Going green could earn you cash back
FEED-IN tariffs are payments to ordinary energy users for the renewable electricity they generate.
Video: The forecast is windy.
THE Irish Sea is the second biggest area in the world for offshore wind farm developments second only to the North Sea.
Click here to see the first Britain's Energy Coast supplement in e-editon format
You can read our first 28 page colour supplement in its e-edition format so you can see all the pages, pictures and advertisers just as they appeared in our printed product in July.
Mike Park
MIKE PARK, 45, is a manager at Sellafield and a memeber of Cokermouth Mountain Rescue
Stephen McCullough
STEPHEN McCULLOUGH, 39, is Business Development Director for Cumbrian Newspapers
Power and the glory
WEAK spot blocking Cumbria’s Energy Coast ambitions is its underpowered electricity grid.
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Gordon Brown backs energy coast
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind west Cumbria’s plan for an energy coast – as he called for all parties to support the nuclear option to secure Britain’s energy needs.
College wants part of the energy coast
ALREADY on the cusp of an exciting £40m extension, Furness College in Barrow is champing at the bit to play a part in county ambitions to be Britain’s Energy Coast™
Gathering sheer raw energy of wind
Wind power is part of the mix of energy options supported by Cumbria's geography.
The serious business of recycling
ONSIDERING his rapid upward career path in the nuclear sector it’s ironic that Sam Usher’s favourite way of relaxing is hurtling downhill.
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