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Fracking and water supplies
19 June, 2014
Policy makers are being called upon to give greater consideration to the electricity sector’s water footprint in the UK. While across the Atlantic in North America, research has been carried out to assess the impact of hydraulic fracking upon stressed water resources and dam safety. Once again the water-energy nexus has become the focal point of attention, as Suzanne Pritchard reports.
UK sees surge in hydro development
24 June, 2010
The number of licences issued for small hydro power schemes by the UK’s Environment Agency has increased substantially in the last decade, the government agency has announced, with the number of new schemes in the country expected to treble by 2020.
