Energy

State of California Calls Tesla Powerwall Owners to Help Balance the Grid

The Californian grid operator is being severely stressed right now due to an ongoing drought that has left all of the state’s large water reservoirs dry. Many of these are used for hydroelectric generation, so…

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Singapore to Build World’s Biggest Floating Solar Panel Farm

The market for solar energy is heating up worldwide, solar panel arrays are increasingly being deployed all over the world. More and more countries are joining the global effort to fight against climate change. So…

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New Innovation Makes Solar Cells Thousand Times More Efficient

Worldwide scientists are working on improvements in solar power and are focusing on improving efficiency while lowering cost. Usually, the improvements are in the range of a few percent. But now innovation done by researchers…

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China Building World’s First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

Molten salt reactor (MSR) is considered the most futuristic among all advanced reactor designs. The molten salt reactor is powered by liquid thorium rather than uranium, and it does not need water for cooling. Uranium…

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The Infinity Track Topped Forest School in India to Reduce Air Pollution

Indian architecture studio Nudes has won a competition to design an eco-friendly school for Pune, a city in western India. Mumbai-based architecture studio NUDES is known for its focus on sustainability and learning. The project…

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Students Getting Paid For Going to Toilet in South Korea

Earlier, we heard about smart toilets that can measure our weight, take our skin temperature, pulse rate, and heart rate. We have even heard about toilets analyzing stool for health problems. Now, a toilet is…

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Lightyear One Solar Electric Vehicle Completes a Record 710-Km on A Single Battery Charge

The biggest problem with Electric vehicles is range. While a plug-in hybrid can count on gasoline as a backup, Electric Vehicles can’t. This major obstacle needs to be addressed to ensure and enable rapid market…

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Blossoming Beach Umbrella Uses Solar Energy to Cool You Down

Sammontana, Italy’s biggest gelato brand collaborated with architect and inventor Carlo Ratti, to develop a beach umbrella. Unlike ordinary beach umbrellas, it uses solar energy to provide cooling and refrigeration. A sustainable vision for summer…

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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Atomic Super-yacht Project Aims to Save the Earth

A futuristic vessel ‘EARTH 300’ is designed for oceanic research. It is conceptualized by naval architect Iván Salas Jefferson (founder of Iddes Yachts). The yacht will help us “to expand our knowledge and understanding of…

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TerraPower is Developing the Next-Gen Nuclear Energy Solution

When TerraPower founding father and entrepreneur Bill Gates first got acquainted with the idea of nuclear power, he was both reserved and excited at the idea thereof. The trepidation and caution thereof occurred from past…

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