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The Renewable Revolution – a book worth finding
Sometimes, walking into your local library can be quite an enriching experience – even in the digital age. You might stumble upon books that would have escaped your attention otherwise. It so happened with The Renewable Revolution by Sajed Kamal, put nicely on display by a caring librarian, just waiting to be picked up, read … Continue reading
Energy from the vine – Yealands leads the way
A Malborough wine producer has slashed its annual heating bill by choosing to burn its own vine prunings to produce heat, New Zealand creative business magazine idealog reports. “Yealands Estate has replaced its LPG-fired boiler with two wood-burning boilers to produce the heat it needs for winemaking, with the financial support of the Energy Efficiency … Continue reading
Round the world on electro cycle – a man, a quest
Sometimes, if you want to change something and get your message across, you gotta get out there and – exactly: tour the world. Guim Valls Teruel, 35, a Catalan adventurer, did just that. Aimed at promoting renewable energies, his two-year long journey on an electric bicycle brought him to 15 different countries, finally arriving in … Continue reading
McKinsey: 100% renewable energy possible by 2050
The WWF reports on a ground breaking study by McKinsey telling us that it is possible for Europe to be completely powered by renewable energy: “By 2050 the European power sector could be free of carbon emissions, and this new study is supported by WWF. The report states that a 100% renewable electricity system would … Continue reading
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