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Half-mile exclusion zone set up near nuclear plants after third unexploded device discovered in as many weeks

Schoolchildren living in the coolest city in the UK just got a glimpse of one of the coolest energy sources in action with the arrival of the world's first solar-powered hot air balloon...

The complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians. In addition to office spaces and civic facilities, the complex includes 20,000 square feet of retail spaces...

The complex occupies a large sloping site located within the town center, and makes it accessible to pedestrians. In addition to office spaces and civic facilities, the complex includes 20,000 square feet of retail spaces...

New low-carbon heating network is first stage of a plan to transform Bristol into a carbon-neutral city by 2050, reports BusinessGreen

London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to follow Nottingham and Bristol in setting up a council energy company – and it could shake up the whole market

An organic farmer turned politician, a woman with solar panels on her shed and a man who cycles in the snow – the city leaders who live green

Wessex Bus, First West of England and GENeco have submitted bids to low-emission vehicle grants scheme for more bio-buses

Theaster Gates' new installation, Sanctum, opened October 29, fully contained within the roofless shell of a church in Bristol. From the looks of these photographs captured by Max McClure, the opening was a rollicking good...

Renewables provider Good Energy claims it is world’s first power company to accept an independent currency, which aims to keep money in local economy

Energy provider claims it is world’s first power company to accept an independent currency, which is designed to keep money in the local economy

Is Bristol’s biomethane-powered city bus a bold new move towards sustainable transport, or just hot air? Ajit Niranjan catches the No 2 (really) to find out

When one thinks of houses made from straw, typically an image of wolves, pigs and less than stellar construction methods come to mind. But in the UK of Bristol, the nation's first straw-bale houses have just gone on sale—and...

These ones won’t be blown away and could keep the energy wolves at bay by cutting fuel bills by up to 90%, say team behind the project in Bristol

The Bio-Bus, the U.K.'s first poo-powered bus, just hit the road and is going into active service for a four-week trial period starting Monday 24 November, 2014. The 40-seater bus runs on gas generated through the treatment...