Tag: News
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MIT Researchers Develop Solar-to-Fuel Roadmap for Crystalline Silicon
Such a system would use sunlight to produce a storable fuel, such as hydrogen, instead of electricity for immediate use. This fuel could then be used on demand to generate electricity through a fuel cell or other device. This process would liberate solar energy for use when the sun isn’t shining, and open up a…
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Water Usage: Some Startling Numbers
This infographic has been provided by Melanie Palmero, Loch Ness Water Gardens. “Some of the information was pretty surprising! “I had no idea just how much water is needed to produce some of the foods I eat,” she writes.
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Arpin Renewable Energy and eNow Form Partnership to Provide Solar-Powered Systems for Moving Trucks
Through eNow’s specially designed rooftop panels, most of the truck’s accessories are able to run solely on solar power. The photovoltaic cells capture energy through the panels and then store it in batteries in order to distribute it to features in the truck. The panels greatly cut-down on emissions since truckers normally idle their vehicles…
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This Week in Energy News for March 1, 2013
This week in Jetson Green Energy News, efforts are being made to reduce pollution and derive energy from renewable sources. Google Reveals Plans for Massive Green Office Complex In partnership with Seattle-based design firm NBBJ, Google has released an architectural rendering of plans for its next 1.1 million square-foot headquarters that features green roofs and…
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Improving Climate Protection in the Agricultural Sector
As part of the study, scientists investigated 40 organic and 40 conventional agricultural holdings across Germany’s four agricultural regions. They focused exclusively on crop and dairy farms. The scientists recorded all relevant climate gas streams during the entire production process, including methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide. In the case of dairy farms, they also…