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Would you believe, an electric Batmobile?
One-hundred-and-four years after Henry Ford introduced the affordable Model T – a car that proved so popular that five years later he had to create the modern assembly line just to keep up with demand – we’re told that we stand on the threshold of a new era for the automobile. But are electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles something that Americans will ever truly come to love? | Reconciling renewables with biodiversity: Wind of change or burnt by the sun? 
Small hydropower as barrier to fish migration, wind farms as danger to birds and the unexpected hazards for snakes. About fifty participants, mainly from the industry, met in Madrid (Spain) late last year to discuss how renewable energies and grid expansion can be reconciled with biodiversity conservation. The proceedings of the workshop are now available online. | United Kingdom
How to re-energise our communities through transformative capitalism
A new green paper by ResPublica entitled “Re-energising Our Communities: Transforming the energy market through local energy production” concludes that the UK government must bring an end to the “closed shop” energy market, which is dominated by the Big Six energy companies who currently produce and supply a staggering 99 per cent of the UK’s energy needs, through “transformative capitalism” and “community energy”. | Panorama Europe
11 EU leaders' letter to EC could be good for clean energy United Kingdom
Longest HVDC cable in world to boost renewables grid access Electric/Hybrid Smart thinking spurs European e-mobility projects Innovative new tyres launched for electric vehicles and hybrids Wind Can wind farms and forests mix? Developments in Latin America include big gains for renewables and wind WWEA reveals 700,000 small wind turbines have been installed worldwide Interviews Martin Lidegaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Construction
"Green conversion is best insurance for the future of Denmark Plc." PV Israel’s “solar village” boasts solar power on over 70 percent of its roofs Same PV array boasts double the output in Africa than in Central Europe, finds JRC Agenda European Pellet Conference 2012 2nd Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference | 
