UK set for 15% renewables target
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The EU is expected to tell the UK that 15% of energy needs must be met from renewable sources by 2020.
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Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire says it is ahead of schedule with plans to cut carbon emissions.
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We're going to buy too many power-hungry gadgets, apparently Turn off your telly, shut down your PC and dim down those lights, because if you don't, by 2020, 45 per cent of the UK's electricity will be gobbled up to feed the nation's love of gadgets, according to a report from British NGO the Energy Saving Trust (EST).â¦
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Plans for two major offshore wind farms off the Kent and Essex coasts are expected to be given the green light.
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The British government pledged 15 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 28.9 million dollars) for the aid effort to help survivors of the tidal waves which have devastated Asian coastlines.
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The U.S. wind power industry will  see half a trillion dollars of investment by 2030 to take the  renewable source up to 20 percent of U.S. electricity  generation, an industry conference heard on Monday.
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A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.
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British Gas announces that it will increase its electricity and gas prices by 15%.
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As CO2 build-up accelerates Government ministers are trying to find a way to wriggle out of the Britain's commitment to derive a significant portion of its energy from renewable sources, according to The Guardian.â¦
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Science & environment: Kent set to get first new coal-fired power station to be built in the UK for more than 20 years
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Britain is expected to give the go-ahead  to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week,  sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a  fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.
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Project could generate enough electricity for 7,500 homes, saving 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over 25 years.
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By NO BYLINE  A TASKFORCE is to be set up to find ways of increasing the supply of wood to make biomass energy. Mike Russell, the environment minister, announced the move yesterday on a visit to E.ON's soon-to- open GBP 90 million plant in Lockerbie.  (c) 2007 Scotsman, The.
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Science & environment: Britain will lobby for a lower national target for renewable energy, John Hutton has indicated.
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Science & environment: BT is to spend Â£250m building wind farms around the country in the UK's biggest single renewable investment outside of the energy sector.
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Dialling down the carbon footprint BT is investing a whopping Â£250m in a series of wind farms that will generate 25 per cent of the firm's energy requirements by 2016.â¦
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In the next 15 months, US regulators expect applications for up to 28 new plants.