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    Sailing into the future - by frog



    Last week’s Business Herald had a feature article about the future of shipping. I covered the recent success of Beluga SkySails in a related post last year, so I followed up on the E/S Orcelle part of the story. The Orcelle is a concept Green Ship that incorporates all the latest renewable, fuel cell and [...] read more
    January 31, 2009 11:41 am - 25 Comments
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    National’s energy policy throws consumers to the wolves - by frog



    The more I read it, the angrier it makes me. The National Party Energy Policy makes it crystal clear that consumers will be left entirely to the whims of the pseudo-market. With the likely destruction of the Electricity Commission and the gutting of the RMA, anyone will be able to build pretty much anything they [...] read more
    August 14, 2008 5:03 pm - 45 Comments
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    National’s energy policy - by frog



    National’s energy policy [pdf] has some good moments.  Like for instance this: National is determined to provide clear policy settings that favour renewable electricity generation. this: Support energy efficiency by making sure the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and its programmes are well funded. and this: Introduce a $1,000 per household solar water heating grant [...] read more
    August 14, 2008 4:38 pm - 3 Comments
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    A dangerous untruth - by frog



    A company called E.ON is using some familiar scare tactics in order to win approval for a new coal fired electricity plant in the UK. The Guardian reports that E.ON says the lights will go out without their station and that they can ‘clean up’ the coal by buying offsets. E.ON’s claims for coal are [...] read more
    August 2, 2008 4:02 pm - 10 Comments
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    Mercedes to stop building petrol cars - by frog



    Rich petrol heads, beware. This could be the beginning of the end of the automobile as we know it. Jaymi Heimbuch at EcoGeek reports on the Mercedes makeover: In less than 7 years, Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch petroleum-powered vehicles from its lineup. Focusing on electric, fuel cell, and biofuels, the company is revving up research [...] read more
    July 12, 2008 2:17 pm - 50 Comments
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    Micro vs macro - by frog



    Treehugger covers this story in the Guardian about the potential value of micro generation. British buildings equipped with solar, wind and other micro power equipment could generate as much electricity in a year as five nuclear power stations, a government-backed industry report showed today. In New Zealand the trade-off is not so much between investing [...] read more
    June 10, 2008 10:48 am - 31 Comments