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Majority of Scots want next government to prioritise renewables

Over one-third of those polled would consider solar panels to power or to heat their homes

A poll ahead of the election in Scotland has found that 70 per cent of Scottish people want to see the next government introduce more renewable energy.

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Ecotricity to reduce gas bills by 7%

Ecotricity's gas tariff comes with 'a frack-free promise'

Renewable energy provider Ecotricity has announced it will reduce the cost of its gas tariff by seven per cent.

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Sadiq Khan states intention to be ‘greenest mayor London has ever had’

Sadiq Khan visited Islington Bunhill Energy Centre

Sadiq Khan says he wants ‘to be the greenest Mayor London has ever had’, stating that if he is successful in the May 2016 election he will support local renewable energy generation schemes.

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World’s largest offshore wind farm to be built off Yorkshire coast

Dong Energy is to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire. Hornsea Project One will be the world’s first such project to exceed 1GW.

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UK Green Investment Bank funding to help Salford Royal cut energy bill

A new 2.5MW CHP system will be installed at the energy centre at Salford Royal

UK Green Investment Bank and DLL are to invest £6.9million in energy saving measures at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.

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RSPB’s new wind turbine to generate 50% of charity’s energy needs

The turbine is being installed at Sandy, Bedfordshire

RSPB and renewable energy provider Ecotricity are working together to install a new 100m-tall wind turbine.

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Retailers asked for opinions on achieving sector-wide energy reduction

The event is intended to gather insights on how retailers could reduce energy use

Scottish retailers are invited to attend Zero Waste Scotland’s Retail Energy Workshop and put forward their views on how the sector can reduce their energy consumption.

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Renewable energy to drive Fourth Industrial Revolution, says World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum has said that better energy systems are necessary to maintain the growth of renewable energy – the driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Renewable energy suppliers top Which? survey

Ovo Energy, followed by renewable energy suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity, have come top of the latest Which? survey.

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Scottish Parliament signs up for Resource Efficiency Pledge scheme

The Scottish Parliament has joined Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Efficiency Pledge programme.

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