An annual campaign offering free electric blanket testing to elderly people has been the most successful ever. As part of Powergen and Age Concern’s fourth safety campaign, almost 3,000 pensioners brought their blankets to venues across the UK to be safety
Yorkshire Windpower has just completed a background noise survey for the proposed re-power of its existing Ovenden Moor wind farm. The survey called for noise measurement devices to be sited in the gardens of five of the nearest residents to the site.
With Christmas almost here, Powergen is offering tips on how to have a happy, but energy efficient, festive season. A houseful of guests, a massive turkey to be cooked and The Great Escape on TV can lead not only to stress and arguments but also to a
Powergen today received clearance from the European Commission for its acquisition of TXU’s retail business and certain generation assets. The approval clears the way for Powergen to integrate the acquired TXU business into its existing operations. Paul
The ongoing programme of meetings organised by the consortium investigating a potential wind farm on Tunes Plateau continues to be productive. The six most recent presentations were given to the Environmental Panel of the Articlave Presbyterian Church,
Children at a Scunthorpe school have given a kite flying demonstration as part of their involvement in Powergen’s Changing Climates programme. Pupils from Lincoln Gardens Infant School in Lincoln Gardens made the kites as part of a weather week organised
Powergen and the National Energy Foundation have recognised the commitment of 60 companies to manage energy efficiently. The Energy Efficiency Accreditation Awards, sponsored by Powergen, recognise and encourage energy efficiency within industrial and
The decision by North Cornwall District Council to give the go-ahead to Powergen Renewables’ plans to re-power its St Breock wind farm has been welcomed by the company. The plans call for the old turbines – 11 x 450KW – to be replaced by eight state-of-the-art
More than 40 local people attended a special meeting at Rheidol hydro-power station to discuss Powergen’s plans for the nearby Coed Dol-Fawr woodland. Development plans drawn up by Phil Morgan from Sustainable Forest Management were shown to local people
Staff from Powergen’s Cottam Development Centre (CDC) have literally taken on a grassroots project. In a bid to encourage local wildlife back into the area, employees from CDC’s B shift are working with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to transform some
The consortium investigating the feasibility of an offshore wind farm at Tunes Plateau has expressed disappointment at Coleraine Borough Council’s decision to oppose the project. The Council voted, on November 26, to “oppose the project” even though no
The consortium investigating the possibility of building a wind farm on the Tunes Plateau has welcomed the launch of a new community fund. The Crown Estate’s Renewables Community and Environmental Research Fund will make grants available to projects in