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Energy & environment

Corac announces losses for 2011 but remains optimistic

Superconducting heads to the cities

New report recommends the continuation of fracking in UK

Carbon nanotube sponge could be used to clean up oil spills

Introducing smart grids to Canada

Legacy work

Micro-hydroelectricity takes off in the UK

Harnessing wind energy at altitude 'could be possible'

Dye-based organic PVs could remove need for batteries

Communication will allay resistance to smart grids

Technology aims to keep old oil wells sealed

ETI seeks energy-from-waste demonstrator plant partners