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June 11 Renewable Energy News

Startup’s new idea – free EV charging for the masses.
San Francisco startup Volta believes charging an electric car in public should be free, at least for the driver.
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Startup-s-new-idea-Free-EV-charging-for-the-6317331.php &http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-1762574135413030477

R** Record boost in new solar power continues massive industry growth.UK leads European solar energy expansion to help renewables overtake output of nuclear power as industry leaders hail ‘tipping point’ for the technology
A record amount of solar power was added to the world’s grids in 2014, pushing total cumulative capacity to 100 times the level it was in 2000.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/09/record-boost-in-new-solar-power-continues-massive-industry-growth &http://www.dailyclimate.org/t/-6200967183475772551

Europe’s largest green wall

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Saturday 6 June 2015 10:17AM

A UK power company has created the largest living wall in Europe – the massive vertical garden wraps the external walls of the National Grid headquarters creating more than 11,000 sq metres of green space. That’s a lot of happy birds and bees. While more and more architects some people dead against them – we find out why.http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/segment/6417820

June 13, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable