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venerdì, 02 dicembre 2005

THE GREEN ISLE - Clean power bid for Stronsay

LOCALS on a tiny island (Stronsay) are launching a £25million bid to run their whole community on green energy. Homes, businesses, cars and boats on Stronsay in Orkney would be powered by "clean" hydrogen. Even the ferry to the isle would be hydrogen-fuelled. @DailyRecord

giovedì, 01 dicembre 2005

Can Africa, India and Asia Relieve the EU's Biofuel Famine?

Karl Watkin, Chairman of D1 Oils certainly thinks so. Here he sets out the case for energy crops from the developing world. read@EdieNews

sabato, 26 novembre 2005

Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power

Hundreds of semitrailer trucks zipping along North American highways are now powered in part by hydrogen. These 18-wheelers make hydrogen as they go, eliminating the need for high-pressure, cryogenic storage tanks or hydrogen filling stations, which, by the way, don't yet exist. read@WiredNews

mercoledì, 23 novembre 2005

Study Boosts Wind Farms

Wind farms in the North-East could be among the most efficient green power producers in Europe, it has been claimed. A new Department of Trade and Industry study into renewable energy by the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University is the first ever methodical investigation of Britain's wind resource. Its findings reveal that annual capacity for wind power in the UK is greater than that of Germany and Denmark, two leaders in the field. British winds blow strongly all year round, but also peak when electricity needs are greatest ( during the day and in the winter months......read@RedOrbit

martedì, 22 novembre 2005

Breakthrough for heating houses with wind energy

Wind turbines will keep thousands of Danish homes. This is the consequence of the Danish finance bill for 2006, which the Danish government has agreed upon with right wing-party Dansk Folkeparti. read@WindPower.Org

venerdì, 18 novembre 2005

Windpower Microgeneration: Home Wind Turbines

Domestic wind turbines have been described as "the new handbags" - the latest luxury items craved by those who want to be first to try new technology. But this description overlooks their green credentials, because any electricity powered by the elements is reducing CO2 emissions, which are blamed for global warming. And there are also the financial motivations. read@AlternativeEnergyBlog

giovedì, 17 novembre 2005

Ireland's first 'passive' house opens near Wicklow

Capable of both heating and cooling itself, the house is a demonstration project sponsored by Sustainable Energy Ireland, and independently certified by the Passive Haus Institute in Germany. read@EDIE

lunedì, 14 novembre 2005

Minister declares nuclear 'renewable'

The Times, 31 October 2005 - Nuclear power is a renewable energy source, a government minister has declared, indicating a growing acceptance that future energy sources will have to be nuclear.

venerdì, 11 novembre 2005

Sweden takes aim at fossil fuel-free future

Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson is to head a working group studying a proposed phase-out of fossil fuels in the country by 2020, Dagens Nyheter newspaper reports. 2020 is already Sweden's target date for achieving full environmental sustainability; e gli svedesi se lo dicono lo fanno. Leggi l'articolo: ECEEE

mercoledì, 09 novembre 2005

Wafer thin nano-films make a solar power play

The Californian creators of new ultra-thin nanocrystal solar cells are heralding their invention as the leading contender in the race for future dominance of the solar market, arguing they have several advantages over the betting man's current favourite, organic cells. read the news @ EDIE

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