Engineering
Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They're watching how fractures form and grow in a rocklike substance to see if explosives or propellants, similar to jet fuel, can connect ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
From wind farms across the African coastline to geothermal projects in the east African rift valley, a new United Nations climate report on Monday brought the continent's vast clean energy potential into the spotlight. If ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change—for an unexpected reason.
Mar 21, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Plastic pipes snake down 460 feet into the earth, drawing up enough warmth to heat a 7,700-square-foot building—even on the coldest days of winter.
Mar 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock, locking away the main culprit behind global warming.
Nov 2, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Alberta research is making new strides in discoveries about capturing and storing carbon—while also yielding a high-value end product from carbon dioxide.
Sep 23, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Geothermal energy as a sustainable energy source can make its own significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in Germany. This is shown by a case study of the Kirchstockach power plant published by scientists at the ...
May 19, 2021
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Engineering
As environmental and energy crises become increasingly more common occurrences around the world, a thermal energy harvester capable of converting abundant thermal energy—such as solar radiation, waste heat, combustion of ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
While 160 companies around the world have committed to use "100 percent renewable energy," that does not mean "100 percent carbon-free energy." The difference will grow as power grids become less reliant on fossil power, ...
May 23, 2019
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