSLETTER NO 4
30 January 2009
See our latest News letter with features on many renewable energy areas along with forthcoming events read more
LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION FORUM - 24 FEB 2009
30 January 2009
Updated programme of events now available to down load showing a list of some of the speakers and presentations. Have you or your company got a good idea for a product or service that would help reduce energy consumption or genera...read more
LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION FORUM - 24 FEB 2009
21 January 2009
find out what funding is available, and how to access it . hear from market analysts about the opportunities for low carbon ideas . see how companies have benefited from Renewables East's Technology Acceleration Scheme, and get help ...read more
BWEA STATEMENT: WIND INDUSTRY WELCOMES CHANCELLORS ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXTEND RENEWABLE OBLIGATION TO 2037
25 November 2008
BWEA, UK's leading renewable energy trade association, welcomed Chancellor Alistair Darling's commitment in this afternoon's pre-budget speech to extend the Renewables Obligation (RO) to at least 2037. BWEA believes the move ...read more
FAIRER DEALS FOR ENERGY CUSTOMERS
25 November 2008
Warm Front to help more homes sooner -Ofgem to ensure transparency on energy prices -Extended support for renewable energy Help for people struggling with high home energy bills was announced today by the Chancellor in the ...read more
COMPANIES TOLD TO JUMP ON LOW-CARBON ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES - BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN URGED TO GRAB THEMSELVES A SHARE OF AN INDUSTRY SET TO BE WORTH US$3 TRILLION A YEAR BY 2050
21 November 2008
UK Energy Excellence, a programme launched by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to champion the country's energy industry, said businesses should be exploring opportunities in the low carbon energy industry. Samir Brikho, chairm...read more
REA - PRESS RELEASE - RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF INCLUDED IN THE ENERGY BILL
19 November 2008
The renewables industry warmly welcomed new legislation included in the Energy Bill to introduce a feed-in-tariff to kick-start a renewables revolution for small scale sustainable electricity generation. In today's House of C...read more
DEFRA - GREENER LIVING FUND
17 November 2008
Defra has launched a new fund to promote greener living. Over £6 million is being made available to support both projects and programmes by national delivery partners between November 2008 and March 2011. The fund will offe...read more
DATE CHANGE
14 November 2008
Please note the 'Energy in your Organisation' event has changed from 18 Nov to 21 Jan 2009. For more information please see www.nef.org.uk/energytraining/organisation.htm read more
BUILDERS SING TO TO GREEN CHARTER
14 November 2008
More than 40 organisations from the construction sector have teamed up to sign a charter committing them to support progress towards low or zero carbon building. Leading organisations such as the Federation of Master Buil...read more
EEDA - TOP REGIONAL BUSINESS ADVISORS COME TOGETHER TO TACKLE TOUGH TIMES
14 November 2008
Top business advisors and representatives of support services from across the East of England came together today (Friday 14 November) to discuss ways of working closely to help businesses get through the tough economic times. The...read more
CHIP AHOY
14 November 2008
A man from Sussex has built a raft powered by chip fat and plans to cross the English Channel on it. For more information including a vidio - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7728444.stm read more
LSP,S CAN'T AFFORD TO IGNORE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT
14 November 2008
A new report published by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) suggests that the new performance framework governing local authorities and their partners on local strategic partnerships (LSPs) reinforces the responsibility to de...read more
EU SEEKS TO EXPAND ENERGY GRIDS
14 November 2008
The European Commission has unveiled plans to diversify the EU's energy imports and reduce dependence on Russia, the main gas supplier. The EU will remain dependent on imported fossil fuels for many years to come, the Strat...read more
5 DEC PETERBOROUGH - REGIONAL CITIES EAST - BEST PRACTICE SEMINAR
11 November 2008
Regional Cities East Best Practice Seminar Series. Regional Cities East (RCE) is an alliance of six cities in the East of England, supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and the Government Office for the East of...read more
13TH EUROPEAN BIOSOLIDS & ORGANIC RESOURCES CONFERENCE - STOP PRESS
07 November 2008
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Mukherjee, BBC Environment Correspondent will be giving a keynote speech at the conference on Monday 10th November. To view the final programme visit our website http://www.aqua-enviro.net/pd...read more
THE TREATY OF BUSINESS FLEXIBILITY
07 November 2008
This week, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) were among businesses and other organisations who signed the Work Wise UK flexible working concordat. By doing so, EEDA have made a commitment to adopting smarter working p...read more
HEMP FOR CAR PARTS - NEW ECO BUSINESSES GROW FROM PLANTS WITH EU AND EEDA FUNDING
07 November 2008
Carbon and climate-friendly hemp for car parts are one of the types of innovative methods that will be supported by a new scheme funded by the European Union and the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to boost eco-businesses and c...read more
MICROGENERATION INSTALLERS' FORUM EVENTS - DEC 08
07 November 2008
The economy has slowed down, most people are feeling the financial squeeze but your industry is still growing! Renewables East is keen to help support you and your business through this tough period and would like to invite you t...read more
WEDNESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2008 - UK NEWS - WIND TURBINE SALES MAY TAKE BIG RECESSION HIT
04 November 2008
http://www.envirodaq.com/news/info.php?refnum=1185 Investors are deserting a wind power sector which until now had benefited from twin climate and energy concerns, as a debt squeeze forces developers to re-think projects. read more
VERY INTERESTING INDEED ! BEDFORDIA/BIOGEN HAVE THE ASPIRATIONS AND BUY GETTING GREENFINCH HAVE GOT MICHAEL CHESSHIRES EXPERTISE.
