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DECC to announce crucial solar incentive review
Climate Minister Greg Barker will today announce proposed cuts to the incentives available to small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, with the industry warning that anticipated cuts to feed-in tariffs of around 50 per cent will have a devastating impact on the sector.
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Carbon capture remains a good idea
In the push to tackle climate change, most attention is devoted to ditching fossil fuels for low-carbon power sources. But the fight has another prong: stripping carbon dioxide out of the smokestacks of power plants and other factories and storing it safely underground. The distinct parts of this process, known as carbon capture and storage (CCS), are already in operation. But no one has yet joined them together on an industrial scale. So it was a blow when the government recently scrapped plans to build the country's first CCS unit at the Longannet coal-fired power station in Scotland, claiming it cost too much.
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Biofuel cells could turn the human body into a battery
Plugging gadgets into a socket in the wall, or loading them with batteries - or maybe even unfurling a solar panel - is how most of us think of getting electricity. But what about plugging them into your body?
It may sound far fetched, but under the shadow of the Alps, Dr Serge Cosnier and his team at the Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble have built a device to do just that. Their gadget, called a biofuel cell, uses glucose and oxygen at concentrations found in the body to generate electricity.
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Graphene technology moves closer
Since this super-conductive form of carbon, made from single-atom-thick sheets, was first produced in 2004, it has promised to revolutionise electronics.
But until recently, it existed more in the realm of science than technology, with limited production techniques and only theoretical applications.
Now a couple of breakthroughs are promising to take graphene out of the lab and into real devices.
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China 'won't follow US' on carbon emissions
China will not allow its carbon dioxide emissions per person to reach levels seen in the US, according to the minister in charge of climate policy.
Xie Zhenhua, vice chair of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that to let emissions rise that high would be a "disaster for the world".
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Hydrogen: the best long-term alternative to fossil fuel
Discussions on hydrogen as transport fuel have been going on for many years and trials of vehicles like CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) buses in European cities, including London (2003-05), came and went. The buses themselves were ten times the cost of a diesel equivalent, so extensive rollout at that point was unlikely. In 2011, however a new fleet of eight hydrogen buses has been established by Transport for London (TfL) in London on a more permanent basis.
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Call to set renewable energy target
Renewable energy could meet at least 60% of the UK's electricity needs by 2030, environmentalists have said.
A report by WWF suggests that by focusing on renewable energy and energy efficiency, the UK could slash emissions from the power sector and maintain energy security without resorting to new nuclear reactors.
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Urbee 3D printed car goes on display in Canada
An environmentally friendly car, partly made using 3D printing technology, has gone on show in Canada. The Urbee uses electric motors, backed up by a small ethanol-powered engine, and is capable of 200mpg. Although the vehicle has been in development for several years, its complete printed body shell has never been seen publicly before.
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Harvesting 'limitless' hydrogen from self-powered cells
US researchers say they have demonstrated how cells fuelled by bacteria can be "self-powered" and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen. Until now, they explained, an external source of electricity was required in order to power the process.
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ILL sets ultra-cool neutron science record
Researchers have trapped the greatest number of the subatomic particles known as neutrons ever held in place. The method could lay bare a number of as-yet unknown basic properties of the particles and even help shed light on how the Universe formed in the first fleeting moments after the Big Bang.
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Dyson turns up the heat in the home
Dyson has unveiled its latest air blowing gadget - a room heater. The AM04 is a follow-up to the company's high-end bladeless fan, that was launched in 2009. The £269 price tag of the AM04 suggests that the device is unlikely to find the mass market appeal of its bagless vacuum cleaners. However, Dyson claims that the device does a better job of warming a room than traditional electrical fan heaters.
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Chris Huhne halts 'dash for gas' to keep UK on course for carbon targets
The UK's "dash for gas" will be halted by the government because if unchecked it would break legally binding targets for carbon dioxide emissions, Chris Huhne, energy and climate change secretary, said on Monday evening. "We will not consent so much gas plant so as to endanger our carbon dioxide goals," he told a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrats party conference in Birmingham.
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