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The Renewable Energy Centre announced increased interest and traffic to its website following the Interbuild Exhibition last week.

The renewable Energy Centre.co.uk announced today it fully supported the newly created Department for Energy and Climate Change under the leadership of Ed Miliband.

Plans to give additional incentives to wave power systems in Scotland to encourage more business in the region were today supported by The Renewable Energy Centre.

In a statement released by The Renewable Energy Centre it was clear that the looming crisis of fuel poverty for many people in Britain could be avoided in time for winter.

The Construction Centre.co.uk today signed a petition, established by Heating and Ventilation Review, which supports the adoption of a feed in tariff for CHP owners who have surplus electricity which is sent back to the national grid.

Plans announced yesterday for a study into the feasibility of wind and wave farms off the coast of Northern Ireland and Scotland were heralded as a positive step forward by The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk

A special report in the Sunday Telegraph revealed that the homes to be built in the UK's first Eco Towns would only need to reach level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH).

With the world watching oil prices steadily rise, Gordon Brown’s trip to the Middle East appeared to offer a new solution which was for oil exporting countries to increase their output but also invest in UK renewable energy.

The Renewable Energy Centre today announced its support for the construction of a 65MWe biomass plant in Lincolnshire.

A report released this week by UK think tank, Policy Exchange has cited carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the way forward for the UK to significantly cut its carbon emissions.

Kingspan Environmental has appointed Andy Newman, 35, as its new pump station product manager. Andy is responsible for all pump station products across the Kingspan Environmental Division, which includes Klargester and Titan Pollution Control.

The Renewable Energy Centre today released a statement praising the efforts of The Crown Estate for its proactive plan to ensure the supply of 25GW of electricity to the UK by 2018 from new offshore wind farm sites.

Irish company OpenHydro has become the first company to successfully supply electricity to the national grid using tidal power technology.

The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk headlined a seminar entitled “Go Green – Get Rich” at the Grand Designs Live Show last week. Richard Simmons, MD spoke frankly about the domestic and national picture of renewable energy in the UK.

This week a large scale, commercial tidal energy generator; SeaGen was installed at Strangford Loch, Northern Ireland. Furthermore Secretary of State, John Hutton approved planning permission for a prototype Pulse Generator in the Humber Estuary.

John Hutton is today going to call for the expansion of the UK’s nuclear industry.

The Renewable Energy Centre today released a statement in response to reports by the Guardian newspaper that the government is looking for ways to meet its energy targets through investment in renewable projects outside of the UK.

A speech which was delivered by John Hutton, Business Secretary in London this week has caused a great deal of concern amongst opposition party leaders and green campaigners.

Peak Oil has been the subject of debate for many years and has largely been ignored by industry optimists but has continually worried many industry experts.

The Renewable Energy Centre released a statement today which highlighted that the publicity surrounding aviation and climate change was becoming more and more prevalent.

Following the announcement by the EU commission that the UK must supply 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, The Renewable Energy Centre urged the government to take immediate and practical steps to achieve this.

Following the release of the “Heat Call for Evidence” issued by the Office of Climate Change, The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk issued a statement calling for the government to take a proactive stance to reduce heating demands throughout the UK.

The Renewable Energy Centre stated today that despite all the warnings and publicity surrounding climate change the UK population is still far behind Europe when it comes to energy saving in the home.

The UK government has stated its intention to solve the housing shortage by building 3 million new homes by 2020.

Following John Hutton’s nuclear statement last week to the House of Commons, The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk released a statement responding to points raised in the report.

The Renewable Energy Centre today announced its support for the recent planning approvals which have been given for a 23 turbine wind farm in Sutherland and a biodiesel refinery in Port Talbot, Wales.

The Renewable Energy Centre today announced its support of the report “Fighting Climate Change – human solidarity in a divided world” issued by the United Nations at the end of November.

The Renewable Energy Centre commented today on the Government’s rumoured abandonment of the ‘Merton Rule’, which requires a percentage of energy in new homes to be provided by renewable sources.

TheRenewableEnergyCentre.co.uk today announced a tremendous response to the launch of the ‘Guide to Home Energy-Saving’; available to download free on their website.

In continuing its fight against climate change, The Renewable Energy Centre announced today that it is supporting The Sustainability Show 2007, an exhibition aimed at educating the public about how to make a positive impact on the environment.

The Government recently announced the launch of their “Carbon Challenge” which aims to create five zero carbon or near carbon developments throughout the UK in order to provide working examples to the building industry.

Associated British Foods, DuPont and BP have announced a £200 million proposal for one of the world’s largest biofuel plants to be built on BP’s chemical site at Saltend, Hull.

The Renewable Energy Centre announced its support of the Government’s recently launched “Act on CO2” website by adding a link to the carbon calculator from its homepage.

Due to popular demand The Renewable Energy Centre has added three new sections to their website; a directory of UK and International renewable energy exhibitions, a section for Educational Resources and advice on government grants & funds available.

Following the delayed launch of Home Information Packs, and the key Energy Performance Certificates, now set for 1st August, The Renewable Energy Centre voices its concerns about the impact on the UK’s fight against climate change.

The Renewable Energy Centre comments on how the Energy White Paper released on the 23rd May will affect UK consumers and businesses.

With the rising popularity of renewable technologies in the UK The Renewable Energy Centre was pleased to announce a record number of visits to the Wind Power section of the website this month.

Following the announcement of the UK's secured funding for the World’s largest Wave Farm, The Renewable Energy Centre is actively supporting the growth of this renewable energy, with a section on its website dedicated to wave power.

The Renewable Energy Centre announced today that it is actively supporting the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (EEAC) UK network and has established a dedicated section on the website with direct links to every Advice Centre homepage.

The Renewable Energy Centre has announced today it is joining the fight against energy inefficient patio heaters by launching a new section to their website dedicated to Biomass related alternatives.

Due to increasing debates surrounding the issue of Biofuels, TheRenewableEnergyCentre.co.uk announces the launch of a dedicated Biofuels and Biomass area to their website.

The Renewable Energy Centre today announced its support for Labour MP Ruth Kelly’s proposal to lift planning permission restrictions on “green housing” technology for UK homeowners.

The Renewable Energy Centre fights the fuel poverty crisis and proves that home owners need not invest a lot of money to improve the energy efficiency of their home and cut utility bills.