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Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

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Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

The Ivanpah Solar Energy Facility is one of the largest solar thermal energy plants in the world. It is spread out over 14 square kilometres and can power 140,000 homes every year

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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Microorganisms: the future of food, fuel and medicine

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Fracking wells in the US are leaking loads of planet-warming methane

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Coronavirus crisis could cut UK summer electricity use by a fifth

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Electric cars really are a greener option than fossil fuel vehicles

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Binge watching TV isn't as bad for the climate as some reports suggest

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World’s stinkiest fruit could make super-fast electric chargers

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AI could help make fast-charging, long-lasting electric car batteries

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Can we quit cobalt batteries fast enough to make electric cars viable?

Electric cars depend on cobalt as a key ingredient in their batteries, but a new analysis reveals we may run out by 2030, while car firm Tesla is moving to other types of battery in China

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Oil giant BP says it will cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050

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We need nuclear power to fight climate change, but is it doomed?

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Getting Brexit done: Six huge science issues the UK must resolve

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A new battery could keep your phone charged for five days

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