In Ghana, support from a local business, Global Bamboo Product Limited (GBPL), is helping the INBAR project, ‘’Bamboo as sustainable biomass energy: A suitable alternative for firewood and charcoal production in Africa’’ guarantee the sustainability […]
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Alumni Association Annual Lecture: ‘Shale-Fracking: Good or Breaking Bad?’ Bristol, Thursday 8 May 2014, 6.30 pm Fracking has transformed the energy landscape in North America and it’s about to do the same in […]
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White coal is a form of bio fuel produced by agriculture or forestry waste. It differs from charcoal and black coal and produces more heat than green wood. White coal is a biomass […]
In Kenya, a small company called Chardust has developed a method for turning charcoal dust into fuel-efficient ‘briquettes’ for use in improved cooking stoves. The dust is sieved, milled, mixed with a small […]
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In 1999, the US Energy Foundation launched the China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) with funding from the Packard Foundation to support China’s efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Energy Foundation’s […]
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Following the publication of a factsheet about DECC’s Electricity Demand Reduction pilot on the GOV.UK website, companies and organisations are being invited to register their interest in taking part in the pilot by emailing […]
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The British economy could receive a potential £200 billion boost over the next 20 years, through the recovery of an additional 3-4 billion barrels of North Sea oil and gas, according to a […]
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Dynamic Blade Technologies aims to assist companies that own wind farms by helping them retrofit pre-existing wind turbines with new technology. The company plans to achieve substantial revenues by splitting the profits (from […]
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Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey announced that “We have invested in the world’s first gas CCS plant today planned at Peterhead. This project envisions a cleaner, greener future for the North Sea […]
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The Renewable Energy Marketplace is the biggest energy efficiency & renewable energy show in the south west. As you can imagine, there is a lot going on! To help you navigate the show and […]
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