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The world’s first “climate-friendly cocoa” will be produced in Ghana as part of an ongoing collaboration between Olam International Ltd. and Rainforest Alliance.
Working with cocoa farmers in the Western region of the country, this $1 million project will have huge impact on informing Ghana’s emerging national REDD+* strategy and its Low Carbon Development plans.
This programme has been launched in the Juabeso / Bia district, an area that borders a national park and a forest reserve. Cocoa... [more]
A leading green energy expert today called for 'clarity and consistency' from the Government amid the furore over solar PV and the announcement of the Green Deal consultation.
Renewables pioneer Andy Boroughs said the industry had been thrown into turmoil by the speed with which the reduction in the Feed-in Tariff for solar PV installations was being introduced, with the Government failing to properly consult with sector businesses.
Mr Boroughs, who was instrumental in introducing low car... [more]
A new report, commissioned by the UK Government and written by the UK's National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials (NNFCC), suggests bio-liquids could play an important role in reducing our reliance on the fossil-based oils which currently heat more than a million homes in the UK.
Entitled the evaluation of bio-liquid technologies for dedicated heat generation, the study considered bio-liquids with the potential to be used as heating fuel, either now or in the near-term, su... [more]
Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) has published a provisional fuel specification for a bio-liquid blend. Now that a provisional standard has been agreed, oil companies, distributors and government will all be consulted on how to make the fuel commercially available at the right price for consumers. Part of this process will involve a political and press campaign by OFTEC to persuade the government that bio-liquids should be eligible for payments under the Renewable Heat Incentive from Oct... [more]
Armed with umbrellas and wellies, thousands of Glastonbury festival-goers head to the Somerset site which is almost as famous for its downpours and quagmires as it is for the impressive line-up of stars. Muddy fields may be part of the Glastonbury experience, but revellers at the festival can look forward to being clean and green thanks to a sustainable heating company providing zero carbon hot water showers.
No matter what the weather holds, Organic Energy has joined forces with eco-charity ... [more]
While the cuts to the FiTs will save utility companies millions in reduced subsidy payments, based on an expected reduction in solar projects which will now not be funded, the Oxford Sustainable Group estimates the loss to the overall economy could be around £750 million in inward investment for new green technology.
“The change in FiTs does not affect us, but it does seem unusual that just a few months after British Gas announced a 24% rise in profits from its trade in fossil fuels, the UK d... [more]
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