Giant new offshore wind generators, deploying innovative technology
Giant new offshore wind generators, deploying innovative technology, are to be launched as part of a major renewable energy drive. The announcement comes alongside a UK government promise to double grants for the technology to £10 million. The new ?Aerogenerator?, a 275 metre wide rotating blade, is under development with a potential launch date of 2013. The blade would stand high... Read and CommentNew centre will monitor climate change
A new centre, based at the new International Space Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire, will help scientists to track changes to the earth. The Earth Observation (EO) Hub, funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will monitor climate change and collect information on natural disasters. The UK government-sponsored Space Innovation Growth Strategy recently recommended that there should... Read and CommentNew map highlights devastating impacts
A new interactive Google Earth map showing the impact of a 4°C world has been launched by the government. The map highlights some of the changes that could occur if the global average temperature rises by 4°C. The map features videos of UK scientists explaining the latest scientific research behind the climate impacts that are demonstrated. It also includes examples of Foreign and Commonwealth... Read and Comment