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Four things you didn’t know were powered by renewable energy
The innovative use of renewable energy continues to make headlines; most recently with the completed round-the-world flight of Solar Impulse, a plane powered completely by solar energy. Upon its return to Abu Dhabi at the end of July, the pilot memorably said: ‘The future is clean. The future is you. The future is now. Let’s take it further.’
With the pressure to reduce our carbon emissions mounting as countries across the globe set ambitious climate change targets, governments and businesses are doing everything they can to be greener. Here Phil Foster from Love Energy Savings shares four innovative projects that you probably didn’t know could be powered by renewable energy.
1. A cycle path
In 2014 the Netherlands created a 70-metre path between the suburban towns of Wormerveer and Krommenie which was installed with solar panels built in.
Three ways Nick Hurd can fight climate change
Following last month’s news that the new prime minister, Theresa May, decided to abolish the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), it would be easy to forgive campaigners for feeling worried about environmental protection in the UK.
In one of her first acts as the head of government, climate change responsibilities were moved to a new Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Last week the full list of BEIS ministers was confirmed. Among them was Nick Hurd, appointed minister of state for climate change and industry.
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