Perovskite: the next big thing in solar cells?
Back in 2009, when perovskite made its debut, it had a photon-to-electricity conversion efficiency of less than 4%; today that…
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Is clean coal a lost cause?
The US Department of Energy (DoE) first started sponsoring clean coal technology back in the late 1990s, and more than…
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Russia: new nuclear tech titan
According to recently published research from the World Nuclear Association (WNA), Russia is now a global leader in fast neutron…
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IGCC: the future of coal power?
If averting climate disaster really does demand that 80% of the world's coal reserves are left in the ground -…
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Solar farms – abuzz with biodiversity?
According to solar market research specialists NPD Solarbuzz, as of the end of April, there were more than 325 completed…
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Celebrating Surya – India’s lofty solar ambitions
With clear, sunny skies for around 300 days of the year, arguably nowhere in the world is better placed to…
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Syncing Germany’s power supply
Germany's energy policy is going through a period of significant change - and challenge. The planned phase-out of nuclear power…
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Maintaining marine turbines
"The best places for tidal power are probably the last places in the world you'd actually choose to stick a…
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Alstom’s ambition – taking tidal technology from the nursery to the schoolyard
While Tidal Generation Ltd remains as a legal entity, the business has been fully integrated into the Alstom Ocean activities…
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Decommissioning the UK’s ageing nuclear facilities
According to the most recent figures from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the current estimated decommissioning and clean-up costs for…