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• Water Company Invests In Solar Sewers

  

  A WATER company in the South West of England has announced it will use solar energy to power even more of its sewers. Last year, South West Water generated... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Panels to Halt Malaria in Kenya

  

  A KENYAN island is installing solar PV panels in a bid to stop its inhabitants from catching malaria. More than 4,000 solar panels are in the process of being... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EcoExperts Welcome N.Ireland's Solar Panel Planning Permission Repeal

  

  RENEWABLE energy specialist, The EcoExperts, has welcomed Northern Ireland’s decision to make installing solar panels easier. Owners of schools, businesses and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Paul Bright's GBH at Sustainability Live

  

  THIS MAN is Paul Bright, sketched amidst my notes for his afternoon session on The Green Build Hub: A Living Laboratory. Paul is from the Cornwall Sustainable... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy Policy at Sustainability Live

  

  THE OPENING session in Energy Theatre 1 was on Energy Policy. The subject matter was technical and more relevant to people in industry than to customers,... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Fresh Back From Sustainability Live

  

  SUSTAINABILITY LIVE is an annual event and like the sustainability industry itself it has grown steadily each year. The industry comprises many specialist... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Historic Yorkshire Racecourse Spends Thousands on Solar

  

  A RACECOURSE in the North of England has spent £75,000 on more than 200 solar panels on the grandstand roof. The 300 year old Beverley Racecourse, in... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2013: The Year of the Second Solar Boom?

  

  BACK in 2011 solar panels were being snapped up like hot cakes thanks to a generous feed-in-tariff scheme which paid large sums to those who installed them. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Solar Panel Makes 25% More Electricity

  

  A BRAND new wire contraption will let solar panels produce 25% more energy than before. The layer of tiny wires made from gallium arsenide, an expensive materia... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Interest in Solar PV at Record High

  

  ALMOST 10,000 people looked into buying solar panels in February, more than any other recorded month. A staggering 9,824 entered their details into The... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Millions of Australians Now Benefit from Solar Energy

  

  MORE than two million Australians are now getting cheaper power and saving some half a billion dollars a year on their electricity bills, because of their switc... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Deal to Part Fund Solar PV Installations

  

  RESIDENTS will be able to pay for solar PV panels with an energy efficiency loan from the Government. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) estimat... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Remote Island Finally Has 24 Hour Power Thanks to Solar

  

  A REMOTE Scottish Island finally has 24 hour energy thanks to new solar PV panels and wind turbine installations. Residents on the Isle of Muck have welcomed si... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Panel Installs Leap 700% Last Two Years

  

  SOLAR panel installations have leapt more than 700% in the last two years. In 2011 about 45,000 homes installed solar panels but my January this year, this had... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Having a Pet Raises Your Energy Bills

  

  FOR many pet owners the thought of leaving their fluffy companion alone in the house can be heart-breaking. Some owners claim their poor pooch gets so lonely... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• UK Welcomes First Solar Glass Petrol Station Canopy

  

  A SUPERMARKET petrol canopy in Southampton is to be built using groundbreaking solar glass, for the first time ever in the UK. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Rural Mexican Schools Powered Thanks To Solar

  

  RURAL Mexican communities are looking forward powering their houses using the sun’s power thanks to a new energy bill. The announcement came after the Mexican... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Ground Breaking Solar Power Paper Created In Japan

  

  SCIENTISTS at Osaka University in Japan have developed new highly efficient solar panel “paper” technology made from wood pulp. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar PV Market to Grow 7% in 2013.

  

  GLOBAL demand for Solar PV is set to rise from 29GW to 31GW this year, a growth of 7%. For the first time China will outpace Germany to become the leading PV... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• UK Paying £12.5M Into EU Nuclear Scheme

  

  THE UK will pay 12.5million to a nuclear research centre in France, after signing a pledge with 12 EU member states with an interest in nuclear energy. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT