http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk Renewable Energy Information and advice on energy saving alternatives in the UK. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:34:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An explosion has occurred on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 130km south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. The blast threw 13 people into the water and set the platform on fire. The platform was not producing oil or gas however. Rescue helicopters and boats ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/mariner-energy-oil-rig-explosion-in-the-gulf-of-mexico Figures based on 2009/10 data collected by The Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA), the UK's independent regulator for biofuels show that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards. The Renewable Fuels Agency said although fuel suppliers were meeting legally binding volume targets some ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/uk-biofuels-falling-short-on-environmental-standards A local planning committee has given the go-ahead for the erection of twelve wind turbines at Tirgwynt wind farm, near Carno in Powys which will cover 440 hectares on the uplands of Mynydd yr Hendre and Mynydd Pistyll Du, between Carno and Cefn Coch. The wind farm will link up ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/powys-wind-turbines The British Property Federation reports that research by Empty Homes has found that renovating empty houses uses a third of the carbon emissions compared to creating a new build. Their figures also revealed that there are more than four million people on housing waiting lists and 762,000 empty homes in ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/renovating-homes Discover the cultural, historical and political challenges to creating sustainable transport systems. Explore different policies that work at local, regional and national levels. Learn about successful and unsuccessful solutions from cities across the world. Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:00 pm Duration: 1 hour Join the authors of An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation and ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/sustainable-transport Why attend Brazil Windpower 2010? Countless countries in Latin America have huge wind power resources, nevertheless, they face climate challenges and a increasing power demand. World wind power leaders recognize the market opportunities and growth potential in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and others important ones in Latin America. These international leaders will be ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/brazil-windpower-2010-31st-aug-2nd-sept A global assessment by Survival International reports that giant hydroelectric dams being built or planned in remote areas of Brazil, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Peru and Guyana will devastate tribal communities by forcing people off their land, destroy hunting and fishing grounds, and suggests more than 300,000 indigenous people could be pushed ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/hydroelectric-dams-threat The availability of clean renewable energy is the defining challenge of the 21st century, and wind will lead the way. Internationally acclaimed wind-energy expert Paul Gipe is as soberly critical of past mistakes as he is convincingly optimistic about the future. Gipe explains why such a startlingly straight-forward solution is ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/wind-energy-systems The Energy Event is one of Europe's largest exhibitions and conferences that focuses solely on energy procurement, management and efficiency, and takes place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on the 8th & 9th September 2010. Key attractions to the event include a top level conference entitled Energy Insight, held ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/energy-event ..a good foundation from which to grow your solar design - installation skills... A residential 4-day Certificate Course. Price includes all nutritious meals, campsite lodging, & morning, afternoon, evening instruction. Crestone Solar School offers solar workshops in active and passive solar heating design, alternative natural building, photovoltaics (solar electric) basics and renewable ... http://www.renewable-energy-news.co.uk/renewable-energy/solar-heating-natural-building-design-workshops-august-19-22