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The roof of a ‘solar kitchen’ in Auroville, India
Energy

International Solar Alliance: Turning on the lights

Apr 28, 2018
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More than two years after first being announced, the International Solar Alliance has finally held a conference
The industrial production of US wood pellets is being used as a renewable energy source in Europe
Energy

Green loopholes

Mar 31, 2018
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Well-meaning promises don’t always have positive outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that green paradoxes abound despite the best of intentions
Could a carbon tax reduce society's demands for fossil fuels?
Energy

Cost cutting: the case for a carbon tax

Mar 17, 2018
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For Marco Magrini, a tax on fossil fuels would be a no-brainer in order to get a supply-and-demand market place working fairly
Dirty bits: the cost of cryptocurrencies
Energy

Dirty bits: the cost of cryptocurrencies

Jan 30, 2018
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Cryptocurrencies might be setting the world’s digital economy on fire, but for Marco Magrini, they’re also heating up the physical planet
Oil fracking in the US – what has Scotland’s decision to ban the practice meant for the nation?
Energy

Fracking in Scotland

Nov 28, 2017
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A deeper look at Scotland’s recent decision to ban the controversial shale gas extraction
Wastewater treatment plants could soon be turning used toilet paper into a renewable form of energy
Energy

The (waste) paper trail

Nov 19, 2017
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Could human waste one day be fuelling our homes and businesses?
Coal mining is still being subsidised in EU member states
Energy

European countries continue to prop up fossil fuels

Sep 28, 2017
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Europe provides more than €112billion (£97billion) in subsidies to fossil fuel companies
The Nuclear Power Struggle
Energy

The Nuclear Power Struggle

Aug 03, 2017
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The UK appears to be embracing nuclear, a huge U-turn on government policy from just two years ago. Yet this seems to be going against the grain globally. Can nuclear help countries meet their commitments to the Paris treaty?
Solar technology has reduced California’s carbon footprint, but the state will briefly need back-up power during the three-hour eclipse
Energy

Sun Block: when the sun stops shining

Jul 22, 2017
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A short, summer eclipse in America has solar power generators preparing for a literal black out
Eggborough Power Station, Yorkshire, one of the UK’s few remaining active coal power stations
Energy

Exit strategy: farewell to coal

Apr 29, 2017
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the UK’s climate commitments
Belly of the beast: energy from the earth
Energy

Belly of the beast: energy from the earth

Apr 01, 2017
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Icelandic engineers are attempting to harness the powerful geothermal energy of magma
Prototype of rubber produced using food waste-sourced filler
Energy

Rubber stamp: turning food waste into tyres

Mar 31, 2017
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Newly-developed ‘sustainable rubber’, produced using recycled food waste, could one day be used to make car tyres
An environmentally-friendly bullet should, leave less polluting munitions behind on military firing ranges
Energy

Eco Warriors: creating an environmentally-friendly bullet

Mar 04, 2017
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The environmental cost of military activities is significant. Could new ‘eco-bullets’ be an effective solution?
There are an estimated three million abandoned oil and gas wells across the US
Energy

Gas leaks: America’s leaky wells

Jan 04, 2017
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Abandoned oil and gas wells in the US are leaking significant quantities of methane
The Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station, Ghana
Energy

Out of the dark: Ghana's power problems

Dec 03, 2016
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As a dried-up dam starts to refill, and a push towards cleaner, renewable energy gets underway, many are still asking if Ghana’s chronic power cuts will ever come to an end?
The microgrid was implemented within just one year from start to finish
Energy

Solar power to the people: how Tesla is lighting up the island of Ta’u

Dec 02, 2016
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Over the last year, Tesla, the American automaker and energy storage company, has partnered with SolarCity, the largest American provider of solar energy services, to fully power the American Samoan island in a sustainable fashion
Twin Peaks: could demand for oil fall?
Energy

Twin Peaks: could demand for oil fall?

Nov 26, 2016
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks back at ‘Peak Oil’
The reincarnation of Chernobyl
Energy

The reincarnation of Chernobyl

Nov 23, 2016
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Chinese firms plan to build a solar power plant in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl
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