Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at ETH Zurich led by Robert Boes are developing specific solutions to optimize electricity production from Swiss hydropower plants. This will ensure that hydropower remains the backbone of Switzerland's electricity ...
May 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology for carbon-free hydropower.
Apr 13, 2023
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Engineering
As danger looms in bodies of water globally where toxic algae blooms, a small plastic storage tub in Toledo sealed to protect against splashes, spiders and bird stool may contain a game-changing technology in the fight against ...
Sep 17, 2022
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Engineering
It's a hot topic, at least on social media: tiny plastic particles allegedly end up not only in oceans and lakes, but also in drinking water—and, yes, even in bottled mineral water. Eawag and the Zurich Water Works launched ...
May 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, according to a 2020 report by the International Energy Agency. But there's something holding this clean energy powerhouse back: space. Unlike fossil fuel power ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.
Mar 24, 2021
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