EXPANDING ENERGY
Global renewable electricity supplies are growing faster than expected, possibly expanding by 50% within a few years, powered by a[…]
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THE POWER OF WATER
Hydropower is usually created by damming rivers and installing turbines inside the dams which can damage fish and the river[…]
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HERE COMES THE SUN
Photograph: FLPA/Mike Powles/Rex/Shutterstock Global supplies of renewable electricity could expand by 50% in the next five years, powered by a[…]
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PIE IN THE SKY?
Credit: © abriendomundo/Adobe Stock A specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter[…]
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THE POWER OF WATER
Credit: © Guy Sagi / Adobe Stock It seems that a drop of of water released from a height of[…]
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SMARTFLOWER
Similar to real flowers, this self-contained solar system unfolds its petal-panels at sunrise, directs them toward the sun and produces[…]
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UP, UP, AND AWAY!
The lifecycle carbon footprint of Gevo’s biofuel can be up to 75% lower than conventional jet fuel. Delta will purchase[…]
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SOAKING IT UP
Photo Credit: John Turnbull The bad news is that ocean warming and acidification are pushing seaweed into decline. The good[…]
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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
Confused? Ground source heat isn’t geothermal. Geothermal energy production taps into heat at the Earth’s core. Ground source heat pumps[…]
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HUNG OUT TO DRY
The average household could save about $200 a year using a clothesline (or drying rack) instead of an electric dryer[…]
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