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Paris and London will Regulate Vehicle Emissions in Joint Project

Ece Polat — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:37:01 +0000

The Paris and London mayors announced that they will be using a new system to regulate vehicle emissions. This system will help them improve the air quality in the two cities. Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Khan will support the system that will make real-time emissions visible. This way consumers will reach more accurate information about […]

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Londoners Who Drive Kids to School Could Pay £100 Fine

Nicholas Say — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:39:24 +0000

It looks like East London has had it with traffic around schools. A new policy will fine parents £100 for dropping off their kids, and if they keep at it they fines rise from there. This policy is aimed at safety, and resolving the problems that school traffic creates for the neighborhoods. In many cases […]

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Bike Couriers Used to Map London Air Pollution

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:50:56 +0000

What if you could visualize the air quality around you, in real-time, as you are traveling around London? You better believe it to be true! Soon London will have an air pollution map available to those with smart phones in the city after utilizing CleanSpace Tags. Drayson Technologies, Inmarsat, and Gophr are coming together to […]

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London’s Red Double Deckers Go All-Electric

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:28:15 +0000

London’s famous red double-deckers receive an electric makeover. London has attracted a considerable amount with their eco-friendly innovative solutions. A number of green developments and plans have served as examples for other places around the world. These include the bike-sharing service, the underground bike paths, and of course the issue of handling food waste effectively. […]

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Massive Floating Solar Array under Construction in London

Mila Luleva — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 04:42:26 +0000

A massive floating solar array is being installed in the suburbs of London by Thames Water. The next runner up for the title “Europe’s largest floating solar array” belongs to Thames Water. Earlier this month, the utility company announced that they will be constructing a floating array on London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir. Once built, the capacity of […]

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London’s First Electric Bus Announced

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 02:21:14 +0000

A special announcement was made at the Clean Bus Summit that will change, as of now, a good number of cities from around the world. This announcement was made by the mayor of London, Mayor Boris Johnson, in the first Clean Bus Summit to take place in London. He announced that London will have, not […]

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London’s Red Phone Booths Go Green, Charge CellPhones

Mila Luleva — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:26:01 +0000

The big red telephone booths across the London, which were serving millions just a decade ago, are now a typical photo background. A couple of geography students, however, are now turning the iconic booths into green boxes, where cell phones can be charged with solar power. Nine out of ten visitors of London have at least […]

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London Introduces Hybrid Buses That Charge Wirelessly at Bus Stops

Mila Luleva — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:19:55 +0000

In their efforts to bring down carbon emissions, London’s city officials are looking into launching new hybrid buses, which can be charged wirelessly at bus stops. The official trial will begin next year with four buses operating between the specially equipped Canning Town and Walthamstow bus stations. The hybrid buses are Alexander Dennis Enviro400H E400 […]

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Beautiful Renewable Energy – World’s Largest Solar Power Bridge Now Online

Benji Jerew — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:10:11 +0000

Renewable energy, such as solar power, is just one part of addressing climate change, and the more solar power we can generate, the less greenhouse gas emissions Blackfriars Solar Bridge is an excellent example of renewable energy in action, and beautifully so! In an effort to reduce emissions, solar power can be installed practically anywhere, […]

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The World’s Largest Solar Bridge Launched In The City of London

Mila Luleva — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:45:56 +0000

After two long years of waiting, the city of London is now a proud owner of the world’s largest solar bridge. The massive construction located at the Blackfriars station is equipped with 4,400 photovoltaic panels, providing half of the energy required to operate all services there. The solar panels, together with the electric trains that […]

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Nissan NV200 Electric Taxi for London Cabbies by 2015

Benji Jerew — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:08:36 +0000

Cleaning up the streets of London will be much easier, now that Nissan has designed a new electric taxi that appeals to Britons. The iconic Checker Taxi, which produced a distinctive checkerboard taxicabs from about the turn of the century to 1982, or Yellow Cab, which is almost universally-known and used, signifies “Taxi” to Americans […]

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London Power Station Generates Electricity From Fat in Sewers

Mila Luleva — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:19 +0000

A new type of power station in London will turn oil and fat, which accumulate in the sewers under the city streets, into electricity. The station will be located in Beckton, east London, and it will generate enough electricity to serve nearly 3.5 million people in case of emergency. The water company have already agreed […]

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Waste Cooking Oil Provides Power, Runs Desalination Plant, Sewage System in London

Mila Luleva — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:04:23 +0000

A new initiative by Thames Water and 2OC, a utility company, aims to collect used cooking oil for powering the world’s biggest fat-fueled power station, major sewage works, a desalination plant and to supply UK’s National Grid. The waste cooking oil will be supplied by thousands of London restaurants. Considering that their annual spending on clearing drains from […]

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London’s Hydrogen Fuel Network Ahead of Its Time

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:01:56 +0000

London is raising the alternative energy stakes with its now fully integrated hydrogen fuel network with the introduction of a 700 bar delivery system. This is required by manufacturers to existing stations. Two brand new hydrogen fuel stations are planned, one of which will be in the center of London. There are also plans to […]

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7 Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Installed at London’s Olympic Park

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:13:13 +0000

Seven vertical axis wind turbines have been erected at the Olympic Park in London. Instead of building one big wind turbine, as it had initially been announced, the authorities instead built seven smaller versions, but ones adapted to low-speed city winds. The turbines have been announced to have the capacity of 8 kWh each and […]

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