Researchers suggest smart solution to harness waste heat from industry
Norway wastes huge amounts of energy. Surplus heat produced by industry is hardly exploited at all.
Jun 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
News tagged with energy shortages
Energy & Green Tech
Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they get from renewable energy from the current 6% to at least ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers develop ultrahigh-water-flux membranes for seawater desalination
The supply–demand imbalance of clean water has resulted in a global sustainability crisis. The United Nations World Water Developments Report 2023 reveals that 2–3 billion people are suffering from a shortage of water.
Sep 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country's water system
South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the coal-fired power plants run by Eskom, the state-owned ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Business
Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels
Renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics and onshore wind power can help sub-Saharan Africa meet its energy requirements from sources that have lower emissions than fossil fuels.
Nov 16, 2022
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Hardware
How the tide turned on data centres in Europe
Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with servers to store or access data.
Sep 14, 2022
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Engineering
Desalination may be key to averting global water shortage, but it will take time
Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this.
Sep 2, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Multi-spin flips and a pathway to efficient Ising machines
In a rapidly developing world, industries are always trying to optimize their operations and resources. Combinatorial optimization using an Ising machine helps solve certain operational problems, like mapping the most efficient ...
May 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With gas prices and power blackouts on the rise, is green technology the solution?
In recent months, energy shortages in China have disrupted manufacturing and resulted in rolling blackouts in parts of the country. Meanwhile, electricity costs are skyrocketing in Europe and U.S. gas prices have more than ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Security
Colonial pipeline is undamaged, White House official says
The Colonial fuel pipeline that was crippled by a ransomware attack late Friday hasn't suffered damage and can be brought back online "relatively quickly," a White House official said Monday.
May 10, 2021
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