Plastic grass could cover buildings to produce energy from wind/New Scientist

THE wind flowing over your roof is packed with energy, if you could only harness it. A new type of wind power generator carpets a surface with plastic strips that sway in the wind like grass, producing renewable energy where traditional windmills would be impractical. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22930552-600-plastic-grass-could-cover-buildings-to-produce-energy-from-wind/

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Scot-Govt. moratorium on coal-gas may breach human rights under EU planning law, warns top legal energy expert/Scottish Energy News

The Scottish Government’s recent announcement that it would be putting in place a moratorium on granting planning permission for Underground Coal Gasification (UGC) projects until the outcome of a potentially lengthy independent investigation could result in claims under the European Convention on Human Rights     http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scot-govt-moratorium-on-coal-gas-may-breach-human-rights-under-eu-planning-law-warns-top-legal-energy-expert/

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