REDUCING NITROUS OXIDE
Uzbekistan plant Credit: Casale Nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than CO2, are[…]
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USING URINE
Manufacturing fertilizer is problematic. The phosphorus in commercial fertilizer comes from a non-renewable resource, and nitrogen comes from natural gas.[…]
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CARBON STORAGE IN WELLS
Photo: Equinor Trapping emissions underground could go a long way toward mitigating the climate crisis. There’s easily enough space in[…]
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GIANT WIND TURBINE
General Electric’s new wind turbine is so large it’s hard to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer[…]
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SPLENDID SEAWEED
Livestock account for 14.5% of man-made greenhouse gases. 40% is methane produced by cattle digestion. When added to their feed,[…]
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WONDERFUL WINDMILL
The Archimedes, a Dutch renewable energy start-up has created an efficient, almost silent small rooftop wind turbine. It comprises three[…]
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SOLAR STORAGE
Finding a good way to store solar energy is essential. Battery storage tends to be expensive and impractical for remote[…]
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ULTRAFAST SOLAR SPRAY
An easy one-step technique could speed up commercialization of perovskite solar cells made from inexpensive, abundant materials. It promises to[…]
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STERILIZING WITH SOLAR
A new portable solar-powered device harnesses the sun’s energy generating steam efficiently at high temperatures and pressures even in hazy[…]
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Most of us know that replacing an old incandescent lightbulb with new LED lighting saves energy and money. To mitigate[…]
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