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14-Nov-08

Coal mines to wind farms

"UK Coal, once the main part of the National Coal Board, has announced a joint venture with Peel Energy that would see 14 former colliery locations used to erect 54 turbines generating up to 133 megawatts of electricity per hour,...

Category: Energy sources

13-Nov-08

UK experts give blackouts warning

"Some energy experts asked by BBC News warn the UK could face an unacceptable risk of major blackouts in less than 10 years unless policy is improved."

Category: Energy sources

13-Nov-08

The oil crunch: watchdog warns over falling supplies

"The International Energy Agency is to call today for an energy revolution and a "major de-carbonisation" of global fuel sources as the world confronts tighter oil supplies caused by shrinking investment."

Category: Energy sources

11-Nov-08

Dutch city kept warm by hot-water mines

"Heerlen, in the southern province of Limburg, has created the first geothermal power station in the world using water heated naturally in the deep shafts of old coalmines "

Category: Energy sources

11-Nov-08

Bolivia holds key to electric car future

Lithium for batteries. "High in the Andes, in a remote corner of Bolivia, lies more than half the world's reserves of a mineral that could radically reduce our reliance on dwindling fossil fuels."


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