Archive for May 2018
Electric car batteries are on the up
Electric vehicles are becoming more popular, but certain things are still holding them back from going truly mainstream. One of those things is the current generation of car batteries. These batteries are expensive and have a rather limited drive range.
Solar power is on the rise in Europe due to climate change
As climate change raises average temperatures across the continent of Europe, the number of sunny days is bound to grow. And more sunny days means more potential for solar power. That’s one of those ironies of climate change: at times
From toxic caterpillars to grey squirrels. The cost of invasive species
Caterpillars may seem like harmless creatures, but some of them are anything but. Certain subspecies can be highly toxic in a byproduct of evolution that has equipped these largely powerless larvae with a self-defense mechanism. Londeners are learning this to
Billions of euros have been spent on wind power. Here come billions more
Last year the EU’s energy industry invested a whopping €51 billion in wind power. This year the EU will spend even more on harnessing the power of winds. In other words, wind power is definitely a growth industry in Europe.
