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6-Jan-09

Severn barrage: Row breaks out over UK's biggest renewables project

"A plan to build shallow lagoons fitted with turbines rather than a strip barrier across the Severn would generate equal amounts of electricity at a far lower cost, say campaigners"

Category: Energy sources

5-Jan-09

Tidal power gets a boost

"Tidal power gets a boost from propeller and wind turbine technology... ...Welsh renewables company teams up with ship propulsion experts to design robust new generation of marine turbine"

Category: Energy sources

5-Jan-09

The carbon footprint of nuclear war

"Almost 700m tonnes of CO2 would be released into the Earth's atmosphere by even the smallest nuclear conflict, according to a US study that compares the environmental costs of developing various power sources"

Category: Energy sources, Weapons

5-Jan-09

Green revolution stalls on cheap oil

"Low oil prices and the credit crunch are threatening to stall the green revolution. The value of crude has dropped from a summer high of nearly $150 a barrel to below $40, taking the wind out of the sails of turbine...

Category: Energy sources

4-Jan-09

'Wireless power' spells end for cables

"No more batteries, no more chargers and no more wire spaghetti. This is the future promised by "wireless power", a means of broadcasting electricity through the air to laptops, iPods and other gadgets without the need for cables...

Category: Energy sources

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