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Bio-Batteries Produce Clean Electricity from Bacteria

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:27:43 +0000

Proteins on the surface of microbes can be harnessed for electrical power, according to a study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Tom Clarke and researchers at the University of East Anglia created a synthetic version of Shewanella oneidensis, a marine bacterium. They only utilized the proteins believed to shuttle […]

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Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Would Be Inefficient, Princeton Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:40:50 +0000

The carbon dioxide that we emit can be reduced in several ways, out of which some are more or less effective. A study performed by Princeton engineer Robert Socolow reveals that as much as we'd want to, we simply can't remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by means of "Direct Air Capture" technologies.

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Egypt to Have Two Villages Powered by Solar Energy

Mike Sandru — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:08:56 +0000

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.

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Offshore Turbines to Provide Clean Electricity for 5 Million UK Homes

Mike Sandru — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:13:55 +0000

The South West Regional Development Agency from UK is analyzing the results of a study according to which the South West coast could generate 9.2 gigawatts of electricity, being enough to power five million homes.

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Wind Tunnel Concept Converts Wind Energy Generated by Subway Trains into Electricity

Mike Sandru — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:02:11 +0000

Metropolitan cities around the world build more and more underground subway systems in order to minimize the number of vehicles on the roads. The industrial designers also though to help city authorities by redesigning the current systems, making them more efficient.

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Largest Solar Array in New Mexico Unveiled

Mike Sandru — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:19:09 +0000

The Bell Group has designed the largest solar array in New Mexico, covering five acres of parking area and generating more than 1,600,000 kWh of clean electricity annually.

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Morocco's 140MW Wind Farm to be the Biggest in Africa

Mike Sandru — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:20:55 +0000

Morocco's King Mohammed VI inaugurated this Monday a $300 million wind farm near Tangiers, 34 kilometres (21 miles) from Melloussa, and according to the officials it could be the biggest in Africa. This new wind farm will be capable to generate 140MW of clean electricity due to its 165 wind turbines.

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