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Alex Parker

Retire fossil-fuel burning infrastructure early or miss climate goals: Study - 1 views

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    Researchers from a University of California-led study used detailed data sets of existing fossil-fuel burning infrastructures, such as power plants and boilers, to estimate how much carbon dioxide they would emit before they are currently expected to retire.
Alex Parker

Climate change to fuel dramatic rise in energy demand by 2050 | Verdict - 1 views

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    An exhaustive global study has found that climate change is set to drive up energy demand significantly by 2050, suggesting policymakers and the energy industry need to take action now to prevent a surge in energy related costs over the next few decades.
Alex Parker

Cricket World Cup 2019: How the stadiums are adopting renewable energy - 1 views

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    While the world's eyes are on the sporting action during this year's Cricket World Cup, behind the scenes the UK stadiums hosting the games are smashing renewable energy goals.
Alex Parker

Nuclear development in Saudi Arabia: should the US back it? - 1 views

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    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's long-held ambitions for civil nuclear power have hit the headlines again, partly due to the Trump administration's support. If the kingdom is to succeed, it first has to accept its international obligations, including IAEA monitoring.
Alex Parker

US Senate introduces bill to disclose nuclear information sharing - 1 views

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    US Senators have introduced legislation that directs the executive branch to disclose which companies it allows to share nuclear information with countries looking to build nuclear reactors. The bill was introduced by Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Todd Young with Democrats Tim Kaine and Edward Markey.
Alex Parker

IRENA report renewable energy now one third of the world's capacity - 1 views

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    Renewable energy now forms one-third of the world's total energy capacity, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The agency found that 171GW of renewable energy was added to the global system in 2018, with an annual increase of 7.9%. Two-thirds of new power generation capacity added in 2018 came from renewables.
Alex Parker

Small modular reactors: a Nu design - 1 views

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    NuScale has become the first American company to have a small modular reactor design accepted by the Nuclear Regulatory Committee, the body in charge of nuclear innovation in the US. Could this be the first of many?
Alex Parker

Leaving Euratom: the UK's nuclear countdown begins - 1 views

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    The UK Government's intention to leave Euratom when it exits the EU throws up a number of acute risks for the British nuclear industry. What exactly are the dangers involved, and how can the UK best navigate life as a nuclear operator outside of the Euratom Treaty?
Alex Parker

Cuts and uncertainty: the UK's anaerobic digestion sector - 1 views

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    The UK Government has proposed to reduce support for anaerobic digestion projects in the UK by slashing subsidies and reducing the amount of energy they can provide. There is a lot of innovative technology in the sector, but is this enough to keep...
Alex Parker

Gemini Wind Power Project - 1 views

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    The 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm, which is being developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea, approximately 85km off the coast of Groningen, is expected to be one of the world's biggest offshore wind farms. Northland Power, Siemens, HCV...
Alex Parker

March's top stories: China plans space power station, E.ON to shut German plants - 1 views

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    China intends to develop a solar power station in space as part of its efforts to cut down greenhouse gases and tackle energy shortage, and E.ON plans to take two of its gas-fired power plants in Germany offline due to unprofitability.
Alex Parker

Ageing nuclear plants - are they safe by today's standards? - 1 views

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    Last year the Swiss nuclear regulator requested that the Convention on Nuclear Safety mandate that the safety of existing nuclear power plants should be in line with standards for new nuclear power plants. In February the Convention declined. Was it right to do so?
Alex Parker

Brits abroad - finding cleantech investment in Silicon Valley - 1 views

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    Breaking foreign markets and securing foreign finance is vital for many UK-based cleantech start-ups, but how should such companies go about selling their products overseas?
Alex Parker

Fighting fossil fuels: divestment movement continues to grow - 1 views

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    In 2012, a new campaign was formed in the US to spearhead the movement to divest in fossil fuels. Fossil Free, a project of 350.org, has since grown exponentially, claiming last year that organisations - ranging from healthcare, religious groups, universities and local governments
Alex Parker

Fuelling solar power through photosynthesis - 1 views

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    Scientists working on an international collaboration to mimic the process of photosynthesis have reached a significant milestone in the quest to develop an efficient and abundant alternative fuel. The results could bring us one step closer to matching plants in their ability to exploit the Sun's energy
Alex Parker

Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm - 1 views

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    The Fukushima floating offshore wind farm demonstration project (Fukushima FORWARD) serves as a symbol of Fukushima's recovery from the nuclear disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Alex Parker

Sinfonia: energising the European smart city - 1 views

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    The EU-funded Sinfonia smart cities project aims to retrofit more than 100,000m2 of living space in two pioneer districts, optimising technologies for electricity grids and district heating and cooling. At the project's heart is collaboration - the sharing of processes to increase energy savings and develop a coherent framework to expand the use of renewables.
Alex Parker

UK election 2015: all quiet on the energy front? - 1 views

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    The upcoming UK general election promises to be the most unpredictable in decades, but how could it affect Britain's energy future? Labour's energy price freeze has sparked debate, but uncertainty and ambiguity is rife in British energy policy, threatening the country's transition to a low-carbon energy mix.
Alex Parker

Power surge: developing the next generation of nuclear batteries - 1 views

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    Researchers in the US are using pioneering technology to create long-lasting, more efficient nuclear batteries. We talk to Patrick J Pinhero, Alan K Wertsching and Jae Wan Kwon of the University of Missouri about pushing the boundaries of betavoltaic electricity generation. The University of Missouri (MU) is pushing boundaries in betavoltaic electricity generation.
Alex Parker

The Psychology of the Smart Grid - 1 views

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    Researcher Alexa Spence has spent years looking at the psychological issues around recent advances in energy technology, from uncovering the value of the 'freeloading' flatmate in reducing domestic consumption to studying how businesses can motivate staff to reduce energy usage.
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