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Big ships go green with retro technology

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Big ships go green with retro technology

From solar sails, or even canvas ones, to underwater carpets of air, a raft of new technologies could revolutionise the global shipping industry

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Single particle is the smallest Stirling engine yet

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Single particle is the smallest Stirling engine yet

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US plans its first megadam in 40 years

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US plans its first megadam in 40 years

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Paint-on power, the saviour of solar

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Paint-on power, the saviour of solar

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Charge your electric car on the move

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New power plants and factories lock us into hot future

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Trade war looms over Europe's aircraft carbon tax

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Trade war looms over Europe's aircraft carbon tax

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How fracking caused earthquakes in the UK

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UK's carbon-capture failure is part of a global trend

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Why the UK buried a world-first carbon-capture scheme

The British government has dealt a body blow to hopes of mitigating global warming by capturing greenhouse gases. But is it fatal, wonders Stuart Haszeldine

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Himalayas could become the Saudi Arabia of solar

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Mowed grass triggers tar sand lawsuit

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Carbon bubble could threaten markets… maybe

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Pay as you go solar power makes energy cheaper

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