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CleanLaunch, Colorado's clean tech incubator, announced today that it has hired Fiona Schlachter as its Director of Operations.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Guardian yesterday reported that a leaked government document contained recommendations to negotiate a reduction in the 2020 European Union target that 20% of all UK energy must come from renewable sources.