Energy & Green Tech
The world is at the "dawn of a new industrial age" of clean energy technology manufacturing that will triple in value by 2030 and create millions of jobs, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.
Jan 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
So you have heard of solar power and wind energy, but what about their younger cousin, marine energy?
Jan 10, 2023
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Business
Renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar panels are gaining traction, but are sometimes met with local resistance because they take up valuable space that could otherwise be used for agricultural production.
Dec 1, 2022
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Engineering
Organic solar cells are an emerging technology with a lot of promise. Unlike the ubiquitous silicon solar panel, they have the potential to be lightweight, flexible, and present a variety of colors, making them particularly ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Business
Diesel-fueled freight trucks play an outsized role in producing India's total greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions. While the country has promoted policies to transition to electric vehicles for public transportation ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
If the transition to renewables is to succeed, we will need a viable means of storing surplus heat and electricity. Globe spoke to experts from ETH Zurich about the promising technologies that could help us reach net zero.
Oct 14, 2022
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Engineering
With no-wind-turbine signs on roadsides next to cornfields, it's hardly surprising that land use is a thorny issue for renewables. But how much land do different zero-carbon technologies really use?
Oct 6, 2022
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Engineering
Large obstacles, like clouds and buildings, can block sunlight from reaching solar cells, but smaller sources, such as dust and leaves, can also create similar problems. Understanding how the loss of incoming radiation affects ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Business
The first major study of driving forces behind government funding of energy RD&D—and the public institutions generating it—over the 21st century shows that competition created by China's rise as a technology superpower ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Business
Devon Smith remembers the small remote-controlled car, powered by the sun through a solar strip on its roof, that first sparked his interest in renewable energy.
Sep 8, 2022
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