All electricity generation articles
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Business
Power-hungry Tesla picks up supercapacitor maker
Maxwell Technologies deal highlights potential for supercapacitors in electric vehicles and beyond
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Research
Low wind power costs pump up hydrogen economy prospects
Combining clean energy sources with electrolysis is already cost competitive for producing gas for niche applications
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Research
Antenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals
Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics
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Research
Electric eels inspire stunning new hydrogel
Material modelled on ion channelling cells could one day power soft, implantable pacemakers or sensors
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Research
Energy storage prices forecast to tumble
First broad ‘evidence-based’ comparison shows similar capital cost evolution among technologies including lithium-ion and flow batteries
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Review
Electricity: the spark of life
The Wellcome collection’s exhibition explores the history of all things electrical
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News
Renewable energy now cheaper than some fossil fuels
Assessment suggests renewables costs will plummet by 2020
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News
Tomato waste turned into electricity
US researchers are generating electricity with a microbial electrochemical cell that runs off discarded food
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News
Lights out for UK’s oldest nuclear power plant
Full decommissioning process of Wylfa site will take up to 90 years
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News
Paris climate summit yields push for clean energy
Several major initiatives were launched by government and industry leaders on the first day of the talks
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Research
Water-efficient crops offer solution to food versus fuel debate
A previously overlooked group of plants could be important for producing sustainable bioenergy
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Research
Electricity harvested from magnetic noise
Magneto–mechano–electric generator could be effective power source for wireless charging
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News
‘Pee power’ urinal trialled on university campus
Microbial fuel cells that run on urine could be used to light toilet blocks in refugee camps