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In many ways, if people wanted to switch to green energy they'd be able to but what's really holding them back are budgets and aesthetics. Solar panels may offer excellent qualities when it comes to helping the planet but they're bulky, heavy and aren't so pleasant to look at; essentially just glossy blue-and-black circuit boards stuck to your roof. Imagine you wanted to get energy from the sun without changing the way your house looked at all, just enough to power a house. Welcome to the world of invisible solar technology. In a span of just a few short years, materials science has revolutionised the way we think about our homes and the generator of modern human society. All of this is possible thanks to one miraculous molecule: perovskite, a crystalline structure capable of absorbi...

It helps determine how likely it is that a site will pose a threat to groundwater (or whether contamination has the potential to spread through an aquifer) and what needs to be done to manage this risk. In the UK, you will usually need one if, for example, you are developing greenfield land; brownfield involving change of use or simply remediating a chemical spill, etc. You are likely to be asked for a groundwater risk assessment if the site sits over a vulnerable aquifer, is in proximity of controlled waters (streams, rivers, lakes) and/ or proximal to private water supplies. It may be projects such as basements, piling or deep excavations that interact with groundwater directly because these structures change flow paths and can mobilise contamination. What does it include? A good a...