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Solar power is heat that is radiated from the sun to earth. It can be used to produce...

Steam has been used to power railway locomotives, ships and road vehicles. It has largely...

Natural gas produces lower emissions than other fossil fuels. It is widely used in the UK...

How We Measure Energy
A good definition of energy is ‘the ability to do work’. When...

There is a long history of using water power for small-scale applications. On a large...

Nuclear waste is highly dangerous. One option is to bury it, but it is not easy to do...

Passive solar heating is most effective when features such as daylighting, thermal...

Opinions are divided on whether diesel engines are more eco-friendly than petrol engines....

Most petrol cars can be converted to use LPG as an alternative fuels source. Although LPG...

Propeller aircraft are fuelled by high octane petrol, and jet planes by kerosene. Trials...