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Editorial
 Renewable energy is now widely accepted as playing a key part in our
future. It feels as if there has been a significant shift in attitudes, both to the solutions and the challenges it brings.
We have changed the format of the events listings in this issue of GVNR to show the scale of what is happening around the world. Already 1000’s of
solar systems, wind farms, photovoltaic systems and biogas plants are producing renewable energy on a massive scale. Major exhibitions are being held throughout the
world, revealing the emergence of new technologies that look on course to eventually replace the old.
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Thames Turbines May Green up UK Parliament
 In a recent article in a
British mainstream newspaper, the Sunday Times Robert Booth reports that the Houses of Parliament may about to be powered by the tidal force of the River Thames
and solar panels in a green makeover of the 140-year-old buildings.
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Hope for a Green China
By Liz Grindey
 Children are the main hope
for a greener future, according to a recent roundtable discussion in Beijing attended by leaders from multinational companies, government and NGOs.
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Global Green Energy Awards
 The Ashden Awards –
recognised globally as the world’s leading green energy awards scheme – rewards outstanding initiatives that use sustainable technologies to meet the needs of the
local communities and that at the same time radically improves quality of life and addresses the urgent challenge of climate change.
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Strong Winds  The largest
onshore windfarm in Europe is to be built in Scotland, providing clean energy for 200,000 homes. The Whitelee project, funded by Scottish Power, was given the go-ahead
by the Scottish Executive in April and will create electricity for nearly every home in Glasgow. Scottish Power is currently the largest generator of wind power in the
UK, with Whitelee becoming their fourth wind farm project in six years.
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Youth and Education Stories:
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Solar panels being fixed to the
roof of a London school.
Photo: © Solar for London |
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Awarding Real Ingenuity
 The Eurosolar Awards pay tribute to those that have created
inspiring projects and have given outstanding service to the promotion of renewable energy.
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Awards for Women in Ethical Business
 Good Energy is the only electricity company to supply each and
every customer with 100 per cent renewable electricity. It has recently won the Women in Ethical Business Awards, organised by Triodos Bank and Eve magazine at a
ceremony in London.
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Asian Solar Power Sales Jump
 The Asian market may expand as much as 50 percent annually within a decade, from a
maximum 30 percent now, because of increased demand in China, South Korea and Japan. Asia is poised to overtake Germany as the industry's main source of growth as
surging prices for oil, natural gas and coal drive demand for renewable energy. The trend has prompted the emergence of specialized solar companies such as China's
Suntech Power Holdings Co. and Germany's Q-Cells AG and Conergy AG.
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ViewPoint  In this
month’s viewpoint, the recipients of the 2006 UK and International Ashden Awards share they joy at winning and speculate on how the awards will affect their future
success.
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Global Resources
Websites devoted to Positive Planetary Transformation
boards.hgtv.com
HGTV's Environmental Living Message Board is a place to exchange ideas with other environmentally conscious people on recycling, compo[sting and
environmentally-friendly products.
www.theenvironmentsite.org
A forum for those wishing to discus environmental issues of every variety from global warming to eco friendly cleaning products.
www.est.org.uk
The Energy Savings Trust provide independent evidence-based policy analysis around the areas of energy efficiency, small-scale renewable technologies such as Solar PV,
Small Scale Wind and Ground Source Heat Pumps and clean, low carbon transport, covering both the UK and Europe.
www.re-focus.net
Refocus is an international magazine that reports on renewable energy and it’s applications around the world. Re-focus.net has up-to-date news as well as events and
resources.
www.cat.org.uk
CAT's Visitor Centre, nestled in the hillsides of Southern Snowdonia, is Europe's leading environmental display centre. Now in it’s thirty third year The Centre of
Alternative Technology has information and resources concerning renewable energy.
www.good-energy.co.uk Good energy provide simple solutions to people and businesses that
want to reduce their impact on climate change by reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. Recognising that climate change is a threat, that carbon dioxide is the
primary gas responsible for climate change, that power stations are the biggest source of CO2 emissions, and that individuals can make a real difference, Good Energy
were established in late 1999 to help empower you to make this change.
www.carbontrust.co.uk Free, practical help and advice for your organisation to save money by
reducing energy use.
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