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Realizing a century-old dream to make electricity from air

European research is expanding clean-energy options, bolstering the EU's goal to become climate-neural by 2050.

Dec 19, 2022

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NASA says its space tech could cut electric car charging times to 5 minutes or less

Experimental technology used to cool equipment in space might soon be able to cut the charging times of electric vehicles to five minutes or less, American space agency NASA said this week.

Oct 12, 2022

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Research team introduces roadmap to greener air conditioning for a warmer world

When the heat of summer hits, air conditioners turn on and energy demand skyrockets, straining the grid. In a warmer world, more efficient cooling options will play an important role in curbing the increase of cooling-related ...

Jul 27, 2022

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Reducing energy consumption: Researchers develop test system for passive cooling materials

Passive day cooling is a promising technology for the sustainable reduction of energy consumption. It avoids the heating up of buildings by solar radiation and dissipates accumulated heat without external energy consumption. ...

Jul 18, 2022

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Former bosses of Fukushima operator ordered to pay $97 bn damages

A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 13.32 trillion yen ($97 billion) for failing to prevent the disaster, plaintiffs said.

Jul 13, 2022

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Japan court: Nuclear plant's tsunami safeguards inadequate

A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of inadequate tsunami safeguards, backing the safety concerns of residents at a time the government is pushing for more reactors to ...

May 31, 2022

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Radioactive fuel, contaminated water: the Fukushima clean-up

Eleven years after a devastating tsunami hit Japan's northeast, thousands of workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are involved in the complex and decades-long process of decommissioning the site.

Mar 11, 2022

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How Europe could slash its cooling footprint with chilled water

As climate change warms the world, we increasingly need to find ways to efficiently cool our buildings—whilst also lowering our emissions to attempt to halt the temperature rise as much as possible. Traditional air conditioners ...

Aug 18, 2021

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Using heating systems to provide effective cooling

Climate change is causing a persistent increase in the number of hot summer days. Offices and homes are getting hotter, and the nights bring little respite from the heat. Against this backdrop, a significant increase in new ...

Aug 2, 2021

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Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed

Passive cooling, like the shade a tree provides, has been around forever.

Feb 8, 2021

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