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Renewable energy

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (12834270d) A Tesla electric car using an EV Charging Point in London. According to the consumer group Which?, 31% of electric car owners reported problems with their vehicle in the first four years compared with 19% with petrol cars, and 29% with diesel cars. The survey found that the most common faults with electric vehicles were software issues, not motor or battery problems. Electric cars may be less reliable than petrol and diesel cars in London, UK - 03 Mar 2022

Technology

Too many electric cars charging at night may overload electrical grid

As electric car ownership rises, we will need new infrastructure to avoid overwhelming electricity grids – including public charging stations and more daytime charging

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Engine based on Maxwell’s demon concept may help us understand entropy

Physics

Engine based on Maxwell’s demon concept may help us understand entropy

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AP/Shutterstock (13032695ae) Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her remarks during the High Level Seminar on Strengthening Global Collaboration for Tackling Food Insecurity on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia G20 Finance Ministers Meeting, Nusa Dua, Indonesia - 15 Jul 2022

Environment

World’s richest countries fall short on renewable energy targets

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A picture of waves breaking

Technology

Tiny static electricity generators could produce power from waves

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An Ethereum office

Technology

Ethereum Merge: What will the radical update mean for cryptocurrency?

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Anti-fracking protesters

Environment

Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?

Analysis

2A36MXE Battery Icon in digital background, battery Supply Concept Background, Energy Efficiency Concept, alternative energy background

Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

Leader

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Environment

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief

Analysis

Wood burning in a wood-burning stove

Environment

UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears

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Water flowing from a tap

Environment

UK toilets and showers will need water efficiency labels by 2025

Water-efficiency labels will be introduced in the UK for new toilets, taps, showers, dishwashers, washing machines and washer-dryers in the hope of creating water and energy bill savings

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Humans

Why I love the proliferation of green roofs and living walls

Comment

Technology

Floating artificial leaf converts energy from sunlight into fuel

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Society

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

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Physics

Ignition confirmed in a nuclear fusion experiment for the first time

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