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A new music recording space dubbed 'the cleverest studio in Europe' has opened in London - and it's solar powered.

The UK's first professional solar powered recording studio has opened at The Premises - an East London studio used by top musicians including: Hard Fi, The Magic Numbers, Charlotte Church and Jamie Cullum.

Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth (FoE) welcomed the opening of the new studio and called on the British Government to use the forthcoming Energy Review to make it make it easier and cheaper for businesses to make the most out of solar power and other micro generation technologies.

Energy Neutral

Solar powered Studio `A' has already been dubbed `the cleverest studio in Europe' by Legendary US record producer Bob Rose. The studio, which was designed by Roger D'Arcy of Recording Architecture to be energy neutral, is powered by eighteen hybrid crystalline solar panels fixed to the roof.

The Premises Managing Director, Julia Craik said: "The idea of a solar powered studio has certainly raised a few eyebrows but it works brilliantly. We've been doing dry runs with bands like Bloc Party and the audio quality is phenomenal. These days more and more music artists are thinking about their 'carbon footprint', so it was only a matter of time before a fully fledged eco-studio became a reality."

Friends of the Earth Director, Tony Juniper said: "The Premises solar powered studio highlights how businesses can use modern technology to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and save money. Friends of the Earths climate campaign, The Big Ask, is calling for the Government to make it easier and cheaper for businesses to make the most of solar power and similar technologies"

The Big Ask Campaign is calling for the introduction of a new climate change law which would force the Government to make annual cuts in the amount carbon dioxide emitted by the UK. This would include introducing schemes that would help homes and business to be more energy efficient and to source their energy from renewable sources.

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