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Science and Technology:

¶ A race is on to harness the tides and waves for electrical power, with more than 100 different devices being tested by companies hoping to make a commercial breakthrough. The UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway, are all developing technologies to harvest the tide. [eco-business.com]

A tidal power plant being developed in Swansea Bay, south Wales in the UK. Image: Tidal Lagoon Swansea

World:

¶ Scotland renewables are important , but more are coming. By the middle of 2014, they were already greater than nuclear, the country’s second resource. Capacity was 7,112 MW by the end of the 3rd quarter. Wind alone has 8,161 MW of capacity in various stages of construction and another 3,765 MW in planning. [CleanTechnica]

¶ Nigeria’s first ever wind project, the 10-MW Katsina windfarm, is a couple of fractions of work from being…