The laptops will have a low-tech independent source of energy, so they can be used in towns with little or no electric power.

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It is a source of low-carbon energy and can contribute to the UK's energy mix and security of supply longer-term.

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Impressed by arguments that nuclear energy is a proven source of low-carbon power, and worried about the dependence on foreign fossil fuels caused by the decline of North Sea oil and gas, the government has been preparing the ground for a nuclear revival.

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As well as an energy source, Chinese companies see Africa as a new market for their low-cost consumer goods (including weapons) and as an opportunity to get around U.S. and European quotas on Chinese textiles by investing in textile factories there.

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Interestingly, an April 18 paper in the journal Nature reported that upper limits for neutrinos measured from IceCube are low enough that gamma-ray bursts are unlikely to be the sole source of ultra-high energy cosmic rays.

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This supply of low-cost natural gas will allow the U.S. to transform its electricity production into a green energy source at scale.

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