/ The North Sea Wind Power Hub is a joint idea by German, Dutch, and Danish firms to build a series of interconnected islands that would supply a significant part of Europe’s future energy needs. We take a look at the scale of the proposed idea and ask, what it will take to make it happen?

Also, we examine the issues facing cap and trade models such as California's, speak to the North London Waste Authority about their proposed energy-from-waste plant, and investigate Iran's first geothermal project. 

Finally, we take a temperature check of the UK solar industry, talk to MHI about their fusion project, see what lessons energy production is learning from natural design, and hear from IRENA about West Africa's clean energy future. /

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Callum Tyndall, editor