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Patrick Cockburn: The battle to justify this as a war worth fighting…
The policemen explained that they had to do so to buy fuel for their generator if they wanted to have any electricity. Much of what is now documented from official sources had already been exposed by journalists.
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Consumer opinion divided on smart grid technology
Smart grids are power systems which deliver electricity from suppliers to consumers, much like conventional power systems. However smart grids utilize two-way digital technologies in order to reduce electricity consumption and… -
BAE joins wave energy project
As it moves backwards and forwards in the waves, it pumps high pressure water onshore to drive a turbine that generates electricity for the National Grid. The group described the device as a "buoyant hinged flap" that attaches… -
Offshore wind needs £10bn to avoid missing green targets
A whopping £30bn of capital investment in offshore wind farms is needed over the coming decade if the UK is to produce the 30 per cent of electricity from renewable sources needed to comply with European regulations,… - View electricity visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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'Plastiki' bottle ship completes epic Pacific voyage
The crew relied on renewable energy including solar panels, wind and propeller turbines and bicycle-powered electricity generators, and used water recycled from urine. The "Plastiki" catamaran, made from 12,500 bottles and the… -
Don’t put a price on our national treasures
Museums are not businesses and they shouldn't sell off their treasures to mend the roof or pay the electricity bill. The pictures – Bondage by Ernest Normand and The Sea Maiden by Herbert Draper – are flamboyant pieces of… -
Katy Guest: Don't pair up just for Britain's sake. Nick tried that …
That's two million more homes using electricity and gas; two million people who are more likely to admit themselves to A two million who are increasingly naffed off by each new tax break offered to married couples. -
Five Questions About: Energy prices
It seems unlikely that gas and electricity prices will fall in the near future, so it could be worth paying a bit more for a fixed deal to protect against any price hikes. This compares with an average annual bill of… -
German power plant testing CO2-scrubbing algae
Vattenfall is the third biggest electricity provider in Germany. The two-million-euro (2.6-million-dollar) trial run, which will continue until October 2011, in the depressed Lausitz mining region is one of several… -
UK government pulls interactive spending cuts website
According to bloggers and newspaper articles, some of the wilder suggestions included a windfall tax on people called Steve, the sterilization of welfare claimants and the use of domestic cats on treadmills to generate electricity.
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BAE joins wave energy project
As it moves backwards and forwards in the waves, it pumps high pressure water onshore to drive a turbine that generates electricity for the National Grid. The group described the device as a "buoyant hinged flap" that attaches… -
Offshore wind needs £10bn to avoid missing green targets
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UK government pulls interactive spending cuts website
Sport
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Jordaan hails police efforts at World Cup
Eskom workers, the company which supports the national electricity grid, turn out to be correct. SAPS officers took over security in Port Elizabeth before the World Cup began and industrial action over pay involving temporary… -
The World Cup: Only a game
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Judgement day looms for Neville's zero-carbon footprint
Arts and Entertainment
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Don’t put a price on our national treasures
Museums are not businesses and they shouldn't sell off their treasures to mend the roof or pay the electricity bill. The pictures – Bondage by Ernest Normand and The Sea Maiden by Herbert Draper – are flamboyant pieces of… -
The Burning Wire, By Jeffery Deaver
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Wiggles: How did four ageing Australian musicians become the world's…
Opinion
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Patrick Cockburn: The battle to justify this as a war worth fighting just…
The policemen explained that they had to do so to buy fuel for their generator if they wanted to have any electricity. Much of what is now documented from official sources had already been exposed by journalists. -
Katy Guest: Don't pair up just for Britain's sake. Nick tried that …
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Leading article: The right kind of aid
Lifestyle
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Modernity catching up with barefoot Indonesian tribe
The government has offered us electricity but we've refused it because we don't want progress to come too fast. Progress? Technology? Baduy villager Sapri will have none of it. We have a quiet and harmonious life, close to nature. -
US electricity giant unveils EV charger
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Italy's Enel opens innovative solar power plant
Travel
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Move over, Mr De Niro…my mum's back in town
We return to our room after a late passeggiata on the city's teeming streets to find the electricity in our room has taken the night off. She is accompanying me on a sentimental journey to Sicily. Last time we were here… -
Summer in the UK: The wonders of the East
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Guests pedal to a cheaper stay at Copenhagen eco-hotel
Money
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Five Questions About: Energy prices
It seems unlikely that gas and electricity prices will fall in the near future, so it could be worth paying a bit more for a fixed deal to protect against any price hikes. This compares with an average annual bill of… -
Consuming Issues: Is your energy bill simple? No, but the witless…
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Simon Read: This pensioners' payout is not going far enough to save lives
Student
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Workforce goes green: Companies want to recruit people with the right…
Large public and private organisations using more than 6,000 MWh of electricity – worth around £500,000 at today's prices – have to purchase allowances and then surrender them to cover their CO2 emissions. -
A technological powerhouse to rival MIT and Oxbridge
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Experiment in green energy: Abu Dhabi is the unlikely home of an…
Environment
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Consumer opinion divided on smart grid technology
Smart grids are power systems which deliver electricity from suppliers to consumers, much like conventional power systems. However smart grids utilize two-way digital technologies in order to reduce electricity consumption and… -
'Plastiki' bottle ship completes epic Pacific voyage
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German power plant testing CO2-scrubbing algae