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Green energy push planned for UK

As many as a quarter of British homes could be fitted with solar heating panels under new government plans for a “green revolution”.
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the new proposals are “the most ambitious” such strategy that Britain has seen.
The goal is to meet the EU target of [...]

Green Power: Algae Biodiesel Meets Fuel Standard

Solazyme, a South San Francisco, California based company has announced that the algae biodiesel that they have developed has passed the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-975 specifications.
What this means is that this new fuel is fully compatible with the existing transportation fuel infrastructure and furthermore, it is more environmentally friendly [...]