BIS articles

Government takes wraps off energy intensive industry compensation package

Pollution

Heavy industry can apply for share of £250m pot designed to offset the impact of carbon pricing schemes from next month

20 May 2013

Government kicks off Offshore Wind Industry Council

Pelstar floating wind turbine

New group chaired by Energy Minister Michale Fallon and Keith Anderson of ScottishPower to meet for the first time

16 May 2013

Green energy and transport to the fore as government boosts Technology Strategy Board funding

Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm

Government confirms £50m increase to Technology Strategy Board budget to £440m

14 May 2013

Sainsbury's jumps on hydrogen-powered bandwagon

Supermarket joins government-backed research programme to assess viability of hydrogen vehicle technologies

25 Apr 2013

Nuclear-free future not an option for UK energy strategy, says chief adviser

Prof John Beddington affirmed importance of atomic power to UK at the launch of long-term nuclear strategy

27 Mar 2013

UK's £2bn aviation centre tipped to pilot huge carbon savings

Work on energy efficient aircraft could reduce CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes a year, government says

21 Mar 2013

Policy Briefing: Are you ready for the green corporate reporting revolution?

Mandatory carbon reporting rules and new environmental disclosure requirements are on the way - BusinessGreen Plus asks if your business is prepared?

13 Mar 2013

Smart energy innovations win £9m government funding

Technology Strategy Board unveils support for energy harvesting, efficient computers, and smart system projects

11 Mar 2013

UK could have 1.6 million hydrogen-fuelled vehicles by 2030

Private-public partnership outlines roadmap to boost take-up of fuel cell vehicles

06 Feb 2013

Cable cuts ribbon on £3bn Green Investment Bank

Edinburgh-based Bank makes first official low carbon investments in anaerobic digestion and energy efficiency

28 Nov 2012

Doha deal must include permafrost action, says UN

Frozen soils could account for 39 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions as temperatures rise, report warns

27 Nov 2012

Cable unveils £16.5m low carbon vehicle drive

Funding competition for research projects targeting large-scale CO2 cuts to open in February

06 Nov 2012

BIS backs research into energy efficiency

Energy-efficiency and green technology projects among seven partnerships between business and academia to receive support

01 Nov 2012

Planning reforms 'totally ignore climate change', warn green groups

David Cameron says Growth and Infrastructure Bill will unlock billions of pounds of new investment in energy projects

19 Oct 2012

Updated: EU approves UK's £3bn Green Investment Bank

Regulators say bank does not fall foul of state aid rules, clearing it for large-scale low carbon investments

17 Oct 2012

Shaun Kingsbury named Green Investment Bank chief executive

Government also appoints six non-executive directors to the board

27 Sep 2012

Vince Cable promises sustainable growth in new industrial strategy

Business secretary launches new policy that could offer support for green businesses

11 Sep 2012

DECC minister moves to BIS as reshuffle continues

Lord Marland to take up as yet unspecified role in department of Business, Innovation and Skills alongside new appointee Jo Swinson

06 Sep 2012

Chief scientist issues warning over DECC budget cuts

Office for Science raises concern that government will fail to deliver new low-carbon technologies in time

03 Sep 2012

Closed Loop Recycling's Olympic legacy leads green job creation push

Dagenham-based plastic recycling plant heads flurry of green investment announcements as Air Products starts work on 50MW green gas facility in Tees Valley

06 Aug 2012

Government agrees to be more open about embedded carbon

DECC, BIS, and Defra respond to MPs report on consumption-based emissions

25 Jul 2012

Vince Cable to cut ribbon on green chemicals lab

University of York opens multi-million pound Biorenewables Development Centre

05 Jul 2012

Calling all “Greeniuses” – Government launches £3m green entrepreneur competition

New £3m competition to launch later this year, promising funding for innovations in food, water, and energy

25 Jun 2012

Green Investment Bank to avoid risky marine power, says chairman

Lord Smith of Kelvin says offshore wind power and energy efficiency will be among priority areas for £3bn GIB

22 Jun 2012

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