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• China Installs the World’s Largest Battery

  Published 20 April 2012 | viewed 6,159 times

  China now has the world’s largest battery with a storage capacity of 36MWh to combat any intermittence produced by wind and solar power at an…

• How the UK Could Receive 60% of Electricity from Renewables by 2020

  Published 08 April 2012 | viewed 4,797 times

  This seemingly optimistic scenario is very much a possibility according to a report by WWF, so what will it take for us to get ahead…

• Finland to Open the World’s Largest Biomass Gasification Plant

  Published 25 October 2011 | viewed 8,498 times

  New power plant will run on forest waste, save 230,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Finland has announced plans for the world’s largest biomass gasification…

• The Future of Air Travel and its Affect on the Environment

  Published 06 October 2011 | viewed 7,728 times

  In a couple of decades’ time, despite climate change, there is likely to be more flying than there is now. On current trends, while the…

• The UK’s Green Deal - A Long Way to go Yet

  Published 21 September 2011 | viewed 5,488 times

  With the right combination of policy and communications, the Green Deal could create jobs, boost local economies, and cut carbon. Thirty-nine, thirty-eight… The countdown to…

• Can Religion Steer the World Towards a Greener Future?

  Published 02 September 2011 | viewed 5,864 times

  The world's faiths are global organisations with billions of followers. Ian Christie explains why it's high time they were brought into the sustainability debate. Sometime…

• The Future of Transportation? US Defence Giants to Build Low Carbon Aircraft

  Published 11 August 2011 | viewed 9,934 times

  Conventional airships rely almost entirely on helium’s ‘lighter-than-air’ buoyancy, making them fairly unstable, weather-sensitive and slow-moving. Hybrids mix this with ‘heavier-than-air’ aircraft technology – including…

• World’s Largest Tidal Farm to be Launched in Scotland

  Published 25 July 2011 | viewed 42,339 times

  Ten underwater turbines will generate 30GW a year from the seafloor in the Sound of Islay, following government approval. A £40 million tidal array harnessing…

• Biogas Fuel Cell Could Offer an Affordable Alternative to Short-Lived Batteries

  Published 22 June 2011 | viewed 10,773 times

  Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are pioneering a methane fuel cell which could provide portable storage for small-scale power generation,…

• Amber Light for Greener Flight: Lufthansa’s Extended Biofuel Project

  Published 17 May 2011 | viewed 6,823 times

  Keen-to-be-greener airlines really do want biofuel to fly. Lufthansa was set to start using it from April, for a six month trial period, in a…

• Geothermal Station that Generates Energy from People to be Opened in 2012

  Published 11 May 2011 | viewed 7,806 times

  The glow of many a hot and bothered commuter will be harnessed for local heating in Stockholm and Paris. Swedish realtor Jernhusen is investing SEK…

• Food Yields and Climate Change

  Published 11 April 2011 | viewed 7,969 times

  Even in rich countries, the shadow of food insecurity has returned, threatening to bring to an end a golden era of plenty. It had been…