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Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset, Pocerady, Czech republic

Environment

Coal power in Europe has had its biggest ever decline

Electricity generation from coal power stations across Europe fell by nearly a fifth in the first half of 2019, driven by high carbon prices and low gas prices

News

Solar panels on a roof

Environment

The UK is now using AI to predict solar power and lower energy bills

News

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Wind turbines in the north sea

Technology

The plan to build mega wind farms and artificial islands in North Sea

News

Dark energy

Definition

Dark energy

trinity nuclear test explosion

Definition

The invention of the nuclear bomb

self-unfolding device

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

News

solar panel and wildflowers

Environment

Solar farms could be wildlife havens that tackle biodiversity crisis

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Cosmic microwave background

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Cosmic microwave background

Keele University

Environment

UK could use hydrogen instead of natural gas – if it can make enough

The UK can safely switch to using hydrogen for heating, power and manufacturing, but doing so will require a 10-fold production increase, says a new report

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

Culture

Definition

Second law of thermodynamics

Technology

Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

Insight

Environment

Older people use more energy - and it's not just because of wealth

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