Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

Comet and Rosetta

Comet stinks of horse urine and rotten eggs

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The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G) comet reeks of rotten eggs and horse urine, by the way, in case you have ever wondered what comets smell like....
Canada

Clean energy better than Site C dam in B.C., says study

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Smaller clean-energy plants make more economic sense than the proposed Site C dam for British Columbia, says a new independent study commissioned by the...

Mainstream offshore wind farm project gets greenlight from Scottish ministers

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Dublin-based wind and solar firm Mainstream Renewable Power has received the green light from Scottish Ministers to build and operate the offshore 450 MW...
Nuclear power plant

Canadian nuclear plants will provide radiation protection pills to nearby residents

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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has stated the radiation protection pills will be pre-distributed to people and businesses that are near nuclear plants. If...
EU Commission

£24.5bn Hinkley Point nuclear power plant gets EU green light

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The European Commission gave the green light on Wednesday to the UK’s £24.5 billion ($39.36 billion) nuclear power plant project at Hinkley Point near...
Senator John Hoeven (N-DK)

EPA has gone too far with water rule, says Senator John Hoeven

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Senator John Hoeven said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps Engineers have gone too far with their new Waters of the...
Mr. Shri Piyush Goyal

India announces offshore wind power project

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India’s first offshore wind power project has been announced by the federal government. The 100-megawatt project will be built off the coast of Gujarat,...
IEA

Solar power will dominate electricity production by 2050

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Energy from the Sun, i.e. solar power, will be the dominant source of electrical energy by 2050, says the International Energy Agency (IEA) in...
PV Solar Panels

Solar panel awards worth $94m across New York State

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Solar panel awards worth $94 million were announced by Andrew M. Cuomo, the Governor of New York State. The NY-Sun awards are aimed at...
carbon emissions

Countries make pledges to tackle climate change at the UN Summit

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On Tuesday leaders from around the world gathered to try and tackle the growing concerns of climate change. World leaders have promised to try...