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24-Sep-08

'Wave snakes' switch on to harness ocean's power

"World's first commercial wave-power farm goes live off Portugal - the 140m-long wave snakes are British made"

Category: Energy sources

23-Sep-08

Carbon capture viable by 2030 but needs £8bn to begin now

"One of Gordon Brown's pet energy projects - to build up to a dozen pilot plants to capture and store carbon dioxide as power stations burn coal to generate electricity - would require EU subsidies of as much as €10bn (£7.9bn)...


22-Sep-08

Danish island cuts carbon footprint by 140%

"In the past 10 years, one Danish island has cut its carbon footprint by a staggering 140 per cent. Now, with a simple grid of windfarms, solar panels and sheep, it's selling power to the mainland and taking calls from Shell. "


22-Sep-08

Einstien's eco-fridge to run without electricity

"An early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University who are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity."


17-Sep-08

US backs oil drilling

"The US House of Representatives has approved legislation which would lift a 27-year-old moratorium on drilling for oil in US coastal waters."

Category: Energy sources

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