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Our editorial board comprises a specialist group of leading industry figures who, in conjunction with the power technology editorial team, identify the main drivers of the industry helping to produce regular, thought provoking opinion pieces on the latest issues, challenges and developments.Latest Power Feature
A new molten salt reactor concept developed by US start-up Transatomic could change the face of nuclear power. The Waste-Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor has the potential to create energy...
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May's top stories: Nepal hydropower plant and largest wave farm approved As the World Bank approved the Kali Gandaki hydropower rehabilitation project in Nepal, Aquamarine Power secured approval from the Scottish Government to develop the world's largest commercial...
Chemical looping: a clean coal breakthrough A new process developed at Ohio State University could dramatically improve the fortunes of costly carbon capture methods. With renewables not yet ready to flood the market, could this...
Europe's black lung: the hidden healthcare costs of EU coal A report from the Health and Environment Alliance claims that fumes from coal-fired power plants cause 18,000 deaths a year in Europe, costing €42.8bn in healthcare. With the plummeting cost...
Positive energy: how Google is pioneering corporate access to renewables Google is investing an additional $600m in its data centre in Lenoir, North Carolina, and aims to expand clean energy options for companies in the US state through utility-offered 'renewable...
Why the UK needs US LNG The US is on the cusp of exporting LNG abroad and British utility Centrica hasn’t wasted any time in locking down supplies for the UK. But why is the US such an attractive market for natural...
Video feature: Turbinomics – architecture to harnesses energy A skyscraper built to harness wind and solar power could offset an entire day's energy consumption. Rand Elliott, of Elliott & Associates Architects, and his colleagues are currently finalising...
Future Power Technology: Renewables Edition In this issue we take a look at the future of the marine power industry, in-pipe hydro technology that could harness energy from city’s water system, the world’s largest concentrated solar...
April's top stories: Hydro Tasmania's wind farm, Ofgem's record fine on SSE As Hydro Tasmania signed a cooperation deal with Chinese energy firm Shenhua Group to jointly invest $1.6bn to build wind farms in Australia, UK energy regulator Ofgem said it will impose a fine...
Video feature: Shams 1 – world's largest CSP goes live The world's largest concentrated solar project has been switched on in Abu Dhabi. Shams 1, a 100MW plant spread across 2.5km2 of desert sands, can store heat, reduce water consumption and...
In-pipe power – developing hydropower from urban water-systems In a bid to harness the power from gallons of high pressured water that flows through a city's water system every day, more and more local governments are exploring the possibility of...