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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

18 July 2019

Making “greener” fuels by adding bioethanol to petrol will wreck the environment, not save it. We need to focus on making electric cars work, says Michael Le Page


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Venezuela has suffered power blackouts for days

13 March 2019

Many Venezuelans have had no power for nearly a week. The cause appears to be a fault at a hydropower plant that powers 80 per cent of the country


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Elon Musk wants to turn our homes into one big power plant

7 March 2018

Tesla has already built a massive battery in Australia, and now plans to fit more in 50,000 homes to create the world's largest virtual power plant


Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

31 January 2018

The amount of electricity generated by renewables in Europe has for the first time outpaced that coming from coal sources


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People without electricity could end up living the energy dream

19 December 2017

Solar power is giving millions of people access to electricity for the first time – could they bypass traditional fossil fuel grids altogether?


We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

23 August 2017

Can the planet change over to 100 per cent clean and renewable energy fast enough to avoid extreme climate impacts? Yes it can, says Mark Jacobson


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Wireless charger uses quantum trick to power gadgets on the move

14 June 2017

A self-adjusting system uses a concept called parity-time symmetry to still charge your gadget even when it’s moving around


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