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Archives - 2008 press releases

OFGEM plan to outlaw green electricity tariffs

OFGEM recently released an outline of their proposed new green electricity accreditation scheme... But it seems their idea for regulating green electricity tariffs is to ban them!
9th September 2008

Greenbird hopes of world record washed away

Uncharacteristic rain fall flooded Lake Lefroy leaving hopes of a world record dashed. The team are a little down hearted but are now focused on the ice record attempt next year.
4th September 2008

Whales and Windmills - a lot in common

Marine conservation society Sea Shepherd – took time out of a busy schedule touring Europe to visit us at our HQ in Stroud.
2nd September 2008

British team harness wind power in world speed challenge

This week two groundbreaking Brits will start their attempt to break a new speed record in the most advanced wind powered vehicle ever produced - 20th August 2008

OFGEM green guidelines released

Ecotricity, founders of the green electricity movement, have slammed OFGEM's new scheme to regulate green tariffs - 29th July 2008

Wind Powered cars are on the way.

South Norfolk Council gives the green light to our wind park at Lotus HQ in Hethel - 24th July 2008

Open day a great success at our latest wind park

We were overwhelmed by the response at Shooters Bottom, Somerset - July 18th 2008

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"Hysterical nonsense" - Ecotricity boss responds to Christopher Bookers article in the Daily Mail

What was that you said about a load of hot air Christopher? - June 26th 2008

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Why the Planning Process is failing to deliver government renewable energy generation targets

In 1999 the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities first identified that the planning process is a "grave hindrance to achieving the necessary growth in renewables". Nearly ten years on and nothing has changed - June 25th 2008

Wind - the new North Sea Oil?

Brown should look closer to home for the solution to his oil problem… May 28th 2008

Image - Screenshot of Zerocarbonista - Dale's new blog

Dale (Ecotricity MD) has joined the wonderful world of the blogsphere!

His blog is about life post-oil and post-carbon ... how we get there and what might happen on the way.

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Ecotricity to build a third turbine for Ford

The two Ecotricity turbines at Ford's Dagenham plant have been major London landmarks since they were built in 2004. They will soon be joined by a third - April 3rd 2008

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More fudging of renewable energy targets

Allowing renewable projects built abroad to count towards UK targets makes a mockery of any attempts to address climate change. If it were possible to build projects anywhere in the world where planning is lax, nothing would be done in the UK - April 2008

Green Budget? What green budget?

Dale Vince comments on Darling's 'green' budget - March 2008

British Gas - Zero carbon?

British Gas were slammed today for misleading consumers in adverts for their so-called Zero Carbon tariff - January 30th 2008

Watchdog slams anti-wind group

RUNGA, the anti-wind group led by Alan Bensttead who opposed turbines at the Lotus headquarters in Hethel, were publicly shamed today by an adjudication from the ASA, a body that exists to ensure truth and accuracy in publications - January 23rd 2008

The nuclear industry is a failed experiment we can't afford to repeat

The current nuclear fleet cost �50 billion to build, it produced 20% of our power in the UK - for the same sum of money we could power the whole of Europe with wind energy - January 3rd 2008