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Wind power backed in Britain - but not by Donald Trump

Wind power backed in Britain - but not by Donald Trump

Posted Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:01:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Two surveys, welcomed by the WWF, show most Scottish and indeed the majority of all British people back wind farms. They come as property tycoon Donald Trump is due to appear before Scottish MSPs who are investigating a proposed wind farm that he claims will ruin the countryside and coast.

Wind power backed in Britain - but not by Donald Trump

Selfishness is key factor in biofuel supply chain

Selfishness is key factor in biofuel supply chain

Posted Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:14:45 GMT by Linden Volsun

The competitive biofuel supply chain. A new study on how to maximise the biofuel supply chain has for the first time taken into account the selfishness of farmers.

Selfishness is key factor in biofuel supply chain

Getting exotic with clean energy technology

Getting exotic with clean energy technology

Posted Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:17:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

Even as solar panels, wind turbines and biofuels are powering their way into the conventional energy scene, clean energy innovators cannot pause for breath. New energy solutions bring new challenges, and so researchers are increasingly turning to the exotic to make the green energy dream real.

Getting exotic with clean energy technology

Scots smash renewable energy targets

Scots smash renewable energy targets

Posted Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:21:00 GMT by Paul Robinson

Over one third of Scottish electricity now comes from renewables. Just announced, these impressive figures mean that Scotland have beaten their renewable energy targets and are on track to meet their long term energy needs from only renewable sources.

Scots smash renewable energy targets

Microbial fuel cell - Eco-friendly sewage treatment - correction

Microbial fuel cell - Eco-friendly sewage treatment - correction

Posted Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:30:01 GMT by Linden Volsun

A new sewage-powered microbial fuel cell that produces electricity and also cleans up the sewage has been developed and improved by American scientists.

Microbial fuel cell - Eco-friendly sewage treatment - correction

Hydrogen economy draws closer

Hydrogen economy draws closer

Posted Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Fossil fuels could begin to be replaced by hydrogen power plants by the end of the decade. Hydrogen could be produced by nuclear power plants by 2020.

Hydrogen economy draws closer

New York State aims to protect coastal wildlife and promote wind power

New York State aims to protect coastal wildlife and promote wind power

Posted Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:42:00 GMT by Linden Volsun

A new collaborative report has been compiled to help promote offshore renewable energy developments in New York State, while protecting fish and birdlife.

New York State aims to protect coastal wildlife and promote wind power

Uranium: Mining to Power to Weapons

Uranium: Mining to Power to Weapons

Posted Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:49:01 GMT by Michelle Simon

Uranium is one remarkable mineral; The role of uranium as nature intended it to be is invaluable. Its misuse in the hands of humans however has created lasting detrimental impacts.

Uranium: Mining to Power to Weapons

Call for more research into nuclear disasters

Call for more research into nuclear disasters

Posted Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:05:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

A team of American nuclear waste experts are calling for more research into what happens during extreme conditions like the Fukushima disaster.

Call for more research into nuclear disasters

Total green electricity generation for Scotland

Total green electricity generation for Scotland

Posted Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:10:09 GMT by Adrian Bishop

All Scotland's electricity can be generated by renewable energy by 2020 and carbon can be removed from electricity generation completely by 2030, says the Scottish Government in a policy statement.

Total green electricity generation for Scotland

Is Trump wrong to protest the wind?

Is Trump wrong to protest the wind?

Posted Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:36:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

Donald Trump is drawing on his big guns to fight wind power and preserve an unblemished view for his multi-million dollar golf development in Scotland. But does his fight against the wind turbine have any puff in it?

Is Trump wrong to protest the wind?

Oyster wave power devices approved in Scotland

Oyster wave power devices approved in Scotland

Posted Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:43:23 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Approval has been given to test the first array of nearshore wave power units in Orkney that could power more than 1,000 homes. Two new Oyster wave converters will join a similar unit at Orkney's European Marine Energy Centre and connected to the onshore hydroelectric plant.

Oyster wave power devices approved in Scotland

Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere?

Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere?

Posted Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

The boom in shale gas production has left US gas prices near record lows. But those low prices are threatening the switch to no-carbon renewables, like wind and solar, as utilities switch to gas in preference. Many are worrying that the shale gas boom is a dangerous distraction, as reserves forecasts are slashed.

Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere?

Wind power generates 6% of EU electricity

Wind power generates 6% of EU electricity

Posted Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Last year, there was enough wind power capacity in the European Union to generate six per cent of its electricity, according to the European Wind Energy Association.

Wind power generates 6% of EU electricity

The Earth Times Asks: Should We Embrace Wind Power?

The Earth Times Asks: Should We Embrace Wind Power?

Posted Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:34 GMT by David Hewitt

Continuing The Earth Times' series of debates on the hottest topics in the fields of the environment and conservation, we explore the arguments for and against wind power. Tackling the issue are Jonathan Pyke and Mark Duchamp.

The Earth Times Asks: Should We Embrace Wind Power?

Frack the Earth, Frack the Water!

Frack the Earth, Frack the Water!

Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:00 GMT by Michelle Simon

Michelle Simon writes an opinion piece on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Karoo, South Africa; she discusses the social impacts of fracking as well as the biophysical impacts associated with the shale gas extraction process.

Frack the Earth, Frack the Water!

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Scotland the Wave (tidal power takes over in the north)

Posted Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:40:31 GMT by Paul Robinson

Central Asian Powerhouse of the Sun

Posted Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:45:01 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Battery Power helps renewable energy independents.

Posted Wed, 04 May 2016 08:05:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Climate warriors, renewables champions, carbon absorbers or not?

Posted Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:00:00 GMT by JW Dowey

Is El Niño the elephant in Paris or will it change the mindset there?

Posted Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:57:00 GMT by JW.Dowey

Hybrid energy: bacteria+solar harvesting!

Posted Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:14:16 GMT by Paul Robinson

Smart, energetic glass could take over

Posted Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:56:57 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Rise of Renewables: a first for Solar Power in Central Asia

Posted Fri, 03 Apr 2015 19:20:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Oil boom in Texas is over?

Posted Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:24:00 GMT by JW Dowey

Wave power works with heart technology!

Posted Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:28:18 GMT by JW Dowey