Scotland takes a big leap...

Posted on September 28, 2010 at 12:52 PM

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I was delighted to see Scotland's First Minister increase our target for renewable energy generation and reaffirm the government's commitment to the sector.



Alex Salmond also committed Scotland to producing 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 with 100% aimed for integration by 2025.

This is a very ambitious aim but is commendable and will position the country at the centre of Europe's renewable energy industry. The action plan sets out how the country will attract £200 billion of investment in the sector and establish 68Gw of offshore energy capacity as Scotland aims to capitalise on its vast wind and marine resource. We can only hope it succeeds...

World's biggest tv

Posted on September 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM

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The Guardian recently reported that a 250 metre television has been integrated in to The Place shopping centre in Beijing.

It is part of the roof covering above an ice rink within the complex! Whilst I am a huge fan of modern technology, this might very well be taking things too far! One can only imagine the power it needs to run and even on standby it would be a huge electricity drain!

However, it would be awesome for a bit of Halo on the Xbox 360!