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Swansea scientists work on solar power paint

Posted on 25. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Just a quick pointer to a fairly recent news item on the New Scientist about a group of scientists at Swansea University who are developing a way to paint solar cells on to the steel sheets that are usually used to clad large buildings. Very interesting stuff! Technorati Tags: Solar-power

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Micro generation key to a Sustainable Shetland?

Posted on 24. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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There are presently plans to build a large wind farm on the central mainland of Shetland, the legitimacy of which is quite rightly be discussed. Micro generation is one of the potential alternative sources of energy for the islands if the farm where not to go ahead. One group who are against the project is [...]

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Make it easier for renewable energy and micro generation

Posted on 23. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Allan Asher, the chief executive of Energywatch has been in the news for his recent words on the general lack of competition in the energy industry. The Times online reports on this and comments “It would be good, therefore, to dismantle some of the barriers that make it tough for new suppliers to enter, particularly [...]

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Barratt building with micro-generation built in

Posted on 19. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Barratt’s latest development of three towers in London’s docklands is called the Elektron, (corny name or what). Each tower has been fitted with a wind turbine and PV solar panel array. The development also has a low carbon emission communal heating system. Given that the whole housing market appears to be going south rapidly though [...]

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Scotland renewable energy could power UK

Posted on 15. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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Scotland could producing ten times as much electricity from renewables as the country needs allowing to also power the rest of the UK, so claimed Scotland’s own Alex Salmond last week as he described the huge potential for the sector in his country. To emphasise his point, he announced that the Scottish Government would put [...]

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