Energy

Wind Power Blows Past Nuclear Power in Spain for the First Time

Spain has made a little bit of renewable energy history with wind power becoming the country’s main source of energy, according to electricity provider Red Eléctrica de España (REE) and Spanish Wind Energy Association. Throughout…

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Welcome to Masdar City, “One of the Most Sustainable Communities on the Planet”

New Technologies an Integral Part of New Cities Cities like Milan, with a past stretching back centuries and a population of 8 million, can only become green as old buildings are replaced and new sustainable…

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California Installed More Rooftop Solar Panels in 2013 Than in Previous 30 Years Combined

Nowadays solar power systems are not only confined to the realm of environmental campaigners and renewable energy advocates, as solar panels have become very efficient and much cheaper than before.Homeowners across the US have begun…

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Bahrain’s Sustainable Architecture Helps Power Itself with Gigantic Wind Turbines

The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) has received multiple awards in the area of sustainability. This is Kingdom’s first intelligent building which features an array of sophisticated SMART features. BWTC serves as a revolutionary model…

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Why You Should Care about the Future of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

According to the MIT “Carbon Capture & Sequestration Technologies” program, there are two main types of carbon emission: natural & man-made (anthropogenic), and two types of carbon capture and sequestration: natural and man-made. Natural carbon…

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UN Climate Chief Praises China, Warns the Rest of the World

Renewable and green energy received a significant morale boost to start the new year with the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change advising investors to pull money out of fossil fuels…

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Charge Your Smartphone and Power Your Home with Micro-Windmills

In the world of wind turbines the news seems to suggest that bigger is better. However, as engineers are able to reliably manufacturer miniature objects, things like wind turbines can be built very small and…

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Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic from the Sea

Plastics are no doubt serious threats to our oceans and to the health of sea creatures, both big and small. They constitute approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces…

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Automated “Rail-Veyors” a Sign of New “Deep Mining” Trend

An Internet search for “automated mining” brings up boatloads of new patents for automated processing of data and information. But the automated mining we are interested in is the type that promises to cut costs,…

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Relax in the Side of a Mountain with This Hideaway Fit for a Hobbit

SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects have designed a stunning private holiday villa called Villa Vals, which is the unique combination of architecture and interior design in the Swiss environment. The villa was designed to integrate…

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