Found 7 result for Tag: uk.

Smart device for phone chargers saves electricity

Philippa Martin-King on August 3, 2010
The average British household wastes £37 each year by leaving appliances on stand-by reports the UK manufacturer of a smart power socket that turns off ...

Charge your EV while you eat...

Philippa Martin-King on March 15, 2010
A British company is proposing to install EV charging points at Little Chef roadside cafés in an aim to boost the confidence of both ...

Cleantech - Top ten green universities in US and top 10 countries

Philippa Martin-King on January 6, 2010
A long while back, I mentioned the LED lighting in the city of Ann Arbour in one of my pulses. It's no surprise then ...

Robot electric taxis

Philippa Martin-King on December 7, 2009
According to Der Spiegel  a new European Union-funded project will see the introduction of driverless Taxis at Heathrow, "cyber cars" in Rome and an automatic ...

UK to electrify major railway line

Philippa Martin-King on July 28, 2009
Interestingly, while in the UK last week, I learnt that the British Deaprtment for Transport had announced a large-scale electrification programme for one of its ...

Harwich International Port flies to turbine heights

Philippa Martin-King on April 29, 2009
Believe it or not, this futuristic impression of turbines growing in the sea is a picture taken on 28 April from the office of the ...

"Energy rebound" - or another reason to do nothing.

Bill Thompson on November 1, 2007
The BBC this morning is reporting a study from the UK Energy Research Centre that claims energy savings are being overestimated because of something it ...