30 October 2008
The face of the UK's Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry is set to change significantly as the country's leading operator BIOGEN (UK) Ltd acquires leading technology provider Greenfinch Ltd. For More information: http://www...read more
HANDOVER AT ORBISENERGY
30 October 2008
The keys have been handed over for Lowestoft's new offshore renewables business centre, OrbisEnergy, which will house and support businesses involved in alternative fuels and energy. It will be officially launched on 7th November, w...read more
'ZERO WASTE'
24 October 2008
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (East). Six "zero waste places" named across England. Ranging from a residential street to an entire region of England were named as England's first &...read more
FUEL FROM WOODLAND GETS 4M BOOST
24 October 2008
Woodlands in the East of England could provide fuel for the future after a new project received one of the largest funding awards of its kind in England. The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) awarded £4.3m to incr...read more
BREAKTHROUGHS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
24 October 2008
Sustainable Developement Commission - http://www.sd.commission.org.uk/ The Sustainable Development Commission is launching Breakthroughs for the 21st Century, an exciting new project for 2009 - and we'd like you to be a part...read more
RENEWABLES EAST'S NEWS LETTER NO 03
20 October 2008
Our Newsletter hot off the press read more
RENEWABLES INDUSTRY SUPPORTS TARIFF FOR ENERGY USERS
16 October 2008
The renewable energy industry immediately welcomed Ed Miliband's announcement of his support for a renewable energy tariff. "We congratulate him on launching his new department with such a positive and practical initiativ...read more
2 OCTOBER 2008 - FIGHT MUST CONTINUE ON FUEL POVERTY SAY MINISTERS
03 October 2008
Ministers today said that they will continue with their fight against fuel poverty, as Environment Secretary Hilary Benn holds meetings with energy suppliers and the home insulation industry to discuss how to speed up work on increasing ...read more
MARK KINVER - GREENS WELCOME NEW CLIMATE DEPT
03 October 2008
Green groups have welcomed the creation of a new energy and climate department in Gordon Brown's government reshuffle. Ed Miliband will head the new department, and will join his elder brother David around the Cabinet table...read more
I10 SECURES FUNDING TO HELP EAST OF ENGLAND
19 September 2008
i10 has been awarded £192,000 of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) money by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) as part of an innovative low carbon knowledge transfer project across the East of England. The...read more
ORBISENERGY
18 September 2008
A half day conference supported by Inspire East. High Calibre speakers and stakeholders from the region will deliver a unique insight into the OrbisEnergy project for sustainability, planning project management and architectural pe...read more
DEEPDALE BACKPACKERS AND CAMPING WINTER PROGRAMME
17 September 2008
Ever Considered Running Deepdale? Then you'll be interested to know that we are looking for a tenant for the tourism side of Deepdale . The fully repairing and insuring lease would be for a minimum of 5 years (terms to ...read more
FARMING WIND CHANGE
11 September 2008
After 20 years at the cutting edge of renewable energy generation lawyer Marcus Trinick is confident that the sector will dispite the odd injury inspector. for more on this report from Vicki Sheil please see below read more
BEDFORDSHIRE RECYCLING BRAND CELEBRATES 10TH BIRTHDAY
04 September 2008
A recycling brand dreamt up by Bedfordshire County Council is celebrating its tenth birthday. The "Recycle Now!" brand is recognised by up to 93 per cent of the population of the UK and is more recognisable ...read more
CAMBRIDGE TEAM SEARCHING FOR ENERGY DEVICE INVESTMENT
04 September 2008
Cambridge team searching for energy device investment A team from Cambridge has announced it is looking for investors to take part in its small-scale renewable energy scheme. GenDrive, a company b...read more
THE EAST OF ENGLAND CONTINUES TO LEAD THE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND WELCOMES THE
26 June 2008
Renewables East, latest analysis show the region is already producing 9% of the electricity it uses from renewable energy and is well on course to reach 14% by 2010. The East of England remains the leading region in delivering rene...read more
REA: INDUSTRY SAYS; PACE OF ACTION WILL BE AS VITAL AS SUBSTANCE
25 June 2008
Commenting ahead of the launch of the government's Renewable Energy Strategy on Thursday Philip Wolfe, Executive Director of the REA stressed that a broad vision must be matched by swift action. He points out that...read more
HELP WITH FUEL BILLS FOR THE POOREST CONSUMERS
30 May 2008
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM News Release (2008/102) issued by The Government News Network on 30 May 2008 A raft of new Government measures to help vulnerable consumers and especially th...read more