This week’s roundup of renewable energy news features ink-wasting fonts, banned vacuum cleaners, electric cars, Pacific islanders and Chinese trains!
Continue reading “Our Top 5 Energy Stories – 3rd September 2014”
Aipir, Columbia is a village with no electricity where temperatures can often exceed 40°C. So Coca-Cola went there to donate their new prototype fridge that works without any power.
Engineers and scientists from the University of Michigan have developed a world first — coloured, semi-transparent photovoltaic solar cells.
Continue reading “University creates semi-transparent, colourful solar cells”
With spring almost upon us, we thought it was time we started talking about solar panels. We’ve put together a list of some of the largest and most ambitious solar energy projects from around the world.
In our regular round-up of energy efficiency news we have flood warnings, Pharrell Williams’ new fashion brand, green skyscrapers, eco-friendly bikes and climate change on Google Earth!
Continue reading “Our Top 5 Energy Stories – 12th February 2014”
We’ve talked about the government’s climate change goals several times on this blog, with policies such as CERT, ECO and the Green Deal designed to reduce the energy consumption of our homes.
With such a seemingly eco-friendly government, many are surprised to learn that the government want to increase the number of cars on the roads.
The following is a guest article which originally appeared on the excellent Carbon Brief website.
You can read the original version here.
Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed financial incentives for councils and residents that are affected by fracking — the controversial process of extracting shale gas from the ground.
Continue reading “David Cameron offers cash compensation for fracking disturbance”
In our final news round-up of the year, we have hi-tech bikes from Bangkok, Japan’s plans to put solar panels on the moon, renewable energy news from Chile & Italy, and eco-friendly Christmas trees!
Continue reading “Our Top 5 Energy Stories – 18th December 2013”