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Introduction
Different voices
How to prepare effectively for when the oil runs out? A difficult question to which three prominent international figures seek to reply. Offering views that are as illuminating as they are different.
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Fossil energy
Often seen as the resource of another age, coal is making a comeback. Especially in India and China that are experiencing an explosion in energy demand. CO2 capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage remains too expensive to be deployed on a large scale. A look at the current state of research. Energy efficiency
Improving energy efficiency is a major battle for the EU. research*eu takes a close look at the construction sector to reveal an impressive potential for savings. Greenhouse gases
Can market mechanisms be an effective means of reducing greenhouse gases? Europe’s first attempt was less than convincing.
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Electricity networks
With the SmartGrids platform and the EU-DEEP research project, the European Union is radically rethinking our electricity distribution networks. Biofuels
As the second generation replaces the first, will biofuels keep their promises? A subject that remains highly controversial. Solar energy
Photovoltaic cells could meet up to a fifth of Europe’s future electricity needs. The latest developments with this brilliant idea.
As a primary energy source, the Sun has much to offer: technologies using the heat of its rays are rivalling those of traditional power plants.
Wind energy
The DOWNVInD project is embarking on a major and unique enterprise: a wind park on the high seas, almost invisible from the coast. Primary energies
The limits of hydroelectricity contrast with the promises of geothermics.
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Nuclear
Despite the suspicions, nuclear energy is serving up a fourth generation of reactors.
Can a country’s nuclear waste be discarded without risk when it remains radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years? The Finns certainly think so. -
Transport
Hydrogen is in the process of becoming “the” clean energy of the future, especially in the transport sector where expectations are raised.
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Energy revolution
Can there be a smooth transition to an oil-free age? Or should we prepare for some major upheavals? A look into the future of research, agriculture and society.
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The post-oil era for the uninitiated
Energy for the experts
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