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Hello and welcome to the new Green Electricity Blog
Hello there! and thanks for visiting the Green Electricity blog. If you are a regular reader you will have known us from our previous address at greenelectricity.wordpress.com – well, we have finally...
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Wind power – terawatts
I was watching the video below, thinking it was all pretty unremarkable…. until this line: there are seventy-two TeraWatts of useable wind energy in the world: the world only uses about eight to nine...
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Electricity demand and hydro generation
There was a programme on recently called something like Secret Life Of The National Grid – it was a repeat from late last year, but still fascinating to watch. Perhaps one of the most surprising...
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New electric cars
There was a lot of media coverage last year in the run up to the first electric car, but initially there were only a few models being talked about, with Nissan’s Leaf getting most of the attention. A...
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Wales Gets First Full Tidal Power Project
Another bit of good news on renewable energy in Wales, with the country’s first full-scale tidal stream energy generator picking up a £6.4 million grant from the European Regional Development Fund...
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Saving energy over winter
Hi all, Well I think it’s fair to say that winter is definitely upon us now…. And with winter comes the cold and with the cold comes high heating bills. But fear not because the lovely folks at...
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Wrexham to join the world’s solar power elite
Wrexham is not exactly somewhere that you would normally associate with sunshine yet they are about to join cities like Freiburg (Germany), Sacramento (California), and Desert City (Abu Dhabi) as a...
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Energy Price Hikes Drive Up Interest in Green Energy
Companies who are willing to invest in green technologies could make savings despite the latest round of price increases by the major energy suppliers. Small and medium sized companies could have more...
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Buyers shy away from homes with Green Deal loans attached
The controversy surrounding the government’s Green Deal scheme rumbles on as consumer body Which? has published the results of a survey which showed more than 50% of homeowners would want a Green Deal...
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Macdonald Hotels Green approach to sustainability
Many business sectors within the UK understand the need to manage their daily practices in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. One of the key aspects of sustainability within business is...
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