New microchip could prevent 'standby' energy loss - 0 views
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Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11Televisions could be left on standby without wasting energy, say the makers of the new microchip.
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Britain risks falling behind in the race for clean energy | Nicholas Stern | Comment is... - 1 views
Energy policy negotiated as coalition leaders meet to discuss green agenda | Environmen... - 1 views
International Energy Agency fears higher emissions if nuclear power is cut - 0 views
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Reducing nuclear will cost much more, be less sustainable and there will be less energy security says IEA chief Nobuo Tanaka
Tidal energy - the UK's best kept secret - 0 views
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The latest report on Renewables from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) offers lukewarm support for electricity generation from tidal streams. The UK has some of the fiercest tidal currents in the world, but the CCC says the tidal turbines will deliver energy at a higher cost than PV in 2040. The assumptions behind this pessimism are questioned in this article.
New nuclear costs could squeeze renewables from UK energy mix | Tom Burke | Environment... - 3 views
Green deal is too complicated for saving energy | Money | The Guardian - 0 views
Energy companies join forces for UK's first carbon-capture project - 0 views
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The power company SSE and Shell hope to bolster the case for a carbon-capture and storage plant at Peterhead near Aberdeen
Energy firms agree to carbon capture. - 1 views
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Two large energy firms have agreed to work together to develop carbon-capture and storage (CCS) in Aberdeenshire - if they can get the funding.
Wind power now contribute about 3% of the total U.S. electricity - 1 views
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In 2010, the U.S. wind turbines industry installed 5,115 MW of generating capacity, increasing the country's installed wind farm capacity by 15%, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK's power needs - report - 0 views
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The study found that subsidising geothermal technology initially would help to bring down costs rapidly as UK sites were developed The UK could meet a fifth of its power needs - the equivalent of nine nuclear power stations - by exploiting geothermal power, a new report into the technology has found.
Agency plea over climate warning - 0 views
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Leading energy ministers have been told the world is on track for a long-term temperature increase of 6C unless they change their priorities. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on current trends, emissions would double from 2009 to 2050. The deputy director of the IEA, Richard Jones, urged ministers: "Please take our warning seriously."
Why climate change needs higher energy bills | Duncan Clark | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
A Rain Forest Advocate Taps the Energy of the Sugar Palm - 0 views
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Scientist Willie Smits believes that the Arenga sugar palm may be the key to protecting tropical forest in Indonesia while providing opportunity for villagers through a unique process of biofuel production.
Coal to challenge oil's dominance by 2017, says IEA | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 2 views