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First habitable exoplanet? Climate simulation reveals new candidate that could support Earth-like life
ScienceDaily (May 16, 2011) — The planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581, one of the closest stars to the Sun in the galaxy, has been the subject of several studies aiming to detect the first potentially habitable exoplanet. Two candidates have already been discarded, but a third planet, Gliese 581d, can be considered … Continue reading
Could consumers stem energy costs under Green Deal?
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. Consumers could find that their energy bills are not as expensive if they take up green home improvements and waste less energy, according to the energy secretary Chris Huhne. … Continue reading
Baltic Sea Could Be Home to 1 GW of Wind Power Capacity
The Baltic 1 wind park, officially inaugurated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 2, is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) offshore from the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula.The park consists of 21 wind turbines and has a total installed capacity of 50 MW. The park is operated by Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), a German utility based Karlsruhe that … Continue reading
UK marine energy market ‘could be worth £76bn’
The UK’s marine energy market could be worth up to £76 billion by 2050 if enough investment is made in the country, new analysis shows. Research by the Carbon Trust highlights how the UK could utilise around a quarter of the global marine energy market by the mid-century, or 27.5GW of energy, creating over 68,000 … Continue reading
U.N.: Renewables could be 80 percent of energy by 2050
Renewable sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower could fulfill almost 80 percent of the world’s energy demand by 2050 with the right policies, according to a U.N. report which won backing from governments today. The 26-page study, by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), broadly matched a draft written by scientists. It … Continue reading
Could 3m households have smart meters by 2014?
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. There could be at least three million smart meters installed in homes by 2014, Consumer Focus has estimated. While British Gas has already announced that it will deliver smart … Continue reading
Interview: GM’s Posawatz says future of luxury could be electric
Despite a heavy marketing campaign and major public outreach, for some reason people still seem to think that the Chevrolet Volt is just an expensive hybrid with unimpressive fuel economy. But even if the public doesn’t get the difference between serial and parallel hybrids, the folks over at the Edison Awards do–the Volt beat out … Continue reading
Could water meters leave poorest worse off?
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. Introducing water meters to every household in the UK could leave some of the poorest families worse off, a new study by Wessex Water has concluded. It discovered that … Continue reading
Agulhas ocean current ‘leakage’, fueled by global warming, could stabilize Atlantic overturning circulation
ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2011) — The Agulhas Current which runs along the east coast of Africa may not be as well known as its counterpart in the Atlantic, the Gulf Stream, but researchers are now taking a much closer look at this current and its “leakage” from the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic Ocean. In … Continue reading
Calif. highways could be source of green energy
A rendering of Innowattech piezoelectric sensors installed under a highway.(Credit: Innowattech) It might seem a little ironic, but automotive traffic could be the next source of green energy. A bill for a pilot program that will harness road vibration and convert it to energy passed 6-1 in the California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee yesterday. … Continue reading