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Posts from ‘June, 2009’

Calculating The Real Carbon Footprint Of Vehicles

environmentalresearchweb – Jun 8, 2009 Examining the energy requirements and greenhouse-gas emissions over the entire life cycle of a vehicle, including processes such as manufacture rather than simply operation, reveals that the new combined values increases by 63% for cars and buses, 155% for rail and 31% for air transport. So say researchers at the [...]

200MW Wind Farm off Sai Kung Viable, CLP Power Says

Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Updated on Jun 03, 2009 An offshore wind farm at Sai Kung, capable of generating enough power for 80,000 households, was technically feasible and environmentally acceptable, CLP Power said yesterday. The project, which the utility has been developing for three years, calls for 67 wind turbines 135 metres high near the [...]