A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Resource Futures, Allerton Waste Recovery Park, Welland Bio Power Plant, and more…

Senior parliamentarians from the four major political parties have agreed that political will, rather than money or technology, is holding back the UK’s renewable energy sector.

UK Green Investment Bank and Foresight Group have provided half of the investment needed to build a £60-million energy-from-waste gasification plant in Hertfordshire.

Scottish Borders Council has announced it is terminating its 24-year waste treatment contract with New Earth Solutions, following policy changes and development issues.

The Peel Group is delaying the construction of its new biomass incineration plant in Manchester to assess whether combined heat and power would be more energy efficient.

Norfolk County Council calls on Eric Pickles to reimburse the taxpayer £34 million following the revelation that the Planning Inspector had approved plans for the Kings Lynn incinerator in September 2013.

The UK Green Investment Bank is launching a £50-million investment fund to support biomass projects.

With geological disposal being touted as the UK’s answer for storing intermediate-level nuclear waste, Annie Kane finds out about a new scientific discovery that could help ensure its safety

A new power plant that recovers used cooking oil to produce electricity has been officially opened in North Yorkshire.

The Department of Energy & Climate Change has stripped Nuclear Management Partners of its £9-billion contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site.