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28th August 2008
Czech firm plans giant wind farm
Czech power firm CEZ is to build what it says will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, in a £1.1bn-euro (£598m) project.
BBC News
26th August 2008
Wind farms put pressure on bats
Bats are at risk from wind turbines, researchers have found, because the rotating blades produce a change in air pressure that can kill the mammals.
BBC News
5th August 2008
Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
British scientists say they have drawn up the first detailed map to show areas in the Arctic that could become embroiled in future border disputes.
BBC
3rd August 2008
Giant kites to tap power of the high wind
Experiments show that the power generated could provide electricity for 100,000 homes
Guardian Unlimited
1st August 2008
China's 'rapid renewable surge'
China's rapid investment in low carbon technologies has catapulted the nation up the global renewable energy rankings, a report shows.
BBC News
Guardian Unlimited
31st July 2008
Oil from algae promises climate friendly fuel
A liquid fuel made from plants that is chemically identical to crude oil but which does not contribute to climate change when it is burned or, unlike other biofuels, need agricultural land to produce sounds too good to be true...
Guardian Unlimited
What is going to power our cars?
With oil supplies a continuing concern, focus is switching to lithium for electric vehicles. But debate rages about how much of it is available
Guardian Unlimited
30th July 2008
China's renewable energy revolution
Photogallery
Guardian Unlimited
New turbine to harness wave power
A turbine designed to be the forerunner of the UK's first commercial wave power station has been officially switched on in Argyll and Bute.
BBC News
25th July 2008
Energy in China: 'We call it the Three Gorges of the sky. The dam there taps water, we tap wind'
Wind energy output is trumping targets, and competition between operators is fierce, but coal still reigns supreme
Guardian Online
24th July 2008
Britain tries to block green energy laws
UK accused of rewriting rules despite Brown vow to back clean technology
Guardian Online
Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil'
The Arctic is estimated to hold 90bn barrels of untapped oil, according to figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS).
BBC News
2nd July 2008
Climate concerns halt coal plant
The US state of Georgia has blocked construction of a new coal-fired power station because of concerns over its carbon dioxide emissions. Is the US changing direction?
BBC News