Welcome to New Energy Focus, bringing new daily news on UK renewable and low carbon energy. Scotland has set its sights on microgeneration systems in every school - a plan that should be followed by the rest of the UK. We hope you enjoy the site, you can contact us here if you have news to share - James Cartledge, editor
News Headlines
EDF completes £12.5bn takeover of British Energy
French electricity giant has 96% ownership of UK nuclear operator; UK government gains £4.4bn windfall it says will be used in nuclear clean-up
Scottish bid for "renewable generation in every school"
Ministers in Scotland launch measures to help local authorities access funding for microgeneration equipment and ensure new school building projects are low carbon
Glasgow consultancy to help China into offshore wind
Firm founded just six years ago working in EU-funded project to look at how China can develop offshore wind potential along a 10,000km stretch of coastline
E.ON backs Surrey research into cheaper solar cell alternatives
University of Surrey secures nearly a million euros from German energy firm to use nanotechnology expertise to produce more effective organic solar cells
Legislation
Find out more about the legislation currently driving the move to low carbon energy in the UK
