Solar powered fuel for the car
A team of scientists from Kentucky has discovered a way of using a cheap semiconductor together with ordinary sunlight to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen. This could allow water to be...
View ArticleAberdeenshire leads the way in green energy microgeneration
Aberdeenshire has fitted 5.88 MWe of renewable energy generation since the government started the green energy Feed In Tariff (FIT) scheme in April 2010, which equates to 3.655% of the total...
View ArticleGreen solar power panel and wind energy causes utilities to lose money
On July 24th German energy windmills produced so much power that utility companies paid consumers to take it off the grid. According to a Bloomberg report this is not such a strange event as you would...
View ArticleGovernment plans to tackle high energy prices
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, with the Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, has decided to take on the energy companies and their high prices. Whilst saying that the energy companies were not the...
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Spaced based solar power stations of the future
The science fiction of man-made space stations orbiting the planet, collecting the sun’s energy then beaming it down for use on Earth looks set to move from the realms of science fiction into the pages...
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Solar power feed in tariff slashed
Many green solar power panel projects have been cancelled because of the government’s decision to cut the feed in tariff that energy providers pay to those that generate their own power. But not only...
View ArticleSolar power Feed in Tariff victory
The plans of the Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, to halve the subsidy for home generated solar power have been thrown into disarray by a court ruling. When the Labour government started the Feed in...
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Renewable energy costs fall: could it herald an increase in popularity?
A report by CleanEdge on the state of the green energy industry over the past year revealed some surprising yet welcome news for anyone interested in installing a solar panel on their property. It...
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Hinkley Point C Can Be Built in 2 Years – By The UK Solar Industry
The UK's leading solar energy generator writes an open letter to David Cameron, urging the Prime Minister and Government to move away from debating green taxes, and discuss the deployment of...
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Andrew Lansley Tops First Annual Solar League Table
Andrew Lansley tops the first annual Solar League Table, but all MPs must try harder says Friends of the Earth Andrew Lansley is top of the class, Justine Greening is bottom, and the Energy and Climate...
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The History of Solar Panels and How They Work
Despite the UK’s reputation for bad weather, the humble solar cell still has great potential over here. In addition to the fact that they work in cloudy and overcast conditions, new breakthroughs have...
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Unlikely Bedfellows: Mines That Run On Solar Or Wind Power
Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut...
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