Drax, which is both the largest coal-fired power plant in Europe and the UK’s biggest CO2 emitter, has unveiled plans to increase efficiency whilst cutting CO2 emissions, according to the BBC.
Their efforts are expected to save the planet from 1,000,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. As well as installing new turbines, they will be reducing [...]

Indian scientists have discovered an efficient way to make biodiesel, removing the need to heat the mixture of ingredients for hours - a process that counters the overall efficiency of the fuel. They have used a fungus that produces an enzyme called lipase which “can link oil to methanol without any extra heating”.
This provides a [...]

A skip firm in Sussex is investing into a £10m plant to convert the rubbish it collects into energy that will power up to 10,000 homes in a green initiative, according to The Argus. The process involves burning 40,000 tonnes of (non-recyclable) waste a year to drive steam turbines. The managing director, Greg Blurton says [...]

According to the BBC, officials have announced that the UK will struggle to meet the EU targets that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair signed to in March on renewable energy - if it reaches them at all. The BBC reports on how the Guardian has internal briefings from officials to ministers, that suggest that the UK [...]

Any regulated scheme will generate anomalies. One has just come to light in New South Australia, where the Snowy River Hydro-Electric Power Generating Company has received received financial rewards for switching to gas-fired power generation, even though this has increased the company’s carbon emissions. The problem arises because of what they switched from: [...]