nuclear-news

Science and Technology:

¶ The Solar Impulse 2, the experimental plane attempting to fly around the world without a single drop of fuel, is set to take off from China early Tuesday morning on the most challenging and dangerous part of its journey yet. Andre Borschberg will fly the craft alone during the non-stop flight from Nanjing to Hawaii. [CNN]

Solar Impulse SI2 in 2014. Photo by Milko Vuille. Wikimedia Commons.

World:

¶ There is uncertainty about the future of wind farms in the UK. Tory pledges to “halt the spread of onshore wind farms” by ending subsidies for new projects and giving local people more power over windfarm applications left many in the industry fearing the worst and have done little for investor confidence. [FarmersWeekly]

¶ Hanwha Group unveiled an ambitious plan to turn a small islet off the coast of Korea into a 100%…