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Scrap carbon targets – they’re unachievable….

UK carbon reduction targets are a fairytale, a fantasy, says report from influential Institition of Mechanical Engineers. UK would have to build 30 Nuclear power stations by 2015 to achieve planned carbon cut …

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States’ resources beat Fed grid

A new study by the Institute for Local Self reliance finds that most states could be energy self sufficient tomorrow if they had the political will. Thereport analyses 7 different forms of renewable energy state by state…

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China curbs solar boom

A glut of solar panels is good news for ordinary householders, as prices fall, but now the industry is taking steps to cut growth…

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Phone charging big bucks

The provision of off-grid charging services such as solar mobile phones or external solar chargers could bring mobile operators a market opportunity of $2.3 billion in emerging markets, according to research commissioned by the GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme.

The provision of off-grid charging services such as solar mobile phones or external solar chargers could bring mobile operators a market opportunity of USD 2.3 billion in emerging markets, according to research commissioned by the GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme. The market opportunity was calculated by taking the 485 million mobile users without access to the electricity grid, at an average ARPU of USD 4 (GSMA estimate, based on Wireless Intelligence data) and an increase of 10 percent, on an annual basis. The report identifies a range of charging choices available that, if implemented effectively, are expected to extend service availability and could boost average revenues per user by 10-14 percent. The research has found that there is significant interest in off-grid services. About 60 percent of interviewed mobile operators already have or are exploring off-grid charging initiativesThe provision of off-grid charging services such as solar mobile phones or external solar chargers could bring mobile operators a market opportunity of USD 2.3 billion in emerging markets, according to research commissioned by the GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme.
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Magniwork Energy internet scam

Exclusive: A DIY guide to building a magnetic energy generator that generates free energy in perpetuity, is exposed a widespread Internet fraud that has ripped off thousands…

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Red China goes green

China has taken significant strides in the past fortnight on the long march to making its economy sustainable. President Hu has priomised to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in energy use to around 15 percent by 2020.…

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