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Bulletin: 15th April 2013

Farmers & Landowners

Wind powers farm’s first green pint (Teeside Evening Gazette)
Organic dairy has produced its first 100% green pint of milk - thanks to a wind turbine which is now powering the farm

Public & Voluntary Sector

Why are carbon markets failing? (Guardian)
Carbon markets have lost us more than 15 years in the battle against climate change yet we continue to plough forward with scaling them up. Why?

Research & Academia

Science moves step closer to developing hydrogen as cheap and clean energy form (Independent)
University of Glasgow publish 'photosynthesis hydrogen' paper in Nature today

Northumbria Uni plan green energy research plant at Benton campus (Newcastle Journal)

Green Energy Sector

Big six energy firms accused of profiteering as margins double (Guardian)
Doubling of retail profit margins prompts call for radical overhaul of regulation

Oyster will offer a pearl after gritty wave energy tests 'Independence will enhance Scotland' (Herald Scotland)
Aquamarine Power device makes progress

Homes for Scotland warn red tape disadvantaging industry (Scotsman)
Energy efficiency standard under attack from house building lobby

Obama budgeting for renewables growth (Renews)

Is Renewable Energy's Biggest Problem Solved? (Energy and Environmental Management Magazine)
Balancing the grid in Germany

Copenhagen's ambitious push to be carbon-neutral by 2025 (Guardian)

Somaliland gets wind in its sails for revamping power sector (Guardian)
Renewables at heart of development work

Naturalist John Muir spinning in his grave at the thought of windfarms, say campaigners (Daily Record)

Bulletin: 11th April 2013

Communities

VIDEO – Harlaw Hydro is open for investment today (Edinburgh Reporter)
Pentland Hills community hydro offer

Angry resignations after Fife turbines given go-ahead (Courier)
Public reaction puts Community Council on edge

Farmers & Landowners

Carefully assess wind turbine developers' terms (Farmers Weekly)
Farm turbine considerations

Research & Academia

Lights out for the fluorescent bulb? (Manufacturer)
Philip's LED tech

Hydrogen from methane without CO2 emissions? (Science Daily)
Liquid-metal bubble column reactor

For the Price of the Iraq War, The U.S. Could Have a 100% Renewable Power System (Global Research)

Green Energy Sector

London Array becomes world's largest windfarm as last turbine comes online (Guardian)

Easing the 'strain' of green energy (BBC News)
Cornwall heads towards energy export with 'big grey box' solution

Loch Ness wind farm plan gets green light (Scotsman)
Councillors voted 11-3 in favour of the SSE Stronelairg project following a site visit.

Bid to build 22,000 panel solar farm on outskirts of Frome (This is Somerset)

Time for tide (Engineer)
Swansea lagoon tidal

Cameron addresses 5% VAT issue (H&V News)
Prime minister David Cameron has acknowledged the industry’s position over the 5 per cent VAT rate and said his government will address the issue

Masdar City: A Rising Star (Ecologist)
Will the zero-carbon, zero-waste, car free city in Abu Dhabi that will rely entirely on renewable energy sources work?