Thirst for power: improving water efficiency in coal-fired power plants
From China to India and South Africa, coal-fired power plants are being linked to water shortages and collectively consume enough water to meet the needs of…
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Local power for local people: the company giving back to its customers
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Why are urban poor left behind in community energy schemes?
In 2014, the UK’s coalition government launched a series of initiatives aimed at encouraging community energy in England. At…
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Skills and learning top of the agenda for UK Nuclear
The UK nuclear industry will need at least 30,000 new skilled workers as six projects ramp up and with…
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Playing catch up: can the stellarator win the race to fusion energy?
An experimental nuclear fusion technology at the Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics produced its first hydrogen plasma in…
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