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Fracking Could Get Banned in Scotland, Following Public Protests

Guest Contributor — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:04:27 +0000

The Scottish government has recently stated that it plans to permanently ban fracking due to the massive desire of the public to outlaw this process. While England has permitted companies to use fracking, Scotland has decided to make a permanent decision and to ban the method, as a result of a prolonged public consultation process […]

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Scotland – Home of World’s Largest Wind Turbine

Benji Jerew — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:18:32 +0000

Over the winter of 2013, pieces of the world’s largest wind turbine were carefully put into place on a beach in Scotland, and is now generating enough power for nearly 5,000 homes. Calling the Samsung 7 MW prototype off-shore wind turbine “big” is actually a bit of an understatement. To borrow from Douglas Adams’ The […]

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Donald Trump’s False Claims About Wind Turbines Rejected in Scotland

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:42:31 +0000

Members of Scottish Parliament (MSP) have rejected Donald Trump’s incorrect, outrageous, and unsubstantiated claims that wind turbines will do incredible damage to the Scottish tourism industry. However, Mr. Trump may have an ulterior motive; he is trying to stop an offshore turbine from being developed because it is in view of his north-east golf course. […]

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Scotland Poised for Economic Boom with CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:12:24 +0000

Scotland is on the cusp of ensuring the country has energy resources and a strong economic base for decades to come. Researchers have discovered that combining carbon storage and enhanced recovery techniques may generate considerable economic gross. Scotland would then have the resources to create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs, leading to national economic […]

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First Marine Energy Park in Scotland to Boost Fledging Sector

Maria Reyes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:46:47 +0000

Scotland launches its first Marine Energy Park (MEP) in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters area. It represents the largest wave and tidal development zone in that part of the world. Climate Change Minister Greg Barker officially opens the park, which aims to boost the country’s fast growing marine power industry. The park is the […]

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Denmark and Scotland Hailed as Europe’s Greatest Alternative Energy Producers

Guest Contributor — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:33:11 +0000

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently marked its 40th anniversary in this year’s World Environment Day. The theme in the celebrations was ‘The Green Economy’ which in itself leads to a scrutiny of how well the world has adapted or at least embraced green technology. For instance, you might want to look into Europe, […]

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Aegir: Scotland's Largest Wave Power Project

Cristi — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:01:26 +0000

Just recently, Scotland-based energy developer Pelamis has signed a joint-venture with the European energy giant Vattenfall, for the huge energy project off Scotland's Shetland Islands. The costs of the project rise to almost $100 million.

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The Sea Snake: Scotland's 750kW Wave Powered Project

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:47:58 +0000

Scotland built a 180 m tube they call "The Sea Snake", that will capture the waves' movements and energy and transmit it via subshore cables to the land.

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IBM Chooses Lithium Air Batteries for 500 Miles EV Range

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:57:57 +0000

IBM, through its "Big Green" - "Battery 500" project, aimed to produce a battery for an electric car that would be able to carry a family-sized sedan up to 500 miles, spotted the lithium-air (STAIR) invention as its goal, and predicted that they could improve the STAIR battery further with the nanoscale semiconductor manufacturing techniques they possess.

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