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Greenpeace post
8th Aug 2013
A study by National Grid says biogas can provide 50% of domestic gas demand by 2020. Energy Desk investigates...
Greenpeace post
1st Aug 2013
China will spend 0.71% GDP per year on renewables, whilst the UK figure is 0.68%. And remember the UK figure includes grid upgrades and (at time of calculation) nuclear power.
Greenpeace post
License: All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace
24th Jul 2013
China has lots of coal and not much oil – so industry has turned to processes which liquefy coal in order to produce industrial chemicals such as olefins, ethylene and propylenes – used to make the kinds of plastic products we buy every day.
Guest post
24th Jul 2013
Most people in the world prefer renewable energy to fossil fuels or nuclear power. This is what the opinion polls tell us, again and again, and it's why communities are standing up to fossil fuel extraction projects and pushing for cleaner alternatives all over the world.
Guest post
23rd Jul 2013
Negotiations between the UK government and EDF over the price to paid for nuclear power are dragging, and a row has now erupted on the continent over whether nuclear power can qualify for state aid. Steve Thomas from Greenwhich University unravels the hurdles facing any deal:
Guest post
15th Jul 2013
Nuclear power used to be seen as a way to resolve the world's energy problems but has struggled with rising costs and safety failures. The World Nuclear Industry Status Report gives a detailed account of the sector in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, two years ago.
Guest post
License: All rights reserved. Credit: Kyla Mandel
8th Jul 2013
A radioactive substances permit will likely be one of several requirements Cuadrilla and Centrica must fulfill before beginning their two-year shale gas exploration project.
Greenpeace post
8th Jul 2013
The new book from Duncan Clark and Mike Berners-Lee, The Burning Question, is probably the best synthesis of the key arguments over climate change that I’ve read - says Joss Garman.
Guest post
License: All rights reserved. Credit: E3G
2nd Jul 2013
The lights won't go out if we use our connections to our neighbours argues E3G's John Garventa
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License: All rights reserved. Credit: Sam Friggens
1st Jul 2013
Almost half of Germany's renewable power capacity is owned by private citizens and farmers
