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Costa Fires Up Giant £38m Eco-Efficient Coffee Roastery
Costa has opened a giant £38m energy and resource-efficient coffee roastery in Essex, which it claims will be one of the most sustainable industrial buildings in the world. The BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ accredited factory’s on-site renewable energy generation includes a 249kw…
DONG Energy Retires World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The offshore wind industry yesterday marked the end of an era, as Danish utility DONG Energy announced it is to decommission the world’s first offshore wind farm after 25 years of service. The company said it is to bring the…
NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral Goes Green with New Geothermal Plant
When St. Patrick’s Day revelers parade past St. Patrick’s Cathedral on NYC’s 5th Avenue this coming Friday, they will be celebrating not just the patron saint of Ireland, but also a renewable energy future for the famous landmark. Last month,…
Renewables Roadshow: How Daylesford’s Windfarm Took Back the Power
From the fertile spud-growing country of Hepburn Shire, 90km northwest of Melbourne, has sprung what many hope will become a revolution in renewable energy in Australia. On Leonards Hill, just outside the town of Daylesford – famed for its natural…
EU Approves Siemens-Gamesa Wind Mega-Merger
The European Commission yesterday approved plans for Siemens to merge its wind business with Spanish rival Gamesa in a bid to create the world’s largest wind farm manufacturer by market share. The deal, first announced last June, marks a significant…
Poultry Industry in a Flap Over Potential Impact of Renewable Heat Reforms
Proposed changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme that would adjust the way subsidy support is calculated are continuing to face opposition from small-scale biomass combined heat and power (CHP) generators and developers. Originally outlined by the government last…
Jaguar Land Rover Revs Up 100 Per Cent Renewables Deal with EDF
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become the latest high profile firm to confirm it will source all its power from renewable sources, having last week inked a major long term purchase agreement with EDF Energy. The auto giant announced the…