Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program found that agricultural efforts in downstream countries in Central Asia, traditionally hampered by a lack of water for irrigation during the summer growing ...
May 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration's goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.
Jan 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As yet another heat wave shattered temperature records in the Pacific Northwest in mid-2021, threats of rolling blackouts rippled throughout the region.
Aug 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydropower has massive potential as a source of clean electricity, and the Indus basin can be a key player in fulfilling long-term energy storage demands across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. IIASA researchers ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it reached an agreement with Japan Thursday on helping monitor and review the release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Jul 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A compound used widely in candles offers promise for a much more modern energy challenge—storing massive amounts of energy to be fed into the electric grid as the need arises.
May 20, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
A computer hard drive can be a rich source of evidence in a forensic investigation…but only if the device is intact and undamaged otherwise many additional steps to retrieve incriminating data from within are needed and ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
What if you could solve two of Earth's biggest problems in one stroke? UC Riverside engineers have developed a way to recycle plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energy storage.
Aug 12, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Most everyone knows that heating and cooling buildings is not only expensive, but a massive issue due to the resulting carbon emissions. According to the UK Green Building Council, the built environment contributes around ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on an annual scale, according to new IIASA research ...
Feb 19, 2020
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