The British Government has confirmed that the UK-wide consortium bid from Ocean Energy Innovation, Carbon Trust and the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), has been selected to set up the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, a £50 million technology innovation project funded by the Technology Strategy Board. The centre will establish its primary location in Glasgow, … Read more
The Carbon Trust has launched a new, online office tool called ‘Carbon Trust Empower. By engaging employees in cutting energy use, paper waste and travel, Carbon Trust Empower has the potential to save a typical small business over 15% of their energy bill or more than £6,000 (Eur7,260) per year – equivalent to powering 3.5 … Read more
UK businesses can now apply for green equipment finance from Carbon Trust and Siemens. Worth up to £550 million over the next three years, the dedicated low carbon finance scheme is the first of its kind and will enable UK businesses to invest in cost effective energy efficiency equipment and other low carbon technologies, such … Read more
Energy giant E.ON, which operates wind farms in Northern Ireland and Britain, has become the latest investor to back the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a pioneering industry initiative to slash the costs of offshore wind power. EON is teaming up with five founding members that include offshore wind developers: DONG Energy; RWE Innogy; … Read more