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Energy & environment

Oil fears should spur low-carbon innovation

Harvesting technique could make algae a viable biofuel

Companies prepare to develop oxy-fired CCS project at Drax

DECC reveals plans for marine energy park in the south west

Building society

Hollow cylindrical design could improve solar cells' efficiency

Long-life battery system stores electrical energy in liquid form

Tin dioxide offers sufficient transparency for solar cells

Current limiter could keep grids in step with renewables

Alstom and SEE set to develop wave-energy site off Orkney

A week of transport icons

Sensor allows plant hormone to be seen in plant tissues