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Energy Resources

Collection of stories about dynamic nature of energy resources

Wind now competes with fossil fuels. Solar almost does.

When it comes to electricity, it's all about the cost. A new report shows how electricity from clean energy is becoming mainstream.

Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable

Cheap oil and gas couldn't stop another record year for renewables, or a turning point for energy investment.

Wind is our cheapest source of power – but the Government continues to resist it

Onshore wind energy has become cheaper than electricity from any other source in the UK for the first time, in what could be a landmark moment for renewable energy in Britain. Yet the Government has been accused of scuppering Britain’s best chance of meeting the country’s ambitious environmental targets through its continued resistance to onshore turbines, despite growing evidence that they are the most affordable option.

Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables

This is the beginning of the end.

All Volvo cars to be electric or hybrid from 2019 | Business | The Guardian

Landmark move as first big manufacturer says it will stop making vehicles solely powered by internal combustion engine

Ethiopia's renewable energy revolution - BBC News

In Ethiopia the government has recently announced major deals that should massively increase the amount of electricity generated from renewable resources.

Today all Dutch trains are powered 100% by wind energy

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Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity | New Scientist

The first industry trials are planned for the Exergyn Drive, which generates power from hot water and could reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions

tidal energy - National Geographic Society

Tidal energy is power produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides. Tidal energy is a renewable source of energy.

How do heat exchangers work? - Explain that Stuff

An easy-to-understand introduction to how a heat exchanger passes heat energy from one fluid (liquid or gas) to another.

Circulago - Wärme und Kälte aus dem Zugersee on Vimeo

Circulago ist ein zukunftsweisendes Projekt zur Versorgung der Stadt Zug und Baar-Süd mit umweltfreundlicher Wärme- und Kälteenergie. Gewonnen wird…

Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of companies ‘boycotting’ fossil fuel firms | NatWest Group | The Guardian

The bank is latest to be named by officials in the US state, which has law to protect oil and gas sector

Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead | Energy industry | The Guardian

£3.4bn subsea cable will transmit renewable electricity from Scottish windfarms to 2m homes in England

Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before | Physics | The Guardian

Discoveries made in pursuit of nuclear fusion have potentially huge practical applications in everything from curing cancer to superior batteries for EVs