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Thursday, May 1st, 2008All petrol and diesel which is sold at UK pumps now has to include at least 2.5% biofuels. These renewable fuels, made from crops such as sugar cane or maize, have been added to fuel sold around the country. This target will rise to 5% by 2010. The move is aimed at making transport fuels […]
$20million Prize for Renewable Ocean Energy
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Scotland will offer the world’s largest prize to date for spurring advances in marine renewable energy, the country’s head of state announced today. The Saltire Prize, of 20 million U.S. dollars, will go to innovators from any nation who design environmentally friendly ocean technology, such as better ways to harness tidal and wind power.
Arctic Summers May Have No Ice by 2013
Monday, March 10th, 2008Scientists in the US have presented one of the most dramatic forecasts yet for the disappearance of Arctic sea ice. Their latest modelling studies indicate northern polar waters could be ice-free in summers within a staggering 5-6 years. Professor Wieslaw Maslowski told an American Geophysical Union meeting that previous projections had underestimated the processes now […]
iPod Solar Powered Recharger
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Solar Technology has introduced a combined solar and battery-based recharging system for iPods and other devices, called the FreeLoader 8.0.The clever funky device ships with the capacity to charge many of the latest mobile gadgets such as digital cameras, iPods, PDAs, Sony PSPs and mobile phones, and even supports a direct connection to Apple’s iPhone […]
FREE Energy Monitors
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Every household in the UK will soon be able to request a free device that shows how much electricity is being used in the home at any one particular moment.
Ministers are set to announce the plan in the forthcoming Energy White Paper. They hope “real-time monitors” will help cut greenhouse gas emissions and the amount […]