Power Stations
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An MIT study suggests that applying a layer of graphene to power plant condensers could significantly improve efficiency. Testing indicates that use of the material is superior to current methods, and its application could lead to huge monetary savings, as well as a positive impact on the climate.
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Sellafield is Europe's largest nuclear site and although operations including spent fuel management and nuclear waste storage continue on-site, power generation ceased in 2003. As part of the decommissioning process, the site's tallest chimney will now be demolished.
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The CSIRO has claimed a world record for the highest temperatures ever recorded using solar energy to generate "supercritical" steam at its solar thermal test plant in Newcastle, Australia. This achievement is touted as a breakthrough for solar energy production.
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London's iconic Battersea Power Station has had numerous proposed reincarnations over the years. Now, as part of its regeneration, architecture firms Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners have announced their plans for it, which sees the building becoming the focal point of a new town center.
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A recent UK National Grid report would seem to challenge the idea that the intermittency of wind plays havoc with energy grid management.
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Why do power stations always look like power stations? That's the tacit question behind AZPA's proposal for a new gas power station in Wedel, Germany, which it envisages as a "green mountain" of topiary.