Water conservation, waste water recycling, rainwater harvesting, hydroelectric and tidal power news articles

Iberdrola Renovables now has 41 wind farms in the US

Iberdrola Renovables has produced 6,046 million kilowatt hours (kWh) at all its facilities around the world in the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 16.5 % on the same period last year. Of the total, 5,771 million kWh were generated by the company’s wind farms, which continued to form the core of Iberdrola Renovables’ business in the quarter, accounting for 95.5% of the generation mix. Of the total, 2,962 million kWh was generated in the US, 2,171 million kWh in Spain, 417 million kWh in the ROW (the rest of Europe and South America), and 221 million kWh in the UK. The largest incre... [more]

Good Energy gets social energy from GoodBrand and Company

Good Energy has turned to creative and social insight agency, GoodBrand & Company to help bring its vision - of changing the way energy is produced and used in the UK - to life. Good Energy tasked the agency to bring on board new customers and encourage a growing demand for renewable energy in the UK. The acquisition campaign, which encourages people to ‘join the homegrown energy movement’, will launch on 21st June , with direct mail and emails to current customers, as well as direct response advertising across digital media. Good Energy will highlight the customer role in helping it to ach... [more]

We need all possible sources of energy to replace our dependence on declining fossils fuels

We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from? With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times been a net exporter of energy. As a nation we have become accustomed to knowing that all our energy supplies are under our feet or under the sea just... [more]

Climate Change and Sustainability in the water industry

An event organised by the Institute of Water will bring together professionals from across the industry to discuss key issues and possible solutions. The forum, which takes place in Cardiff on 8 July, will consider Climate Change and Sustainability in the water industry will look at issues from the ‘waste’ side of the business. Speakers will include Jeremy Jones, Sustainable Drainage Advisor for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water; Mary Dhonau, Chief Executive of the National Flooding Forum; Alison Warman from the Consumer Council for Water and representatives from Imtech, Black and Veatch, MWH and the... [more]

Flexitricity brings increased energy-asset reliability to UK businesses and reduces carbon emissions in the national electricity system

Flexitricity believes it could unlock revenue streams worth millions of pounds annually to private industry, and help reduce Britain’s carbon footprint, using a unique system that harnesses the hidden flexible capabilities of existing commercial energy assets, such as standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators. Using its patented aggregation technology, Flexitricity’s clients, such as the ExCeL London and other significant business users of power, are using their existing energy assets, such as standby power generators... [more]