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Drivers with electric cars will benefit from new charging points across the city. Sustainable Glasgow has installed Plugged in Places at Wilson Street, Bothwell Street, Scotstoun and Bellahouston leisure centres, Tollcross pool and the Emirates Arena, thanks to a £215,000 grant from Transport Scotland and electricity paid for by Glasgow city council.
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Resource Efficient Scotland is to begin offering free specialist consultancy support to local authorities to help them implement energy, water and internal waste reduction projects. Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by Zero Waste Scotland, Resource Efficient Scotland now provides free, independent, specialist advice and support to local authorities and the wider public sector.
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An intrepid cycling pensioner has launched the Cairngorms Electric Bike Project – a first for Scotland – giving a whole new meaning to the term “pedal power”! Penny Weir from Aviemore, has undertaken some pretty challenging cycle rides in recent years including cycling coast to coast across Canada – some 4,000 miles – when she was 70 as well as more recent biking adventures in Africa. On Wednesday 10th July, accompanied by the E-Bike Project Officer …
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Around four in five people are worried about the UK becoming too dependent on energy from other countries and want to see a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, a new report has revealed. Research carried out by a team based at the Universities of Cardiff and Nottingham also found that 74 per cent of people questioned are very or fairly concerned about climate change. The data comes from a series of six in-depth …
A startup called Fastned is creating enough infrastructure to make sure that Dutch drivers are never more than 50 miles from filling up. Two hundred golden arches are about to appear at Dutch roadsides. But they aren’t the latest addition to a burger chain’s empire. They’re charging points for electric vehicles-part of perhaps the most comprehensive network in the world.”Range anxiety” has hampered adoption of EVs everywhere. But, after 2015, that should be less of …
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