NTNU Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:56:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ice Buildup on Solar Panels No More: Researchers Find Solution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ice-buildup-solar-panels-20170923/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ice-buildup-solar-panels-20170923/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:56:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64439 Specialists have recently discovered the solution to a problem that could potentially threaten all man-made structures: the build-up of ice on their surfaces. Scientists have been observing that dangerous amounts of ice are occasionally building up on sensitive objects such as solar panels and power lines for years, however, they never found a solution to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ice-buildup-solar-panels-20170923/feed/ 2 64439 CAT Scans Determine Safety of Undersea CO2 Storage https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cat-scans-determine-safety-of-undersea-co2-storage-20130514/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cat-scans-determine-safety-of-undersea-co2-storage-20130514/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 03:13:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37248 Using X-rays and CAT scanners to probe the undersea rock formations and their ability to store CO2 permanently, two petroleum engineering and applied geophysics professors at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have made an interesting discovery. Any time a natural gas, petroleum, coal, or gasoline is burned, CO2 is formed, and too […]

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