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Many seem to be happy about this week’s news regarding a wind farm project in Thames estuary. Let me spoil your cake with some pragmatic calculation; but first I will re-cap on the news for those who (for whatever reason) haven’t subscribed to the E.on newsletter.
So, the story is that several major European energy conglomerates have signed an agreement worth 2 billion Euros to build a huge wind-farm in Thames estuary. The first phase will start in 2011 and 175 gigantic wind generators will be built 13 miles off the …
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US Chamber of commerce has stirred controversy by filing a request with the EPA for a hearing on a science-based evidence behind claims that global warming is a threat to human race. It has fuelled anger from all sorts of chain-yourself-to-whatever and other eco-basher organisations. They are screaming that this is a certain losing-game for EPA and the scientists.
Well, if the science cannot prove that this instance of global warming is human-induced, let them lose! What did I mean by “this instance”? Simple - this is not the first global …
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More good news for electric bikers come across the channel. The annual Eurobike exhibition in Germany has closed the doors but the buzz is still travelling. Comparing to the previous year all stats and figures are on a rise.
Last year there were only 25 stands directly or indirectly related to the electric bike industry. In 2009 the number has doubled.
Siegfried Neuberger, General Manager of ZIV (German Bicycle Industry association) expressed his excitement saying: “Electric bikes are hot right now.”
And hot they are indeed. In China and in Taiwan there are …
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After keeping us in suspense for a while, Nanosolar has finally made an announcement regarding their future plans.
Up until now Nanosolar has really managed to stir controversy around their new technology in mass production of solar batteries. Well funded and possessing the best brains in the industry, it is understood that the half-a-billion cash injection from private investors like Sergey Brin (Google) and Mohr Davidov has gone to fine-tune their ground-breaking technology of solar panel manufacturing and building new plants in San Jose and Germany. However, it is the German …
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There was once a time when we were all pretty dependent on the coal. It was the main driving force behind moving people from one place to another. Think steam railways and the magick horseless diligence.
To the sheer terror of many environmentally aware people, the coal transport can be on its rise once again. This time in a form of an electric car… but the form doesn’t change the essence.
According to Energy Information Administration more than 77% of
