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Bulletin: 14th March 2013

Green Energy Sector

UK market ‘tougher’ for renewables (Renews)
Says RBS, but onshore wind most attractive

Ministers bolster nuclear confidence with EU agreement (BusinessGreen)
New pro-nuclear Communiqué hints that 12 member states could oppose EU plans for a binding 2030 renewables target

Solar 'gold rush' sees power network surge (Cornish Guardian)
West Country grid re-inforcement needed

Surge in renewable energy as solar panel prices plummet (Guardian)
However, falling costs also meant that revenue generated by the industry remained flat, says Clean Edge report

Bulletin: 11th March 2013

Farmers & Landowners

‘Surrounded by huge turbines....but I can’t have a small one’ (Spalding Today)
MoD

Public & Voluntary Sector

Small wind turbines in Fife could generate millions (Courier)
Fife Council is to investigate the feasibility of installing turbines at 50 locations

Research & Academia

Going green reduced our energy bills and sparked an eco-revolution (Guardian)
Okehampton College, Devon

Green Energy Sector

Breaking: Wind farm blocked in crucial heritage site test case (BusinessGreen)
Test case rejects planning permission for Northamptonshire wind farm, raising fears further developments will now face planning barriers

Hartnell quits as REA chief (Renews)

£60m energy efficiency fund for Scottish homes (Scotsman)
The Scottish Government’s new Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland is providing £60 million for councils to target areas which have high levels of fuel poverty

Snubbed wind farm developer slams MoD (Southern Reporter)
Eskdalemuir block on wind

Climate change poses a far greater threat to Scotland's future oil revenues (Guardian)

Shale gas extraction could be 'catastrophic', AMs told (Western Mail)

Your questions answered: building a Severn barrage (Engineer)

Superglass shares plunge after warning over debt (Courier)
Shares in the UK’s largest insulation manufacturer fell by more than 40% yesterday after the Stirling-based firm warned it may not be able to pay its multi-million-pound debts

Government must stop talking and go green (Scotsman)
Direct Savings on the Green Deal

Bulletin: 7th March 2013

Households

Sustainable houses are becoming the new ideal homes (Guardian)
Eco-Build 2013

Historic modern house renovated to Passivhaus standard (Treehugger)

Who drives electric cars? (BBC News)
Consumer options

Communities

Norfolk village’s council tax rise to pay for wind farm battle (Norwich Evening News)
A parish council has increased its precept by almost 50pc to help pay for costs incurred in exploring the facts around a contentious wind farm application

Farmers & Landowners

Renewable heat support faces stricter controls (Farmers Weekly)
Support payments for renewable heat will be subject to tighter budgetary and environmental controls under plans announced by the government

Hyndburn farmers in row with MOD over wind turbines (Blackburn Citizen)
Smaller wind projects adjacent to wind farm squeezed out