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A vibrant new urban quarter on the site of the old steel works at Ebbw Vale has achieved an exemplary rating under BRE’s masterplanning tool for creating sustainable communities Greenprint It is the first UK project to do so.
The regeneration project in Blaenau Gwent, in the South Wales Valleys began in 2005. It will provide a revitalised community which will act as a flagship project for delivering the Welsh Government’s sustainable development agenda.
Environmental technologies courses launched at North West college
Oldham College has launched its state-of-the-art Green Technology Centre offering courses in environmental technologies to develop skills in this growing area of the UK economy.
Mersey Gateway bosses have today (Monday 3 October 2011) said they are ‘delighted’ that Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP has confirmed that a detailed funding agreement for the project has been signed off by Government.
The Secretary of State for Transport confirmed the agreement in a news release issued today by the Department for Transport, saying: “The Mersey Gateway Bridge is an important transport project which will improve journeys and boost economic growth. It will not only provide much needed traffic relief for the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge, but also help to regenerate the Borough of Halton, the Liverpool city region and the wider north west by improving transport links, maximising local development and regional economic growth opportunities.
Last Updated on Friday, 07 October 2011 12:33
Global adoption of Solstice™ Liquid Blowing Agent could save the equivalent of 60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year
Brussels, October 3, 2011 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) introduced a new liquid blowing agent in the company’s growing family of low-global-warming materials.
Solstice™ Liquid Blowing Agent can be used in a variety of insulation applications including spray-foam, foam insulating panels and refrigerator insulation. Use of the new material can make refrigerators up to 10 to 12 percent more energy efficient than those insulated by hydrocarbon-blown foam, and more than 2 percent more energy efficient than refrigerators containing today’s most widely-used insulating agent, HFC-245fa. In residential and commercial building spray-applied insulating foam, Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent provides a 5 percent improvement in thermal insulation value over HFC-245fa-based spray foam.
Following the outstanding success of last year's inaugural event, the National Heat Pump Awards 2012 have been launched in an expanded format and the event established as a regular annual highlight in the industry's calendar.
The awards were launched last year with the backing of key industry organisations and leading companies to reward and celebrate the rapid progress being made in the adoption of heat pump technology, one of the most promising areas of renewable energy.
