The search engine giant Google has announced that it is going to look at ways to develop cheap and clean sources of energy, and that it would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to do so. Their focus will initially be on solar thermal, wind and geothermal technologies. Larry page co-founder of google stated;
“We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centres. We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at a globally significant scale.”
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Written by ashleys on December 9th, 2007 with no comments.
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The Guardian reports on the group of MPs led by the Conservative Michael Fallon who are introducing a private member’s bill to parliament this week in a bid to prevent the government back-pedalling on rules that require construction companies to fit renewable energy sources to new buildings.
The bill is designed to ensure support for the so-called Merton Rule, introduced by the London borough of Merton four years ago and since copied by more than 100 local authorities. The rule requires developers to source at least 10% of any new building’s energy from renewable sources. The rule is seen as an important part of trying to get the UK to catch up with the rest of Europe on the micro-generation of renewable energy.
Written by ashleys on December 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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