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Hydropower can ‘drive up CO2 emissions’
"To have reliable and clean electricity, you have to make sure you have an energy portfolio that’s diverse."
Post-COP24, will coal and nuclear mark Central Europe’s energy future?
The fanfare of the COP24’s closing ceremony last week did little to mask the refusal of major fossil fuel producers and consumers such as the United States, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, and host Poland to commit to speedy energy transitions.
Electric car batteries will come cheaper and charge faster
In a win-win-win for electric car owners, developers are working on batteries that cost less, last longer and charge faster.
All G20 nations are ‘badly behind’ in cutting their emissions
Just as in the 1990s, fossil fuels still make up 82% of the energy mix in G20 nations.
Placing wind farms too close together isn’t a good idea
The wake effects of upwind farms can be more significant than previously thought.
Wearable solar power is now another step closer to reality
Researchers have managed to find a way to improve the mechanical stability of wearable solar cells' active layers.