The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
Solar islands floated as clean energy source for crowded continents There are no palm trees to be found on this sunny island, which could generate enough electricity for 30,000 people Share48 Email BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 October 2012 16.34 BST Jump to comments (25) SUNdy, a large scale floating Continue Reading →
$1b waste as infrastructure gathers dust by: SIMON BENSON NATIONAL POLITICAL EDITOR From:The Daily Telegraph October 29, 201212:00AM 0 The $40 million substation in Charlestown. Picture: Waide Maguire Source: The Daily Telegraph POWER users paid for a $40 million substation as part of $1 billion spent on gold-plating electricity infrastructure – and it’s not even Continue Reading →
Methane conversion makes piggery carbon neutral ABCUpdated October 25, 2012, 10:54 am tweet0 Email Print ABC © Enlarge photo A pig farm in central-western New South Wales has started converting methane from the animals’ manure into electricity, to become the first piggery to completely offset its carbon emissions. The electricity generated is helping power the Continue Reading →
UK public favours wind turbines over shale gas wells, poll finds More than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine than a shale gas well near their home Share10 Email Damian Carrington guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 October 2012 06.00 BST Jump to comments (18) An ICM poll found that 67% of people would prefer Continue Reading →
Siemens pulls out of loss-making solar power business German industrial group to concentrate renewable energy business on wind and hydroelectric power Share7 Email Josephine Moulds guardian.co.uk, Monday 22 October 2012 17.22 BST Growing competition from manufacturers in Asia has cut the cost of solar panels. Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters German industrial group Siemens is pulling out Continue Reading →
Every part of our society depends on energy. Yet we don’t have a plan Cutting household costs is vital, but that can only be part of a much wider approach to how we keep the nation going Share4 Email Andrew Simms The Observer, Sunday 21 October 2012 Jump to comments (11) The use of energy Continue Reading →