Renewable Energy

'Greener' hybrid power plants proposed

Electricity pylons via Shutterstock First, there were hybrid cars, now 'green' hybrid power plants are on the way, say university researchers. Many power plants use traditional fuel to make energy,...

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Aluminium alloy allows affordable hydrogen storage

Aluminium example via Shutterstock A fuel that is abundant and non-polluting would be the perfect alternative to the environmentally-damaging fossil fuels that are in use today. The fact that this...

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California aims for 'Solarfornia'

Solar panel farm in desert illustration via Shutterstock California is very ambitious about its 33% renewable energy aim for 2020 (after a 20% objective for 2010). Governor Jerry Brown calls...

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Forest fuel may need rethinking

Deforestation via Shutterstock Biofuel production is not without controversy; the food or fuel debate cannot be avoided in developing countries and the impact on water resources is unavoidable. The drive...

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Learning solar lessons from the plant world

Cheap, free power from the sun is a great hope for the future, but the earth has had its own solar powered inhabitants for millions of years and scientists are...

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Solar Cells for the Future

With the use of cells in watches, road signs, buoys and on your local rooftops, the future of the PV (photovoltaic) cell seems assured to be in all of our...

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Fukushima six months on: scientists assess the impacts

etadshow468 --> It is now six months since the Japanese earthquake and tsunami put the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on front pages around the world and atomic scientists have...

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