Partner News Archive
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009
Research Councils UK Sign MoU with Brazil
A pioneering MoU has been signed between Research Councils UK (RCUK) and FAPESP, the Research Council for the State of São Paulo, strengthening existing valuable research links between the UK and Brazil.Wednesday, 09 December, 2009
AQUAMARINE POWER WINS NATIONAL INNOVATION AWARD
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power was honoured with a national award for innovation in engineering at The Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2009.Monday, 07 December, 2009
Extension of ECGD fixed-rate support for exporters
Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) – the Government’s export credit agency is extending its Fixed Rate Export Finance (FREF) scheme to 31 March 2011Thursday, 26 November, 2009
UK Trade and Investment brings Gas Storage in from the Cold
With the memory fresh of winter supply disruptions in Europe, and in line with government calls for better facilities, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is exploring how international business can partner with British firms to improve gas storage in the UK.Tuesday, 24 November, 2009
Chief Executive of Amec on the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
In December 2009, Denmark will host a major United Nations conference in Copenhagen. At this conference, a meaningful global agreement must be reached to tackle climate change for when the current Kyoto Protocol - governing reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases - expires in 2012. The Sunday Times spoke to UK business leaders this week to get their view on the conference.
Monday, 23 November, 2009
Scotland's First Minister Launches New Wave Generator
The wave energy industry took a major stride forward today [20 November 2009] when the world’s largest working hydro-electric wave energy device, known as ‘Oyster’, was officially launched by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MP, MSP at the European Marine Energy Centre (“EMEC”) in Orkney.Monday, 23 November, 2009
Countdown to Copenhagen December 2009
In December 2009, Denmark will host a major United Nations conference in Copenhagen. At this conference, a meaningful global agreement must be reached to tackle climate change for when the current Kyoto Protocol - governing reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases - expires in 2012.
Friday, 20 November, 2009
40% of World CDM Projects approved in UK.
London is fast becoming the home of international carbon trade, data has shown. According to figures from the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, around 40 per cent of all emission reduction projects registered by the UN are approved by the UK government.Thursday, 19 November, 2009
EIB Offers £300m funding to help connect UK Offshore Wind
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ofgem E-Serve have announced that the EIB plans to make available over £300 million funding to investors in high voltage transmission links to offshore wind farms in the UK.Change font size
