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UK’s Renewable Energy Tariff a money spinner for homeowners

(UK) Making the most of the Renewable Energy Tariff’s – Better Generation, 5 July 2010, “……. how the average household could stand to gain in excess of £2000 through the latest renewable energy tariff schemes.
eed-in tariff (FiT) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) are designed to provide a guaranteed annual return, free from income tax, of 8% on investment. Continue reading →

July 6, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fire at nuclear plant in Suffolk, UK

(UK) Blaze inside nuclear power station takes firemen seven hours to bring under control  Daily Mail   4th July 2010 A fire inside a nuclear power station took firefighters seven hours to extinguish yesterday.Emergency plans were put into effect as more than 45 firemen tackled the blaze at the Sizewell B station near Leiston, Suffolk.

The blaze in a building which is used to control fuel started at 8.45pm on Friday and was not fully extinguished until 3.40am yesterday.

Crews wearing breathing equipment entered a charcoal absorber used to filter gas and flooded it with water to cool the surrounding area………….The station has been closed since March for repairs to failed heaters which caused moisture levels to rise in the station’s containment building.

July 5, 2010 Posted by | safety, UK | , , | Leave a comment

Renewable energy a profitable move for UK farmers

Agricultural and horticultural buildings present ideal platforms for solar panels and small-to-medium-sized roof-mounted systems are likely to be an attractive investment

Conference told about a raft of low carbon energy opportunities Salisbury Journal  1st July 2010 By Anne Connon » EVERY farmer and grower in Britain should have the opportunity to provide low-carbon energy services alongside their traditional roles, a major conference heard last week. Dr Jonathan Scurlock, National Farmers’ Union chief renewable energy adviser, was speaking at the On-Farm Energy Generation Conference addressing vital issues surrounding land-based energy. Continue reading →

July 2, 2010 Posted by | decentralised, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UK renewable energy feed in tariff a boon for rural estates

Rural estates and farms could use the new renewable energy feed-in tariff scheme to increase their annual income by tens of thousands of pounds each year

UK – Renewable energy feed-in tariffs set to transform rural estate incomes, according to Knight Fr  Meat Trade news Daily, 50 June 2010, Key points:  Continue reading →

June 30, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Airport scanning radiation risk much worse than previously thought

(UK) Airport body scanners deliver radiation dose 20 times higher than first thought, warns expert  Daily Mail  30th June 2010 Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn…. scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children. They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin – one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body – that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated…..
The most likely risk from the airport scanners is a common type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, …..Dr David Brenner, head of Columbia University’s centre for radiological research said: ‘There really is no other technology around where we’re planning  to X-ray such an enormous number of individuals. It’s really unprecedented in  the radiation world.’ Airport body scanners deliver radiation dose 20 times higher than first thought | Mail Online

June 30, 2010 Posted by | health, UK | , , , , , | Leave a comment

British govt plays waiting game on compensation for nuclear test veterans

Nuclear test veteran fears he may not live to see final decision, Burton News & Staffordshire Newspaper by ROB SMYTH, 24 June 2010, A NUCLEAR test veteran has described how he believes his battle for compensation from the Government may not be won in his lifetime.Archie Ross, of Oak Close, Castle Gresley, made the claim as an appeal by the Ministry of Defence, against a decision to allow compensation for more than 1,000 servicemen, continues. Continue reading →

June 25, 2010 Posted by | UK, weapons and war | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A nuclear radioactive mess under London’s Olympic Games site?

Tonnes of radioactive waste casts doubt over London’s Olympic stadium legacy• Presence of waste on site could complicate redevelopment after 2012 Games | UK news | The Guardian, Ian Griffiths 20 June 2010,
The development of the Olympic site in east London after the Games have finished could be in jeopardy because of radioactive waste buried beneath the site, experts have warned. Continue reading →

June 23, 2010 Posted by | UK, wastes | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

British govt axes nuclear industry loan – a blow to the industry

The announcement is a blow both to the company and the nuclear sector

UK Axes GBP80 Mln Sheffield Nuclear Industry Loan – WSJ.comBy Selina Williams Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones) 17 June 2010, –The U.K. government Thursday axed an GBP80 million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. for equipment to make the large forgings for nuclear power stations as part of broader spending cuts. Continue reading →

June 18, 2010 Posted by | business and costs, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taxpayer would cop major cost of UK nuclear wastes

The real costs of nuclear power ,The Guardian, Darren Johnson , 17 June 2010, Paul Spence says the nuclear industry expects to pay the full cost of decommissioning a new generation of nuclear power stations (Response, 15 June). But his words about “our full share of waste management and disposal costs” were carefully chosen. The consultation document reveals that EDF considers their full share of these costs to be around 20% of the total. As our report Nuclear Power? No Point! highlighted last year, nuclear is only responsible for 4% of the energy consumed in the UK. More energy can be saved by energy conservation measures in homes and businesses. Focusing on the nuclear industry takes resources away from building new renewable capacity, which, given sufficient political will, could provide more than enough electricity for the UK.

