Consumer & Gadgets
If every Australian household that uses gas went all-electric today, we would "save" more than 30 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the next ten years. That's because there are more than 5 million households on ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
When Maike Biert was choosing a new heating system for her house in western Germany, she balked at the huge cost of installing a heat pump, instead opting for a gas boiler.
Jun 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia's energy transition is well under way. Some 3 million households have rooftop solar and sales of medium-sized electric cars are surging. But as we work towards fully electric households powered by renewable energy, ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Heat pumps are an environmentally friendly way to save energy and money. Nearly 17 million heat pumps were installed in Europe by the end of 2021 because of the growing demand for energy-efficient technologies and the increasing ...
May 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New Zealand burns the equivalent of 108 liters of petrol every second in coal and natural gas to generate heat for industrial processes. This burning of fossil fuels for industrial heat generates 28% of New Zealand's energy-related ...
May 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen is an energy-rich gas, which releases no carbon emissions when burned. It can be used in most equipment where fossil fuels such as natural gas (methane) or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) are currently used. In your ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Business
Australia's media watchdog has rapped the climate coverage on Rupert Murdoch's Sky News, finding multiple inaccurate and unfair statements that led to breaches of broadcasting rules.
Apr 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research center has found that the U.K. housing sector is lagging over 30% behind neighboring countries when it comes to the adoption of heat pumps, despite their enormous potential ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Hardware
Mass spectrometers are extremely precise chemical analyzers that have many applications, from evaluating the safety of drinking water to detecting toxins in a patient's blood. But building an inexpensive, portable mass spectrometer ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Engineering
Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally according to the International Energy Agency. This heat is still overwhelmingly generated by burning fossil fuels, making it an ...
Apr 13, 2023
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