nuclear-news

Science and Technology:

¶ Compressed air is being studied increasingly as a medium for storing electric energy. While it is not as efficient as many other storage systems, it has the advantage of providing storage over longer terms. It is also expected to be utilized at a fraction of the cost of other systems, possibly as low as 10%. [New Zealand Herald]

World:

¶ Developers of solar farms are becoming increasingly active in Scotland. This is partly down to the fact that prime sites in the south of England have become harder to find due to land prices and grid capacity issues. The head of one company believes the industry could employ 5000 people in Scotland. [Scotsman]

John Forster says the number of people directly employed in the solar power industry in Scotland could grow from around 400 currently to up to 5,000.

¶ Ghana’s energy…