Letters: The real costs of nuclear power | Environment | The Guardian

June 18, 2010 Posted by | politics, UK | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian union’s stand on danger of nuclear industry is echoed in UK

“We will be urging unions in the UK to join in the stand opposing nuclear- rather than joining the industry’s Compensation Scheme for Radiation Linked Diseases which has thousands of applicants and has paid out millions of pounds – with the caveat that you don’t talk about it,”

Radiation Free Lakeland backs Aussie unions’ nuclear stance , GETNOTICEDONLINE  Uk 14 June 2010 Radiation Free Lakeland is supporting Australian unions who have banned members from working in the nuclear industry.Largely unreported in the British press, the Victorian branch of the ETU has given its full support to the Queensland and the Northern Territories branches’ decision to ban members from working in uranium mines, nuclear power plants or any part of the nuclear fuel cycle. Continue reading →

June 18, 2010 Posted by | health, UK | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UK’s new green energy tariff – good in parts

A green tariff people can believe in, guardian.co.uk, Julie Davenport, 8 June 2010, The UK’s Green Energy Supply Certification Scheme will increase confidence for green electricity consumers, but energy companies outside the scheme will still be allowed to greenwash… Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Scotland and Wales go for renewables, not nuclear energy

Who wants nuclear power?  Not Wales, or Scotland….they want renewables  environmentalresearchweb, 13 June 2010, The Welsh Assembly Government’s new Energy Policy Statement ‘A Low Carbon Revolution’, sets out an approach to accelerating the transition to a low carbon energy economy in Wales, focusing on efficiency measures and the use of indigenous renewable forms of energy such as marine, wind, solar and biomass. It claims that by 2025 around 40% of electricity in Wales could come from marine sources and a third from wind……. Continue reading →

June 14, 2010 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

100 % renewable energy to power UK data centre

U.K. data center commits to 100 percent renewable energy sources, ZDNet, By Heather Clancy | June 9, 2010,
The operator of a newly opened 750,000 square foot data center in Wales has contracted with a renewable energy supplier to ensure that all of the energy that powers the new facility is generated from renewable energy sources.

The operator, Next Generation Data Ltd., has contracted with SmartestEnergy, which aggregates renewable energy on behalf of its customers, which include the likes of Marks & Spencer, Toyota, Hitachi and Eurostar. SmartestEnergy is using a wide variety of generation sources including biogas, landfill gas, wind and hydropower.

U.K. data center commits to 100 percent renewable energy sources | ZDNet

June 11, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

France’s nuclear firm got secret subsidy from British govt

They know full well that the economics of nuclear don’t stack up and that new reactors will only ever happen if the British taxpayer is forced yet again to carry the atomic can.”.

EDF ran secret lobbying campaign to reduce nuclear waste disposal levy• Reactors builder won big concessions on key issues• Rethink on costs is in effect a subsidy, says Greenpeace  Tim Webb * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 June 2010

The nuclear industry is being offered what campaigners claim is a taxpayer subsidy on the disposal costs of waste from new reactors following a secret lobbying campaign, the Guardian has learned. Continue reading →

June 7, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Increased investment in UK renewable energy creating jobs

Renewable energy creating mass opportunities for manufacturing » Conveying News, 25 May 2010, Britain’s manufacturing industries will benefit greatly from the transition to renewable and sustainable energy sources.That is according to the Renewable Energy Centre, which states that increased investment in the sector is creating employment opportunities and cross-industry business.”Undoubtedly with more renewables being planned and implemented, a new set of skills and manufacturing opportunities come with it which, in turn, can only have a positive effect on the British economy,” a spokesperson said.They went on to say that it is vital the new government continues to support the industry in order to ensure it is given room to grow and embrace the opportunities available for expansion.According to targets set out in the Low Carbon Transition Plan, a report from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, 1.2 million people are to be emplyed in ‘green jobs’ by 2020.

June 5, 2010 Posted by | renewable, UK | | Leave a comment

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