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Tax credit extended to 2015 for electric vehicles in UK

Adrian — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:15:48 +0000

The UK government has decided to extend a tax credit that applies to electric vehicles and to expand the declared scope to apply to electric vehicles. So the deadline is from now on 2015. The end credit covers 25% of their value up to a maximum of £ 5,000 for the passenger electric vehicles. The […]

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Electric Car Network Charging Points Fitted Up by Ecotricity in UK

Adrian — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:59:38 +0000

Ecotricity is a company founded by Dale Vince which fit electric car charges on motorway service stations. This week they launched the first national network of electric car charging points in the world. Next 18 months Ecotricity will fit almost 30 Welcome Break motorway service stations across the UK. These electric car charging points are […]

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Are Radio Waves Generated by Cell Phone Harmful for Children?

Adrian — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:12:06 +0000

There are currently around 50 million cell phones being used in the UK and they continue to increase in popularity, as new features become available. Our children have never known a world without cell phones. While most studies have found no raised risk of brain tumour the long-term effects of using a cell phone regularly […]

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Photovoltaic Panels for 30,000 Homes in UK

Adrian — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:58:07 +0000

Energy-efficiency specialist Eaga has secured £300m from a number of banks to fund plans to install photovoltaic panels on more than 30,000 UK homes. The money comprises £75m in equity and £225m in debt financing, drawn from a syndicate involving HSBC, Lloyds, National Australia Bank Limited, RBS and Santander. The equity funding will be invested […]

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UK Could Provide a Green Industry Through Carbon Capture and Storage Green Technologies

Adrian — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:29:40 +0000

The UK already has the capacity to develop new green industries for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from industry and storing them deep underground. More investment is needed to further develop the relevant technologies and infrastructure, the scientists says in new research published these days. The authors, from the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial […]

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