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How much carbon does recycled paper save?

1st December, 2011 by Anonymous | Add a comment
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A new calculator can tell you exactly what difference it makes to use recycled paper instead of virgin fibre for a particular print run.

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They know when the wind will blow

30th November, 2011 by Anonymous | 2 comments
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With more accurate forecasts, the potential of wind power to prove a reliable alternative to fossil fuels is on the up.

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Solar start-up benefits over 700,000 people

29th November, 2011 by Anonymous | 2 comments
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An Ashden Award-winning scheme by new social enterprise Tough Stuff champions clean energy whilst boosting local economies in low-income countries.
 

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A quick win for energy cuts: VSDs

23rd November, 2011 by Anonymous | Add a comment
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Variable speed drives can reduce energy bills by as much as 70%, with a payback of less than 12 months.

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Wales gets first full-scale tidal array

22nd November, 2011 by Anonymous | Add a comment
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EU funding worth £6.4 million unleashes a new stream of income and energy off the Pembrokeshire coast.

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EVs to hit intercity highways

21st November, 2011 by Roger East | 1 comments
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A green power network on the UK’s motorways means new horizons for battery cars.

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The potential for renewables in Africa makes the UK look like a sideshow, says Toby Hammond

17th November, 2011 by Katie Shaw | Add a comment
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Toby Hammond, Director of The Moneygrower, spots new opportunities for eco-entrepreneurship, including a solar irrigation pump which could make a huge difference to smallholder farmers.
 

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Carbon nanotubes: the future of the grid?

31st October, 2011 by Anonymous | Add a comment
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Nanotechnology researchers solve the problem of energy lost through resistance as the current travels down the wire.

 

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World's largest biomass gasifier opens in Finland

21st October, 2011 by Anonymous | Add a comment
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New power plant will run on forest waste, save 230,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

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Why policy is like... poetry

20th September, 2011 by Anna Simpson | Add a comment
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Anna Simpson explains why you shouldn’t be surprised to find inspiration at a policy roundtable.

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