Tryllium Staff

Scottish report warns of compliance gap in building regulations

A consultation report published by the Scottish Government indicates that there is a serious disjoint between approved designs and actual building construction. In a survey carried out for the report, 96% of respondents replied that they believe there is a compliance gap for certain building standards, particularly in energy, noise, fire and structural stability. There is a need for […]

Wind in the sails of turbine producers

By Tryllium Staff

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order from a California wind farm, while rival Siemens has landed a deal to supply the Dan Tysk wind farm off Germany’s coast. The Vestas order is for 24 of its V90-3.0 MW turbines and 31 V90-1.8 MW models totalling 128 MW. Sacramento Municipal Utility District has placed the order for its […]

UK Spending Review makes major change to CRC scheme

By Tryllium Staff

UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne is defending the decision to pass on the revenue from the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme to the Treasury – instead of recycling it back to participants. The plans, which were hidden away in the detail of the Spending Review announcement on Wednesday, have come as […]

BT, Arqiva and Detica reach out with UK smart meter bid

By Tryllium Staff

Telecoms giant BT, together with communications infrastructure specialist Arqiva and BAE Systems’ data expert offshoot Detica yesterday officially launched their bid to provide the UK with an end-to-end smart metering solution. The Government has set a target of rolling out smart meters to 26 million homes by 2020 and will shortly commence the process of establishing the regulatory framework and […]

UK Green Investment Bank budget slashed in Spending Review

By Tryllium Staff

The UK Chancellor George Osborne’s long-awaited and much dreaded Spending Review will slash funding for Government’s promised Green Investment Bank to just £1 billion. The Green Investment Bank had garnered cross-party support before the election earlier this year as an effective means of driving the development of low-carbon technologies. Only yesterday, Secretary of State for Energy and […]

Scotland announces 650 low-carbon training places

By Tryllium Staff

The Scottish Government has announced 650 new training places for workers in low-carbon technologies. The training places will be delivered through Skills Development Scotland with funding of £585,000 from the European Social Fund. Funds will be available for employers with less than 250 staff in the private, voluntary and community-not-for-profit sectors involved in renewable energy, energy efficiency and/or carbon […]