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Power struggle
The UK government’s decision to subsidize a nuclear power station while cutting support for renewables is short-sighted.
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Energy: Reimagine fuel cells
Combine energy generation and storage to ensure that networks remain robust as more renewable technologies are adopted, urge John P. Lemmon.
- John P. Lemmon
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Better luminescent solar panels in prospect
Devices known as luminescent solar concentrators could find use as renewable-energy generators, but have so far been plagued by a major light-reabsorption effect. A new study offers a promising route to tackling this problem.
- Michael Debije
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Cheap solar cells tempt businesses
Easy-to-make perovskite films rival silicon for efficiency.
- Richard Van Noorden
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Renewable energy: Wind power tests the waters
The United States has plenty of strong winds offshore, but it has struggled to harness them for energy.
- Gene Russo
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US plans for future of fusion research
Facilities should support the beleaguered ITER project, a panel recommends.
- Mark Zastrow
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Materials research: Batteries warm up
Interest in energy-storage research is growing, opening up opportunities for chemists with interdisciplinary skills.
- Katharine Gammon
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Bath-salt chemical promises safer solar cells
But photovoltaics firms dispute cost savings from academic lab’s finding.
- Richard Van Noorden
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Research Highlights |
Catalyst eases fuel production
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Japan caught up in energy dilemma
As the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster nears, the nation is faltering in its resolution to shun nuclear power.
- David Cyranoski
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The rechargeable revolution: A better battery
Chemists are reinventing rechargeable cells to drive down costs and boost capacity.
- Richard Van Noorden
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Cheap battery stores energy for a rainy day
Quinone could make flow-battery technology competitive with current storage methods.
- Mark Peplow
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Energy: Fuelling the future
Are biofuels the way forward, or should we be looking to advanced solar technologies to power the future? The debate began on Lindau and continues here.
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Power cuts
China’s slumping renewable-energy industry should be learnt from, not dismissed.
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Japan considers nuclear-free future
Options require big boost for renewable energy sources.
- David Cyranoski
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Wind power 'can be cheaper' than photovoltaics, study says
Some countries could save money by switching from solar to wind.
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A tour of the US's clean energy future
The third annual ARPA-e summit showcases potentially transformative energy technologies.
- David Biello
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Giving waste water the power to clean itself
A novel form of renewable energy can generate electricity from waste-water treatment.
- Duncan Graham-Rowe
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Cutting science's electricity bill
Large-scale research facilities need to reduce their energy consumption and begin moving towards sustainability, says Thomas Parker.
- Thomas Parker
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Germany: Renewables revolution
Europe's largest economy is boosting research on alternative energy sources and generating job opportunities.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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The knock-on effects of Germany's nuclear phase-out
Policy change promises more renewable energy and electricity price hike.
- Richard Van Noorden
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No wind? No problem
Hurdles to integrating a variable supply of renewable energy into power grids are lower than most experts think.
- Barbara Casassus
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Japan rethinks its energy policy
Renewables come to the fore as universities take the lead on electricity conservation.
- David Cyranoski
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How green is my future?
UN panel foresees big growth in renewable energy, but policies will dictate just how big.
- Jeff Tollefson
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China unveils green targets
Premier vows to improve energy efficiency and curb pollution and carbon emissions.
- Jane Qiu
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Domestic science
Although China is a world leader in renewable-energy technology, it is missing the chance to deploy this equipment on a suitably grand scale at home.
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Green patents corralled
Intellectual-property database could ease technology transfer.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Smart grids: The energy storage problem
Renewable energy is not a viable option unless energy can be stored on a large scale. David Lindley looks at five ways to do that.
- David Lindley