Author Archives: Jonathan Keane

About Jonathan Keane

Irish journalist writing on business, tech and engineering.

Researchers Say Solar Energy is Coming to Scotland “Whether We Realise It or Not”

New recommendations from experts in Scotland suggest that solar energy could meet one-sixth of the country’s energy needs. The research was carried out by the University of Edinburgh and suggests that installing solar panels on…

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UK Running Dangerously Low on Fossil Fuels

The UK and France will run out fossil fuels in the next few years, according to researchers from the Global Sustainability Institute, who says dependency will be shifted, in particular, to Norway, Qatar and Russia.…

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Futuristic Sky Cars are Coming to Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is planning to build a futuristic network of “sky cars”. The elevated transport system will be built through a partnership between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and California’s skyTran. The 500m loop will traverse…

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Road Trip! This E-Car Can Travel 1,000 Miles on a Single Charge.

One of the biggest obstacles facing the wider uptake of electric cars is the range, or as some manufacturers call it, “range anxiety”, the fear that your battery just won’t cut it for the entirety…

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Wisconsin Schools Install Fracking Protection Air Filters

Fracking is a sensitive subject, as the contentious practice of drilling for shale gas has split advocates and opposition groups right down the middle. A recent study in Colorado showed that fracking pollution could have…

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EU Issues Emergency Call Mandate for All Cars But Not without Controversy

The European Parliament has voted in favor of a mandatory ruling where all cars must include an automatic emergency call function when there has been a crash. MEPs have ruled that all cars and light…

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BMW Targets China for E-Car Growth

China’s electric car market is growing extensively and major car manufacturers are starting to fully realize this, namely BMW, according to Bloomberg. Karsten Engel, the head of BMW China, said that China will become the…

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Australian Solar Plant Generates Supercritical Steam

In what could prove to be a turning point for solar energy, a solar thermal plant has claimed to have reached “supercritical” steam generation, which the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is hailing…

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Bangladesh Introducing “Green Tax” Against Factories

Bangladesh is to introduce a new “green tax” in its 2014/2015 budget against factories that produce dangerous levels of pollution. Finance minister AMA Muhith proposed a 1% tax entitled the “Environment Protection Surcharge”. The proposed…

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Your Hotel Suite is Ready to Board

Ask anyone who flies regularly, especially long haul flights, and they’ll tell you that getting comfortable in your seat for the journey can sometimes be impossible. Not all of us can go business class but…

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