Fat, oil and “fatberg” build-ups are the new fuel products for a power station in east London which will produce enough power to run 39,000 homes. The Beckton power station, built by company 20C, will provide more than half of … Read more
Ontario, Canada is on the brink of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired power stations. Next year the last plant will close, capping 10 years of dedicated work to replace coal stations with renewable … Read more
A recent poll by UMR research shows that support for spending on public transport has doubled over the last 20 years. When asked whether they preferred Government money being spent on motorways and public roads or on public transport, 48% … Read more
The silicon solar panel may become a thing of the past if recent research into the properties of graphene holds true.Researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Spain have found that the single-cell-thick graphene has the ability to convert … Read more
Making the right choice when it comes to purchasing a washing machine or tumble dryer could save you plenty – of both water and electricity. By Andy Kenworthy. There was a time when getting your clothes clean was a relatively … Read more
Willow trees cultivated for ‘green energy’ can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally, compared with those that are allowed to grow naturally up towards the sky. British researchers have identified a genetic trait that activated … Read more
Photo: Darren Harpur, commercial manager for WaikatoLink, with Dr Johan Verbeek holding the raw material for the process. Research by a University of Waikato scientist into how to turn bloodmeal into biodegradable plastic has won investment from the Wallace Corporation, … Read more
Last month the newly formed Green Fuels NZ Limited completed the purchase of Biodiesel New Zealand Ltd’s (BDNZ) Christchurch biodiesel viagra 100mg production facilities from Solid Energy. Green Fuels NZ Limited has been established by two former BDNZ employees, Martin … Read more
An enterprising Otago community are taking the resilience of their area into their own hands with the development of a mini wind farm. By Adam Gifford By 2015, Scott Willis hopes the power he uses at his home on the … Read more
The London Mayor has announced a huge £1 billion revamp of the city’s cycle routes. As a part of the plan a “Crossrail for the bike” will be developed that connects East and West London suburbs and is segregated from … Read more