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 Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: Giant gravel batteries could make renewables more reliable |
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| Quote: | The Guardian - 26/04/10
Wind and solar power are often criticised for being too intermittent, but Cambridge researchers could change that.
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| Quote: | | Isentropic was selected recently by the government-sponsored Technology Strategy Board for a trade mission to meet Silicon Valley investors, one of around 20 of the Britain's most promising clean technology startup companies. |
Why do they have to go abroad for money? Are our *ankers too thick to see an opportunity or are they only interested in the useless bits of paper which got us all into trouble last year? 
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Odd how the comments following the story contain much more intelligent debate than those which might not be in favour of technical solutions to energy use and related problems. 
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