One day in November, Denmark was powered entirely by wind (with some left over!)
Denmark produced over 100% of the power they needed with wind! It's happened at least once before this year, and as before the extra power went to Germany.
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Pendock Primary raised £9000 for solar panels with only 43 pupils!
On sunny days Pendock C of E Primary can get 100% electricity from the panels and since the installation they've bought 50% less electricity!
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The most sustainable buildings in the world
One of them anyway. The Co-op Group offices are heated and cooled naturally, recycle waste computer heat and rainwater and are powered by biofuel.
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Bangladesh installs 1,000 solar power systems a day
It's one of the world's poorest countries, but in Bangladesh, new solar power installations are running at about 1,000 a day. That's one every 90 seconds!
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Big jump in Britain's renewable power
The UK now gets one sixth of its electricity from clean sources like wind, solar and hydro. That's up 56% on this time last year.
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Canal's carbon cuts are all about timing
By pausing its pumps when national power demand is high, Kennett & Avon canal helps keep the dirtiest power plants switched off for longer.
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Solar on every roof in Cyprus
Solar water heaters are ubiquitous on the Mediterranean island, which has more panels per person than anywhere else in the world.
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City of Bath switches to cleaner streetlights
Bath and North East Somerset council just completed converting 4,000 streetlights to energy saving LEDs. That's every main road in town!
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Bridge-building cuts a million car journeys
A six-year project to link Britain's bike paths together has made it easier to walk and cycle, helping to avoid over a million car trips.
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Alpacas prefer solar
"I own alpacas and llamas and work as a camelid trainer. Here are pictures of our alpacas grazing around our solar panels"
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Carbon cutting choir swaps plane for coach
"I convinced my choir to go on tour by coach instead of plane. Travelling by road from Berlin to Poland meant we really experienced the feeling of going into a new country, and the only complaints were from sore stomachs from laughing so much!"
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Mark and Liya Brown's Superhome cuts carbon by 90%
From solar panels to new garage doors, the Browns pulled out all the stops for their home makeover, cutting their carbon by 90% in the process.
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World's biggest solar plant is ready to go
The Google-owned Ivanpah solar plant will go online this year. The $2.2bn project will generate enough electricity for 140,000 homes.
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Enter the (solar) dragon
If you're going to buy 80,000 solar panels, you might as well build a massive dragon-shaped stadium to really show them off. Nice work Taiwan!
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US driving falls for nine years straight
Americans are driving less every year. Car miles per person have fallen by 8% since the peak in 2004. Public transport use grew 10% over the same period.
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Thailand's first on-grid wind turbines
Thailand has got 3 brand new wind turbines hooked up to their national grid, thanks to Goldwind.
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Churchill's birthplace gets a green makeover
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire has installed underfloor heating and roof insulation, and staff use electric cars on site. Plus, plans are underway for a hydro-electric turbine that'll power the palace for 40 years.
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Solar rhino pool at Whipsnade
Whipsnade Zoo's rhinos spend 60% of their day wallowing in the pool. Good thing they have solar panels and a heat exchange system to keep the temperature just right.
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LED traffic lights stop traffic in Chicago
The city of Chicago has installed 1,000 LED traffic lights. The new models use 85% less energy, and save $2.55m in energy costs.
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First solar boat to circumnavigate the globe
The 31m MS Tûranor PlanetSolar was covered in a massive 500 square metres of solar panels and completed the voyage in 584 days.
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First new allotments in Liverpool since World War II
Liverpool Council are redeveloping 11 acres of disused land into allotments, the first new allotments to be created in the city since World War II.
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Lake District sets Britain's first local carbon budget
The Lake District is the first region to set a local carbon budget. In the last 3 years they've worked on improving rail links, providing electric bikes and sourcing food locally.
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Record electric car sales in the US
Electric car sales in the USA reached their highest monthly rate ever this August, with 10,000 models sold. That's a 125% increase on August 2012.
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Bike racks fill car parking spaces in Seattle
Seattle city council is replacing underused car parking spaces with bike racks. 10 bikes can fit comfortably in the space used by one car.
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9000 Scottish homes powered by whisky
Rothes whisky distillers are using the byproducts of whisky production to fuel a new biomass powerplant.
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The highest hydro: stream power on Snowdon
The Snowdon hydro scheme is being built right now. It will generate enough power from mountain streams to supply every National Trust property in Wales.
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Brighton's bike blackspot now has separate cycle lanes
One of Brighton's busiest routes just got safer for cycling: Lewes Road now has separate bike paths and dedicated bus lanes.
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IKEA ditches old-style lights for an all-LED future
The world’s biggest home furnishings retailer is phasing out old-fashioned lightbulbs, and plans to stock only super-efficient LEDs by 2016.
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Tokelau ditches diesel and goes 100% solar powered!
