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Mercury's a bit toxic though isn't it when it leaks! Water is a nasty thing though - it'll work its way through any seal, it'll damage any bearing, wear out any pipe, turbine blade and impellor given enough time. Making it more dense with some dissolved chemical must surely just make all those probl...

Must admit I thought this would never get off the ground - but they're building a pilot plant for this pumped hydro system which uses some sort of high-density fluid instead of water to get more energy in and out of the system for less fluid volume than if it was "just" water. https://rene...

Great isn't it!

Worth a watch

Lots of interesting stuff in here.

https://renews.biz/92682/national-grid- ... ubstation/

Well this is interesting - a campaign to get marketing, PR and advertising agencies to stop working with fossil fuel companies - they say they have 1,000 agencies signed-up so far.

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4199 ... el-clients

This has vibes of "nuclear power will be too cheap to need to meter your electricity" Yes the falling cost of PV is absolutely essential, but then so is correct installation, correct orientation, avoidance of shade, and good quality wiring. If people just start vomiting out PV and pebbleda...

Certainly seems to be good at moving a lot of stuff

https://electrek.co/2024/04/20/liebherr ... re-orders/

An interesting read thanks for sharing.
Had forgotten about Dutch Elm Disease - seemed to come along at the same time as the whole "acid rain" environmental story - is that still a thing?

Very! Useful to be reminded of the impact of Brexit and our subsequent withdrawal from being tightly integrated into the EU energy market. But the stuff about how this link effectively acts as an interlink into Germany was very interesting! Of interest? https://montelgroup.com/updates-and-insights/v...