Sustainable energy – Page 16
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Business
Carbon capture and storage labelled ‘farcical’
Advocacy group report highlights failings in European policy over carbon emissions
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NewsSolar boost for gas power stations
Reactor uses sun’s heat to turn methane into energy rich syngas cutting fuel use by 20%
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OpinionHydrogen's false economy
Hydrogen-powered cars are not going to save the world, and the sooner we realise it the better, argues Mark Peplow
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NewsFukushima disaster predicted to raise cancer rates slightly
World Health Organization report expects cancer risk to rise marginally, but doesn’t put a figure on the number of deaths expected
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ResearchLaser guided maglev graphite air hockey
Levitating graphite discs that spin when exposed to light could be a new way to harness solar energy
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Business
BP shifting ethanol focus to Brazil
Company to invest $350 million to expand production from sugarcane in Brazil
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BusinessCan the UK fund CCS?
EU is offering €1.5 billion in funding but lack of co-ordination with UK scheme threatens participation
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OpinionRunning on sun
On the centenary of Giacomo Ciamician’s prediction of a solar-fuelled future, international experts discuss artificial photosynthesis
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NewsChina targets renewables to cut energy dependence
New five year plan will attempt to grow China’s domestic biofuels and biomass industry
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NewsRecord proton conductivity claim withdrawn
Nanowhiskers don’t conduct protons as fast as thought in blow to candidate fuel cell material
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Business
Flight fuelled by plastic waste
Liquid fuel made entirely from plastic waste will power a single engine plane from from London to Sydney
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Business
China to investigate polysilicon imports
An ongoing international row over the market for solar panels is spilling over into the supply chain
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Business
UK nuclear fuel site faces 2018 closure
The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (Thorp) at Sellafield in the UK will close in 2018
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FeatureDyeing for a place in the sun
Can dye-sensitised solar cells compete with silicon and emerging alternatives? Phillip Broadwith investigates
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NewsSolar cell performs solidly
New all-solid state solar cell design proves to be efficient, robust and easy to produce
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NewsNRC chief quits with a bang
Chairman of US nuclear agency resigns under pressure is met by a mixed reaction
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News
Ink wells to solar cells
Scientists in China have found a cheaper and more efficient alternative to commercial electrodes in fountain pen ink.
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News
Powering up fuel cells
Attaching enzyme electrocatalysts to carbon nanotubes increases the power output of hydrogen fuel cells
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