photo credit: Velo Steve A former World War II airfield in Buckinghamshire could become the UK’s first solar park, after the local council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, granted planning permission. Renewable energy firm Ownergy said installation of the first array of 1,500 panels, , start in the New Year in the middle of a former… Continue reading
Posts by Gareth Huw Davies
All electric Nissan Leaf is Europe's car of the year
The credibility of zero emission vehicles zoomed forward at the end of November (2010) when the 100% electric Nissan LEAF was named 2011 European Car of the Year. The first mass-market zero-emission vehicle for the global market beat 40 contenders to win motoring’s most important accolade. The LEAF’s rivals included just the sort of top… Continue reading →
Tony Blair backs technology to solve eco problems
photo credit: World Economic Forum Now there’s a name I didn’t expect to see, promoting hard from the heart of business for technological solutions to our environmental problems. Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister. Blair happens to be, his many roles in the world, a senior adviser to US venture company Khosla Ventures. Khosla is… Continue reading →
General Electric to buy 25,000 electric cars
General Electric plans to buy 25,000 electric cars in an effort to give the nascent technology a jump start and help develop a potentially big new market for the company, reports Associated Press. The first mass-market electric cars are set to go on sale in December (2010), including the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf…. Continue reading →
The Prince’s haven where rhino roam in peace – Lewa Downs
Munghai, our driver, was never wrong. Not once did he mis-identify a bird, out of a possible 800 species. In pure numbers the rainforest may have avian superiority, but East Africa’s ornithology is far more accessible and conspicuous. It is a wonder of the world. He would stop the landcruiser and hand us the book so… Continue reading →
Pembrokeshire beach stars in new Harry Potter movie
There is a so much menace in Harry Potter films these days (“Nowhere is safe” is the slogan on the poster for the final film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, depicting our anxious hero superimposed against the London Eye). So it’s a great relief to see them arrive at a location in the film… Continue reading →