With wind, geothermal, tidal and wave energy garnering much of the current news in large-scale renewable energy, solar seems to have fallen out of fashion. The recent announcement of this massive solar farm breathes new life into the hope for viable solar energy projects.

Giant turbines the size of jumbo jets bobbing on the North Sea may soon become as common off Norway as oil and gas platforms.

At least that is the ambition of Norwegian authorities and industry, eager to splash some green on their oily image and use their offshore expertise to corner a potentially lucrative new market – floating wind farms in deep sea waters.

The future of the world’s largest offshore wind farm and a symbol of Britain’s renewable energy future was thrown into doubt last night after it emerged that Shell was backing out of the project and indicated it would prefer to invest in more lucrative oil schemes.

Source: The Guardian

Michael and Dorothy Rea, a retired couple from Wiltshire, built one of the world’s greenest houses – a “zero carbon” home powered entirely by the wind and the sun. It sits on the same latitude as southern Greenland, but will soon boast lemon trees, grapevines and green pepper plants in its greenhouse, an electric car powered by the wind, and floors heated by drawing warmth from the air.

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Two cottagers lead by example, showing renewable living can be implemented easily into cottage life, with no extensive costs, but many effective benefits.