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Off-Grid pot growers have problems stashing the cash

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Energy

Half of China’s wind power is off the grid

20GW produced by wind farms or single turbines generating power that is only available in the local area

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Energy

Government grants create turbine debacle

The UK Government’s energy conservation watchdog has admitted that consumers were duped by inappropriate grants into buying wind turbines that never stood a chance of working properly.

In an attempt to ensure that there is no repeat of the wind turbine debacle, the Energy Savings Trust, funded by Government and big energy companies, has embarked on the first large-scale trials aimed at providing definitive information on the performance of different green technologies in the UK.

The first trial concluded that an unknown amount of government cash has been wasted encouraging urban consumers to buy wind turbines when no one really knew whether they were effective or not.

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Off-Grid 101

UK to subsidise off-grid power for all

Off-Grid in the UK? Govt will pay you 41pence per KW for power you generate

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Energy

Microgen boom forecast

Microgeneration equipment sales set to soar but there is a danger consumers will be tricked into buying the wrong gear by internet scammers such as Earth4Energy

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TV review: Green? We’ve been slimed!

BBC screens one of the worst eco-series ever to appear on TV

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Energy

Home brew wind power


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Authors Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink both have more than 20 years’ experience building wind turbines. A few years ago they started giving seminars nationally on how to build and install wind turbines.  Then they decided to write a book about their work, and publish it themselves.

Harnessing the wind can be a tricky business, and the authors provide step-by-step, illustrated instructions for building a wind generator in a home workshop. Even if you don’t plan on building your own turbine, this book is packed with information for anyone considering wind energy.

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Energy

British people power

UK gov proposes community power generators should be allowed to feed-into the national grid, but stops short of making it mandatory

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Energy

Wave powered computers


From big oil to big wave
The data centres at the heart of the global Internet may soon all be off-grid. Google has filed a patent for a datacentre that uses wave motion to power on-board computers and the ocean’s water to cool them

The search giant has filed a patent for a ‘floating datacentre’ that uses wave motion to power on-board computers and the ocean’s water to cool them.

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Community

Energy independence, one house at a time

One couple in Laramie Wyoming took the plunge and went off-grid – without frills or pomp they describe their set-up and how easy it is to live like that.

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Land

Diggers for Dreamers

A new off-grid house designed by top UK architect Bill Dunster hopes to set new standards for Britain’s eco homes.

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Energy

British Tories unveil green policy

Zac Goldsmith imprint on new policy aimed at outflanking “Dirty” Labor party

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