renewable energy
A plan for the land
England’s first ever land use framework aims to maintain domestic food production while freeing land for nature, development and energy. Can it carry off such a delicate balancing act?
UK swims against the green tide
Experts fear that Cameron and co are undermining the renewable energy sector just as it is most needed in the wake of the Paris deal. Can private initiatives fill the gap, asks Nick Hughes. It has been a rollercoaster few…
Mars uses renewable energy to cut environmental impact
MARS HAS achieved a 54% year-on-year increase in the amount of renewable energy used by the company, according to its 2014 sustainability report. Much of the green…
Ice-cream maker hot on renewable energy
MACKIES OF SCOTLAND is set to build a 250kW anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to turn slurry from its 400 dairy cows into biofuel. The facility, at the companys Aberdeenshire plant,…
