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Rather than putting tubes on a rooftop, RES lays the collection system within concrete -- think the black asphalt of a road or runway. The piping connects to undeground storage areas.

the new international forum links up the EU Commission and seven member states (France, Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland and Portugal) with eleven US and Canadian regional states (the likes of New York, Maine, California and British Columbia) to exchange information and best practices about their efforts to create carbon markets through a cap-and-trade system. The bad news: where are the other 20 EU member states? And what about other federal governments such as the US, Russia, China or India?

The Dutch and Danish power grid operators have announced they are to carry out a feasibility study into the possibility of an underwater electricity cable between the two countries, reports ANP news service. The two firms say the so-called Cobra cable will facilitate the use of renewable power. 'Strong connections between European countries can significantly increase how much wind power can be distributed on European grids,' Peter Jorgensen, one of the directors of Enereginet is quoted as saying. On Thursday the NorNed cable between the Netherlands and Norway – at 580 kms the longest underwater power cable in the world – was officially opened by the Dutch economic affairs minister Mara van der Hoeven. The cable has been operational since May.

The first of 200 micro-CHP boilers was today put into service in the Apeldoorn suburb of Woudhuis as part of a large-scale field trial. Annelies van der Kolk, member of the Gelderland provincial executive responsible for climate and environment, today set the trial period officially in motion. "I am proud of this result of innovation and cooperation by so many parties. It's one of the ways we are working together towards a sustainable Gelderland", says Annelies van der Kolk.

Naturally, the electricity used by consumers in urban and suburban homes can't be derived directly from a specific source.