Well then – nuclear energy is back in the news as EDF and Chinese investors gear up to build a new power plant at Hinkley and with the government guaranteeing prices for up to 35…
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Sun = Good & Other Solar Power Ramblings
Well now, what have we here then – the UK experiencing it’s sunniest and hottest spell of weather in many a year? That’s got to be worth celebrating hasn’t it? Pimms o’clock anyone? It’s got…
Think Tank Finds Turning Away From Gas Will Boost Economy
According to the Cambridge Econometrics think tank, the UK would be £20bn better off in 2030 by focusing on offshore wind farms as a means of replacing aging power plants, as opposed to increasing gas…
Green Steve Poll Results: 87% Of Respondents Don’t Want To Pay For Renewables
In an exclusive poll I conducted on Facebook (very scientific I know), over 87% of people did not want to have to foot the bill for investment in new renewable energy capacity. With the government’s…
Conclusive Figures Expound Wind Farm Myths
An analysis of data from the National Grid by The Guardian has revealed that, contrary to the claims of anti-wind farm lobbyists, wind generated power is helping to lower emissions on a national level. Indeed,…
Anti-Wind Farm Campaign Ad Banned for Misleading Public
The anti-wind turbine campaigning body, ‘Communities Against Windfarms in Scotland’, has come in for criticism from the advertising watchdog for running an ad which depicts what the Scottish landscape might look like if it were…
Recycling Nappies & Power Generating “Kites”
Now and again I like to look out into the world of green technology and find instances of innovation that could one day become the norm. A couple of stories recently caught my eye and…
Ground Source Heat Pumps: Who Are They For?
After being crowned their Ultimate Eco Blogger for 2012, I thought I’d ask the experts over at Find Energy Savings to contribute to the blog. They happily agreed and I asked them to give a…
Solar Panel Uproar & Other Renewables News
This is the first of what might become regular news roundups from me as I think it’s hard for most people to keep on top of all the happenings in the green industry. I spent…
Why All The Hoo-hah About Wind Farms?
The other Sunday evening I was flicking through the channels on TV and I saw a piece on Countryfile about wind warms and how some people (including many in rural communities) seemed to be opposed…
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