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Green Deal – Tackling Home Energy Saving

Green Deal – Tackling Home Energy Saving

Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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A key part of any effective strategy for micro generation of alternative energy at home should be an initial focus on energy efficiency.  There is little point in generating solar or wind power only to waste it. So it was interesting to read last week about the move by the government to help upgrade the [...]

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Solar and wind micro generation for UK

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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The UK Climate Change Minister Phil Woolas has told The People that the government will help taxpayers install solar and wind micro generators in their homes. In new measures apparently to be announced by Gordon Brown next month the government will put up £1.5 Billion over the next three years, all to be funded by [...]

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Which country will win the race to be carbon neutral?

Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by ashleys.

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For a country to be completely carbon neutral is a lofty and admirable goal and one on which a number of countries are presently focused. Iceland, Norway, Costa Rica and New Zealand have all declared goals of ultimately becoming carbon neutral. Most of these countries with the exception of Costa Rica actually generate a lot [...]

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UK Power companies forced to give to the poor

Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by ashleys.

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UK Energy and power companies are to be forced to rob the rich, i.e. their own shareholders to pay the poor or at least to help the poor. UK government plans to force these companies to use a portion of their profits to help poor and vulnerable groups like pensioners, increase the energy efficiency of [...]

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The Reichstag goes green

Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by ashleys.

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In another symbol of how much better Germany is approach the whole concept of renewable energy and micro-generation is the news that the Reichstag is to run entirely on renewable energy from this summer. Due to a fairly recent refurbishment the building is already very energy efficient. The building houses biofuel generators in its basement [...]

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