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Environmental News

Solar Panels. 03/06/2015
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What are the risks of solar panels?

Over the last two years more than 500,000 households in the UK have had solar panels installed. These numbers are expected to increase with many experts believing there could be up to 10 million homes running on solar power by 2020. With electricity prices predicted to rise steadily over the next 20 years, solar power seems the way to go, the clever choice – but is it really all it’s made out to be, or is there a catch? As with most things in life: there are pros and cons,... Read More

Turkey Powerlines. 16/04/2015
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The Turkish Powercut : Possible Explanations

As the days have passed, and an answer to what really caused the massive power cut that virtually shut down Turkey early on Tuesday morning, March 31st 2015, is seemingly no nearer. The head of the country’s state-run power grid has resigned, taking responsibility for a host of management errors that are now said to be responsible for the black out. A further two officials have since been suspended and are currently under investigation. The official line to date is that the problem arose due to two major plant maintenance... Read More

14/01/2015
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Why do we recycle?

Recycling is a term we hear often today, but how many of us know the importance of recycling and the reasons we are continuously told we should do it? Even without taking environmental issues into consideration, recycling would seem a logical and sensible thing to do. In today’s throw away age, these times of austerity, the best way of saving money begins by recycling, with reducing waste a close second: and the bonus if you like, are the environmental benefits that result from recycling. Yet still there is reluctance by... Read More

16/12/2014
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The World’s Worst Power Cuts

A recent report highlighted that ‘Severe Economic Consequences’ would hit the UK in the event of a serious power outage. The Royal Academy of Engineering reported that although the likelihood of a power outage in the UK is low, any disruption would cost billions of pounds. The UK was given a taste of such disruption this week after London Airspace was briefly closed because of a power outage at the NATS control centre in Swanwick. The report issued by the academy comes at a time when worldwide many countries with... Read More