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All About Recycling Nuclear Waste: Nuclear power stations represent an efficient means of producing electricity, and they produce no greenhouse gases. But toxic radioactive waste is… [40 views in Aug]
Coal as an Energy Source: Coal is a very effective solid fuel as it burns to easily and produces a great deal of heat. Until relatively recently, coal-fires were the most common means of… [14 views in Aug]
Petroleum as an Energy Source: Of the three main fossil fuels – coal, petroleum and natural gas – it could be argued that petroleum is the most versatile. Coal is a powerful source of… [12 views in Aug]
Project Blue: 400mw from Tidal Power: The sea has always played an important part in British history, and as the technology necessary to recover some of the vast amount of energy… [8 views in Aug]
Gas Supplies in the UK: The earliest use of gas in daily life was as a light source. It was the British inventor William Murdock who first discovered that if coal was heated, it gave… [8 views in Aug]
Active Solar Power in Buildings: For householders who are concerned about their carbon footprint and want to reduce their consumption of energy from fossil fuels, solar power can be… [8 views in Aug]