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Coal, oil & gas

Novel sensors could help boost efficiency at fossil-fuel plants

Software aids predictions of fracturing in offshore pipes

High speed rail, biofuels, and a manned space-flight retrospective

BP plans re-development of oil fields west of Shetland Islands

Technology that deals with effluents garners investment

The end of the big dither?

Shell set to build world's biggest floating structure

Spin-out receives investment for carbon-capture technology

Will nuclear U-turn leave an energy gap?

Bubble curtains could contain oil spills in harsh conditions

Australia-NZ biofuels industry could take off, states report

Shale-gas drilling unlikely to affect energy security, say MPs