Pacific island nation of Tokelau now powers all 3 of its atolls by solar. They've exceeded the 90% target and can now provide 150% of current demand! Thanks to the Rocky Mountain Institute for sending us this one!
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Dhaka’s cycling revolution
There's been a huge resurgence of cycling in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as thousands swap four wheels for two to beat the traffic. BDCyclists alone have 17,000 members. Thanks 10:10 Bangladesh for submitting this story!
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King's College saves 2500 tonnes of carbon per year
King's College, London has installed a new system to identify heating/cooling problems in big old buildings. They've already saved 2500 tonnes of carbon and £390,000 this year! Thanks to Vicki Hird for this one!
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Meet the world's first street-legal electric superbike
This is the Energica Ego. It's Italian built, electric powered, and available from mid-2015.
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Tower bridge goes green (and red, and blue...)
The London icon looks better than ever after switching to energy-saving LED floodlights. The colour changing technology makes for lower carbon emissions and incredible light shows.
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Wadebridge can't get enough of renewable energy!
The Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network have been working overtime getting the community involved in renewables. They generate 10% of their energy locally!
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Micronesian homes get low carbon cooling
Nearly all new houses in Micronesia now have white roofs and natural ventilation, which means families need less energy-guzzling aircon.
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Middlesbrough FC go 100% wind powered
Boro are building a wind turbine that will meet the Riverside stadium's entire power demand for 20 years, saving 3,000 tonnes of carbon and £3.2m.
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Electric buses arrive in Gothenburg
The Swedish city of Gothenburg is getting a new fleet of all-electric buses charged with 100% renewable power. They'll be in service by 2015.
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Crowdfunded wind turbine raises a record €1.3m in 13 hours
1,700 Dutch households chipped in for the Culemborg-based turbine, buying shares at €200 a pop through crowdfunding company Windcentrale.
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New high-speed trains carry more people and use less energy
Launching in 2018, the next generation of French high speed trains will use a third less energy and carry more passengers. Bon voyage!
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Spanish solar plant works at night
This solar power plant in Seville uses super-heated molten salt to store and deliver clean electricity around the clock.
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Shipping giant hits its carbon target... eight years early
Maersk has nearly doubled its carbon-cutting target after hitting it eight years early. The world's largest shipping company now aims to cut 40% of its emissions by 2020.
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Today's dishwater, tomorrow's central heating
From the morning shower to draining pasta for dinner, we put gallons of hot water down the drain every day. Plants like this one in Vancouver recycle the heat back to local taps and radiators, cutting emissions by more than 70%.
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Surrey school triples cycling in three years
The Royal Alexandra and Albert school managed to boost the number of pupils cycling to school from 9% to 31% between 2010 and 2013.
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900,000 solar lamps sold in east Africa (and counting!)
Families in east Africa are replacing their smoky, pricey kerosene lamps with clean, reliable solar lights. Supplier SolarAid aim to sell 1m by the end of 2013.
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Portugal hits 70% renewable power (and they're not alone)
In early 2013, our Iberian friends got 70% of their power from renewable sources. Right now, 46 countries use at least 60% clean electricity.
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Solar stained glass!
The Cathedral of the Holy Family in Canada just installed the world's first solar stained glass windows, created by Toronto artist Sarah Hall.
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China's new city is a glimpse of the future
A 'Great City' being built outside Beijing is defying all the stereotypes of Chinese urban living. You'll be able to get anywhere in the city on foot in about 15 minutes, and the efficient buldings will cut residents' carbon footprint in half.
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US installs a new solar system every four minutes
In the next four minutes there will be 400 hours of video uploaded to Youtube, 1028 babies born and another solar system installed in the USA.
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Farming done right
"Cottage Farm is powered by renewable energy with near zero use of fossil fuels, one of the first in the country."
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China's high speed railway carries twice as many passengers as its airlines
Five years ago China had no high speed rail netwowork; now it carries two times more passengers than the country's airlines.
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Peru's 2 million poorest households are getting free solar
The government programme will give many Peruvians access to electricity for the first time.
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Scotland hosts Europe's largest tidal power project
Pentland Firth has some of the most powerful tides in Europe, and it will soon be home to the continent's largest tidal energy project.
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New Yorkers rack up two million trips on new city hire bikes
New York City launched its bike hire scheme in May 2013. By August the 10,000 bikes had already made two million trips!
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Solar panels on the White House
Obama's White House has installed solar panels on the roof as part of an energy-saving refit of the whole building.
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Clapham Junction cuts light use by 35%
One of Britain's busiest stations has added a new system to adjust lighting levels depending on train timetables and passenger numbers, cutting lighting use by 35%.
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Solar plane flies across America
The Solar Impulse plane is 100% solar powered and flies at night. It has recently completed a multi-leg trip across the US as a warm up to a 2015 trip round the world!
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