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I know, I am way late on this one. But here is my selection of most important tweets for February. There are so many great articles there you have enough to read for the next weeks. I still believe Twitter offers a good complement to this website. So if you are on Twitter and like this […]
Worth an article – my February 2012 tweets Read More »
For the second part of this series – the first one was on heating – we are having a look at electricity consumption of households and the various ways we can decrease it. This will enable you to have lower energy bills – always a good thing with the hard times we have – to
Towards sustainability, reloaded : electricity Read More »
I already blogged about it : 1.6 billion people still have no access to electricity in the world today. This is a huge problem as it prevents them from getting out of their most abject poverty. Since fossil fuels are getting more and more expensive, the solution relies in renewables as the cost of implanting
Renewables are the solution for 1.6 billion people Read More »
To Enerdata : ” The Government of Wallonia has set a target of 30% for green electricity production in 2016. To achieve this, the Walloon Government will ask energy suppliers to acquire an increased number of green certificates.” ” The current quota that providers must acquire is 16%. Until now, quotas were increased every year
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While browsing my tweets of January and February, I found an interesting article giving a new reason of why electric cars and vehicles in general are great and necessary in a low carbon economy. Indeed, removing the need for oil not only reduces greenhouse gases emissions from the burning of that said oil, but also
Oil refining : another reason to prefer electric cars Read More »
OOOoops. I think I got a tad, a wee bit, a little late on that one. Indeed, I am presenting you my selections of tweets for January with one month late. Be reassured, the February selection will come this week as well. I still believe Twitter offers a good complement to this website. So if you
Worth an article – my January 2012 tweets Read More »
To Renewable Energy World : “ Last week, researchers announced they had produced the largest see-through organic solar module to date — a 170 square centimeter functioning module that is 14 times larger than the last iteration.” ” The technology was produced through a collaboration with researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the organic
Soon in our houses, see-through solar ? Read More »
You might be familiar with the problem if you are an avid skier or snowboarder : the climate is getting warmer and warmer, thus reducing the possibilities of enjoying your favorite sports. This led a pro snowboarder, Jeremy Jones, to start the Protect Our Winters campaign ” after having been turned away from areas that
Protect our winters : ” get political, be vocal “ Read More »
This is the question as we are breaking record high prices. To Reuters: ” Brent oil priced in euros hit a record high on Thursday on heightened tension between Iran and the West while U.S. stocks neared peaks not seen since 2008. “ ” The rise in Brent, the benchmark for European crude and most
Could oil prices increase exponentionally ? Read More »
Here are great news concerning wind energy. To Sustainable Business : ” In 2011, just over 41 gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity was installed, bringing the world total to 238 GW, reports the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). “ ” This represents an increase of 21%, with an increase in the size of the annual
Global wind capacity grows to 238 GW Read More »
