nuclear energy
EDF Group and Centrica plc announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement whereby Centrica will invest in EDF’s nuclear business in the UK. The agreement covers both the current British Energy nuclear power station fleet and the development and construction of the next generation of nuclear power
clean energy
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden are producing a material that’s 100,000 times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun, and say the material could provide a cleaner and more sustainable source of energy than the nuclear power used today. Produced
biomethane
Cenex, the UK’s Centre of Excellence in Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies, will host a two-day conference on biomethane on 3 – 4 June at Loughborough University’s Holywell Park. Sponsored by Chesterfield BioGas and Greenlane Biogas, the conference will showcase expertise covering the production of biomethane from organic
global warming
US and Canadian researchers say they have laid to rest a controversial hypothesis that said changes in the sun — rather than man-made greenhouse gas emissions — are causing global warming. The finding is based on a model developed by Peter Adams of Carnegie Mellon University and Jeff Pierce from Dalhousie University
renewable energy
Energy regulator Ofgem has said that it will allow a temporary relaxation from the rules governing the electricity networks to speed up connections for low-carbon generators (PDF). The temporary relaxation is to the rules for connection to and use of the high-voltage electricity networks. It means any generator wanting to
tidal energy
The Government’s shortlist of tidal power schemes for the Severn Estuary is “seriously flawed,” and should be scrapped, according to a review commissioned by an alliance of environmental organisations. The alliance includes the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), WWF, WWT, National Trust, and the Wye and
new media
The global reach of electronic technologies creates a new “fragility and brittleness” for institutions of power in times of major, unexpected crises, according to a study published today by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). TV news presenter and Visiting Fellow at the RISJ Nik Gowing
smart meters
The UK will be the first country in the world to have a large-scale, nationwide overhaul for smart electricity and gas meters. Under plans published today, all homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020. Smart meters enable meter readings to be taken remotely and, together with a
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * It is a mystery to many people why the world is running out of oil when most of the world’s oilfields have only been half emptied. However some of the oil that has been located is trapped as droplets
cleantech
Need a briefing on the latest developments in cleantech? Greenbang’s here with our daily review of news you might have missed: * Photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings has joined the Belgium-based PV CYCLE association, which is establishing a voluntary take-back and recycling programme for end-of-life PV modules; * Brute
nuclear power
EDF Energy today initiated a sales process relating to the divestment of land potentially suitable for new nuclear build. EDF plans to sell one of two sites — Dungeness in Kent or Heysham in Lancashire — both of which were acquired through EDF’s integration with British Energy in January. The sale
ccs
E.ON and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have awarded £6.9 million in research funding to four university-led projects investigating carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to cut carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel power stations. Project teams led by the universities of Nottingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Leeds
