PLANS SUBMITTED FOR A 49.9 MEGAWATT BIOMASS FACILITY AT BLACKBRIDGE, MILFORD HAVEN
PLANS for a 49.9 megawatt biomass facility at Blackbridge, Milford Haven – and more than 500 jobs – have pushed forward. As a ‘Development of National Significance’ (DNS) the application for the Egnedol Wales facility at the former RNAD Mine Depot has now been sent to The Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Welsh Government. As a DNS, the decision on the development will be taken by the Welsh Minister, after being examined by an inspector, rather than Pembrokeshire County
CONSUMPTION DOWN, RENEWABLES UP – BUT CAN ENERGY PROGRESS BE SUSTAINED?
– ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLES - CHECKED EMISSIONS – PROGRESS IN COMING YEARS NOT GUARANTEED – MORE AMBITION AND INVESTMENT NEEDED Despite some political uncertainties, there have been some distinctly positive recent points of note for the clean energy sector. Firstly, global CO2 emissions have not grown in the last three years, even though economies have. Energy efficiency and renewables are clearly making an impact, but the International Energy Agency (IEA), which publishe
GOVERNMENT ‘MUST ACT TO PREVENT FUEL POOR BEING LEFT IN THE COLD’
OFTEC is calling on government to develop a heating strategy that is ‘fair for all’ as latest figures show the number of households living in fuel poverty in England and Wales has increased to more than 10%. Fuel poverty data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) earlier this year shows that 2.38 million homes are currently classed as ‘fuel poor’, representing a 1.4% increase on previous figures. The statistics also underline that fuel poverty is more prevalent
ALMOST ONE IN TEN HOMES COULD BECOME ‘UNRENTABLE’ BY 2018
Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government plans for new legislation go ahead, according to fresh data released by Quick Move Now. The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set out minimum energy efficiency standards for England and Wales. These regulations make it unlawful for landlords to grant a new lease for properties that have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating belo
