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- It gets a bad rap, but carbon is helping make solar panels better and batteries safer Mon, 16 Jan 23, 6:00amIf we're to transition to green energy, we need help from carbon. New research into carbon-based materials is improving lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels.
- Carbon is a climate change villain, but could be the hero of our green energy future Mon, 16 Jan 23, 6:00amIf we're to transition to green energy, we need help from carbon. New research into carbon-based materials is improving lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels.
- Nuclear fusion ‘holy grail’ is not the answer to our energy prayers | Letters Tue, 20 Dec 22, 5:35amDr Mark Diesendorf questions the claim that nuclear fusion is safe and clean, while Dr Chris Cragg suspects true fusion power is a long way off. Plus letters from Dick Willis and Martin O’Donovan
- Despite the hype, we shouldn’t bank on nuclear fusion to save the world from climate catastrophe | Robin McKie Sun, 18 Dec 22, 6:16amLast week’s experiment in the US is promising, but it’s not a magic bullet for our energy needsThe revelation that researchers had succeeded in creating a nuclear fusion reaction that generated more energy than it consumed...
- Crab and lobster shells could be used to make renewable batteries Fri, 2 Sep 22, 1:00amPrototype designed using chemical in crustacean shells remains 99.7% efficient after about 400 hours
- Time to face up to the fusion illusion? | Brief letters Tue, 15 Feb 22, 5:05amNo such thing as time | Cushioning the blow | Out for the count | Reclaiming San Serriffe | Marine disaster
- Here’s how to solve the UK energy crisis for the long term – store more power Mon, 10 Jan 22, 5:00pmFour storage solutions to help Britain keep the lights on deep into the future
- Cathy Foley appointed Australia's next chief scientist Mon, 9 Nov 20, 10:08amPhysicist has spent the past two years as the CSIRO’s chief scientist
- Hydrogen fuel bubbles up the agenda as investments rocket Mon, 29 Jun 20, 2:01amGovernments and carmakers press on with hydrogen fuel cells to power cars, buses, trains and even aircraft
- Energy storage boom stalls in Europe Mon, 23 Mar 20, 5:01pmSlowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support
- An unpowered invisibility cloak… Thu, 21 Nov 19, 2:32pmWatch this. There’s no electricity involved, and also no smart government operatives. The US and Canadian military couldn’t see much potential. The inventors tried to keep it secret and give the military...
- How UK's disused mine shafts could be used to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
- How UK's disused mine shafts plan to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
- Scientists invent 'transparent wood' in search for eco-friendly building material Wed, 3 Apr 19, 8:00pmNew material could replace plastic or glass in construction of energy-efficient homes
- Physics Reveals ‘Green’ Energy Sources Are Unrealistic And Unsustainable Tue, 2 Apr 19, 4:00amFrom The Federalist March 29, 2019 By The Federalist Staff Can existing “green” energy match the efficiency of fossil fuels? Mark P. Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, shares his new report on The Federalist...