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NASA Researcher Seeking Ideas For High-Altitude Wind Power Development
A $100,000 federal government grant is going to pull some strings in the wind energy sector, according to Mark Moore, an aerospace engineer at NASA. He envisions harvesting power from high altitude winds, where the intensity is huge compared to the one on the ground, that current wind mills produce.
Egypt to Have Two Villages Powered by Solar Energy
The villages (Ein Zahrah and Oum Al-Sagheer) are located in Siwa, 500 miles west of Cairo, will get their solar fix not only for schools, streets and houses but also for mosques and other local facilities.
Tesla Motors Preparing for Some $60 Million Profit from the Alliance With Toyota
Tesla Motors is responsible for many innovations from the electric cars field lately. Their recent contract with Toyota, having as objective the production of a new version of the electric RAV4 is said to bring the Silicon Valley firm some $60 million.
Water Desalination Made Cheaper With Oasys Water's New Technology
So far, there's been plenty of water in the oceans and seas, but that's salty and undrinkable. Oasys Water, a company specialized in desalination, comes with a solution to the scarcity of water in some regions and also cuts the costs for producing it.
Newly Discovered Nanoscale Structural Displacements Lead the Way to More Efficient Thermoelectrics
A team of scientists from important US research institutes such as the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University, Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, while studying lead chalcogenides (lead paired with tellurium, selenium or sulfur), have discovered how these behave at an atomic scale and how they could offer great thermoelectric properties.
Rice Solar Energy Project Uses Molten Salts To Store Californian Sunlight For Use At...
A new and revolutionary solar power project has been recently approved by the state of California. SolarReserve is the company behind the Rice Solar Energy Project, which will store heat from thermal collectors in molten salt beneath the surface.
Tidal Turbines Could Harm the Ecosystems Hosting Them – Solutions Sought
There has recently been an interesting debate whether engineers should change the shape of tidal turbines because of the negative effects these would have on the environment, and, more specifically, the fish. Current tidal turbines' blades are made using the pattern used in wind turbines.
New EU Draft Proposes Vans Should Reduce Emissions In The Long Run
The amount of polluting gases that each van releases is about to shrink in the European Union, according to a draft released yesterday at the Brussels headquarters. It has not yet been signed, and most importantly, Germany didn't agree with some of the aspects.
British Government Launching State Grants for Electric Cars
Anyone buying an electric car in the UK starting this January will be eligible for a grant of up to 5,000 pounds ($7,930). This way, the government wants to encourage motorists to buy eco-friendly cars made by leading manufacturers such as Toyota or Mercedes-Benz.
Newly Designed Carbon Spheres Paving the Way For Better Gas Filters and Catalysts
Solutions are always evolving for the polluting world out there, to compensate for the millions of tons of contaminants that poison the gas we breathe and the water we drink. One such innovatory solution comes from the University of Illinois in the form of tiny carbon spheres embedded with iron nanoparticles, to make more efficient catalysts and filters.
