There was a great shock to the building industry earlier this summer when Excel Industries Ltd the Welsh manufacturers of Warmcel - one of the UK’s most sustainable insulation products, made from recycled newspaper - went into administration. read more...

An old school in Pencader is undergoing a mammoth green transformation with support from Welsh Government. When complete it will host a training and demonstration centre where an extensive range of green technologies can be seen in operation. read more...

A London based community group has four days left to raise a further £3,000 needed to save a green building used by the local community in a Tottenham park. The Lordship Rec Eco-Hub Cooperative has reached £15,000 of the £18,000 needed to run the Eco-Hub. read more...

An advert for the Government's Green Deal misled householders by implying that energy savings were guaranteed under the scheme, the advertising watchdog has ruled. The television ad and an advertorial in the national press also failed to make it clear that consumers could be charged an assessment fee. read more...

Until now the story of human prosperity has been all about cheap, abundant energy. However, something big has been happening. For the first time in history, we are growing richer while using less energy. That is unalloyed good news for budgets, incomes and the planet. We have reached a technological tipping point. read more...

The world’s biggest tidal array is to be built in North Scotland bringing jobs and energy security to the Pentland Firth region. The Meygen scheme will provide electricity for 175,000 homes and up to 100 jobs when operational. read more...

Future governments will be legally bound to tackle England’s least energy-efficient properties, raising them all to 'band C' if proposals launched today to combat fuel poverty become law. read more...

In response to a rising number of solar farm developments, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has circulated its members outlining the group’s position on solar developments, which is essentially to boost commercial rooftop arrays. read more...