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India to export thorium nuclear reactorsThe original design is fuelled by a mix of uranium-233 and plutonium bred from thorium using fast neutron power reactors earlier in a thorium fuel cycle. The LEU variant is suitable for export because it does away with the plutonium , replacing it with uranium enriched to 19.75% uranium-235. ...
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Record-breaking solar cells are tailored to their location - tech - 01 July 2009 - New ScientistThe burning hot sun at the equator is a far cry from the weak sunlight that reaches higher latitudes. To make the most of such different conditions you need specially tailored solar cells, according to UK firm Quantasol. So the company has come up with a new solar cell design that can be tuned ...
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Solar electricity as cheap as conventional electricity in UK by 2013. / Press Releases / Press / Home - Solarcentury UK13/05/2009 — A common assumption, in Government and the traditional energy industry, is that solar electricity will not be as cheap as conventional electricity from coal, gas and nuclear power for more than two decades (1). For this apparent reason, solar photovoltaics (PV) have tended to play a ...
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Environmentalists Say Biofuels Create More CO2 Than Fossil FuelsApril 14, 2009 — Biofuels 'Like Pouring Vodka Into Beer' Biofuels could produce twice the carbon emissions of the fossil fuels they replace, environmentalists have claimed. Friends of the Earth have said rules introduced a year ago requiring a percentage of UK transport fuels to be "green" ...
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Solar car aims to put rivals in the shadeCapable of 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer, Cambridge University Eco Racing's new solar racing car showcases cutting-edge environmentally-friendly technology, applicable to the next generation of electric vehicles.
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Climatico » The outcomes: what did the G20 achieve for Climate Change?The outcomes: what did the G20 achieve for Climate Change? The G20 leaders standing for their The G20 Summit in London has now concluded, with US President Obama filling the main press briefing room for an hour-long press session. The main points of the summit for international and ...
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Microgrids as peer-to-peer energy( BBC News | Science/Nature) Small networks of power generators in "microgrids" could transform the electricity network in the way that the net changed distributed communication. That is one of the conclusions of a Southampton University project scoping out the feasibility of microgrids for ...
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Can Geothermal Power in Iceland Thaw a Frozen Economy?: Scientific AmericanEvery day when David Oddsson goes to work, the head of the Central Bank of Iceland must brave a crowd of jeering protesters, angry that the man they view as the chief architect of Iceland's near-total financial collapse refuses to step down. This tiny country of 300,000 spent the past decade ...
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Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009 » TransportTransport designs nominated for 2009 Brit Insurance awards. The one pictured (there are several) - designs nominated for 2009 Brit Insurance awards. The one pictured (there are several) - “The Green Bird is described as ‘part aeroplane, part sailboat, part Formula One car’ and comprise of two ...
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A green revolution blooms in the desert - International Herald TribuneWith one of the highest per capita carbon footprints in the world, the oil-rich United Arab Emirates would seem an unlikely place for a green revolution. Gasoline sells for 12 cents a liter, or 45 cents a gallon. There is little public transportation and no recycling. Residents drive between ...
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