Environmental stories tagged with: solar panels

Tesco Ireland today announced that the company will be opening its first environmental store ("eco store") in Tramore this October. When completed the 30,000 sq ft retail outlet will use 45% less energy than a supermarket of a similar size. Setting a new benchmark for green technology and construction in retail in Ireland, Tesco Tramore will save 420 tonnes of CO2, a 30% annual saving.

The new £4.3 million West Lindsey District Council headquarters at Marshall's Yard in Gainsborough was topped out at a special ceremony in Gainsborough on Wednesday.

The three, four and five bed family houses are destined for Sumner Gardens, Broad Green, following planning committee approval.

Work has begun on five eco-homes at a brown field site in Stawell, Somerset.

A pioneering council project is cutting carbon emissions and halving the average energy bill for residents on a sheltered housing estate.

The Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall reduced its carbon emissions by 9% last year, and has set a target to reduce emissions by at least another 12.5% by 2012.

Solar panels and natural roof are among the features of new Larmenier and Sacred Heart Primary school in Hammersmith.

Grants for people who want to install micro-wind turbines and solar panels on their homes will be available again from 9am on Tuesday 29 May.

AN 18th Century Grade II listed mill has been given an eco-makeover to allow it to become more sustainable for the future.

In the Commons today, Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, proposed that microgeneration planning regulations should be relaxed to allow greater uptake.

GreenMountain Engineering announced that it has completed the design and testing of an innovative remote power device. The "Solar in a Tube", or SIAT, uses a 20 watt roll-out flexible solar panel and a battery storage unit to provide power for aid workers, researchers and travellers in remote locations.