Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
renewable energy, Tag
- Labour says figures show government’s commitment to green energy is ‘nothing but an empty PR move’
- Nation is a leader in capturing tidal and wave energy, but companies are starting to leave due to lack of government support
- The City of London, the historic "Square Mile" central district of London, will soon switch to clean energy in a big way. Starting in October 2018, the City of London will source 100 percent of its power needs from renewable...
- Firm hopes to better conventional batteries to store renewably generated power
- What if Canada had spent $200bn on wind energy instead of oil? Fri, 15 Jun 18, 8:00pmContinue reading...
- What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands? Fri, 15 Jun 18, 8:00pmContinue reading...
- Washington coal plant to be converted into solar farm Fri, 15 Jun 18, 5:00amSituated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city of Centralia is turning into a source of clean energy...
- EU raises renewable energy targets to 32% by 2030 Thu, 14 Jun 18, 7:31pmUK called for 30% as green groups say increase does not go far enough
- Ben & Jerry's backs onshore wind farms with gusty ice cream names Thu, 14 Jun 18, 6:00amCherry Gale-cia, anyone? How about some Strawberry Breeze-cake or Caramel Blew Blew? Ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has tweaked the names of some popular flavors with a gusty twist to rally support for onshore wind...
- IKEA and Little Sun team up to design sustainable, off-grid tools Thu, 14 Jun 18, 4:00amLittle Sun, a social business from artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen, creates products to put "the power of the sun in the palm of your hand" — think portable solar lamps and solar chargers...
- Let’s go with the grain of tidal power | Brief letters Thu, 14 Jun 18, 2:43amFictional Leros | Tidal power in the 18th century | Feast | AA salute | Interpreters v translatorsFurther to your travel feature on the Greek island of Leros (9 June), may I recommend to your readers Four’s Destiny: A Wartime...
- Solar power prices expected to drop further this year Wed, 13 Jun 18, 3:00amThe price of solar energy could further fall this year, experts say. A Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis published by PV Magazine predicted a 34 percent drop in the price of multicrystalline solar modules in China,...
- Ben & Jerry's joins the campaign to support onshore windfarms Wed, 13 Jun 18, 1:17amWith names like Strawberry Breezecake and Cherry Gale-cia, ice-cream maker pushes for government re-think
- Windfarm experts publish no research and had no face-to-face meetings last year Tue, 12 Jun 18, 3:17pmCommittee was set up by former prime minister Tony Abbott to handle complaints about wind turbine noise
- The Philippines envisions a green smart city to combat pollution in Manila Tue, 12 Jun 18, 7:00amTraffic is an unpleasant facet of life in cities, but in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world, it’s a severe drain on the economy and the quality of life of residents...
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.