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The hidden costs of renewables can be offset
Come 2050, if current projections hold up, half of all electricity worldwide will be met by solar and wind.
Rolls-Royce seeks to make the UK a low-carbon powerhouse
Rolls-Royce sees small modular reactors as an integral part of the UK's large-scale low-carbon transition.
Africa needs help in its quest for low-carbon electricity
Across much of rural Africa a steady supply of electricity remains a luxury. Things are changing, however. Namibia for one is seeking to boost rural electrification through a mini-grid project in collaboration with German universities and a solar company.
Newcomers benefit from nuclear cooperation
With the United Arab Emirates' Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) officially granting certifications to the first group of operators at the Barakah nuclear power plant, the country’s nuclear energy future is taking shape.
First all-digital nuclear reactor in U.S. goes online at Purdue
Scientists at Purdue University in the United States say they’ve installed the first all-digital nuclear reactor system in the country – a big upgrade for a research reactor first built in 1962, and a step forward for all nuclear plants
Arctic port development raises questions of sustainability
The Arctic has been largely inaccessible for commercial shipping and resource exploitation, but with the ice-shelf slowly receding, not only countries are preparing to benefit economically from the region’s hidden treasures – but international firms too. One of the world’s