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Johnny Ball backs nuclear power – is he right?

Writing in The Sun last month, childhood TV hero Johnny Ball outlined his opinion that Nuclear Power is the way forward for UK energy. Ball maintains that nuclear tech has come a long way in the last 20 years, coining the phrase ‘New Nuclear’ for this latest generation.
…. the French are already 85 per cent [...]

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Renewable power video

Good little video on renewable power

Although it is good to recycle our waste, it still has it’s flaws and we are also a bit away from getting it rolled out across all major countries.
For now we need to stick with our renewable energies such as hydro and wind power.
Hydro provider
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Wind farms rejected on the Scottish isles

Scottish Government refuse wind farm application?
The BBC1 announced today the Scottish Government has turned down the application for the Lewis Wind Farm2 containing 181 turbines on the Western Isles of Scotland.
Despite the full support of the Western Isle Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar3, the project planned by Lewis Wind Power Limited has had it’s application [...]

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Electricity provider offers fixed price on green energy

Southern electric energy provider offers fixed rates on fuel prices including renewable energy tariffs. Making greener fuels more affordable!
This week some of the UK’s biggest energy providers announce a minimum increase of 19% on gas and electricity bills. This most recent price hike has been blamed on the mounting prices of wholesale energy. The price [...]

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