Renewable Energy

Geothermal Electricity Generation comes to Ireland

The initial go-ahead has been given for Ireland to create its first geothermal power plant. Ireland's first geothermal electricity generating station has been given planning permission. The station will be...

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Powering the world by alternative energy

Two US researchers have produced a plan claiming that existing technology could be used to halt global warming, reduce air and water pollution, develop secure and reliable energy sources and...

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Future Uncertain for Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs

The UK government are facing criticism and anxiety from the renewable energy sector for bringing forward their review of the Feed in Tariff scheme designed to encourage and support renewable...

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WWF reports 100% Renewable Energy Power is Possible

The WWF recently released a new report which examines the feasibility of reaching 100% of clean, renewable energy by 2050. In a massive study, two years in the making, in...

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American company taps into geothermals

Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) has broken into the Turkish renewable energy market. The American company has sold three PureCycle Organic Rankine Cycle units with the capacity to generate...

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Renewables playing its part in UK employment market

Research has revealed that renewable energy in the UK is starting to make an impact on employment statistics. RenewableUK, the country's leading voice for the renewable energy industry, has published...

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Household sewage as a vast energy resource

There is an old North of England saying, “Where there's muck there's brass!” Roughly translated this means that money can be made from even the most unsavoury kind of rubbish....

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Wind turbines 'help crops', say US researchers

Research conducted by American scientists has suggested that wind turbines operating on Midwestern farm fields may be good for crop production. The research suggests that the turbine blades that generate...

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UK renewables hit all-time high

British Government statistics for the third quarter of last year showed that renewables contributed their biggest ever percentage of national electricity generation. Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate...

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