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document.write('A new economic analysis shows the UK could generate up to £70bn for the economy and almost 250,000 jobs by investing in offshore wind and wave power alone. ...');
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document.write('London buses are trialling a new kind of hybrid propulsion system that promises to save fuel and lower emissions. ...');
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| '); document.write('Future fuel'); document.write(' |
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document.write('A new report shows that Europe\'s energy needs will continue to rely heavily on fossil fuels in the short to medium term despite government efforts to move towards renewables....');
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| '); document.write('Marine energy investment'); document.write(' |
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document.write('The south west is set to become a global centre for marine energy following a £10.3m investment in the development of equipment and expertise to harness energy from the sea. ...');
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| '); document.write('Road sense'); document.write(' |
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document.write('A new middleware platform developed by European researchers could help wirelessly connect almost all parts of a car and the road it is travelling on....');
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document.write('The UK’s largest business lobby has warned the ‘uncertainty’ of the government’s plans for tackling climate change is discouraging major investments in the effort. ...');
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document.write('A £100,000 feasibility study on harnessing tidal energy on the Solway Firth has been commissioned by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, Scottish Enterprise and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority....');
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document.write('Researchers in Switzerland have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. ...');
document.write(' 03 07 2009'); document.write(' |
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document.write('ABB has been awarded a $24m contract by National Grid for a 400kV substation that will provide the grid connection for a new power station in the north west of England....');
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document.write('A Cambridge University-led team of researchers has created a chemical cage that traps white phosphorus....');
document.write(' 03 07 2009'); document.write(' |
| '); document.write('Power funding'); document.write(' |
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document.write('The US Department of Energy has offered $59m in conditional loan guarantees to Nordic Windpower and Beacon Power....');
document.write(' 03 07 2009'); document.write(' |
| '); document.write('Optimum solar cell'); document.write(' |
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document.write('QuantaSol, the UK designer and manufacturer of strain-balanced quantum-well solar cells, has developed what it believes to be the most efficient single-junction solar cell ever manufactured....');
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document.write('Linde has won a contract worth more than $1bn to build a 1.5m tonne per year ethane cracker at Borouge\'s production site in Ruwais in Abu Dhabi....');
document.write(' 03 07 2009'); document.write(' |
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document.write('A new report warns the UK is not ready for a large growth in wind energy without better technology for storing power and smart metering. ...');
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| '); document.write('Acid test'); document.write(' |
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document.write('The technology used to cool central processing units (CPUs) in computers could be used to quickly diagnose patients with acid-related disorders in the oesophagus....');
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