Green Energy CEO: 'We are at the beginning of a green gas revolution'

Madeleine Cuff
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Doug Stewart, chief executive of Green Energy, claims green gas is 15 years behind renewable electricity - but is poised for stellar growth in the UK

In 2001, when Doug Stewart started the utility Green Energy to supply renewable electricity to British homes and business, customers were wary that it was a legitimate business proposition. "Someone rang...

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