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Solar farms can be really impressive!
To fully appreciate them, however, you will need a helicopter… Here are some interesting examples: The Disney Solar Farm in Florida (5MW) Currently under construction by Duke Energy Florid...
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2016 will be a Solar-bright Year!
The solar sector will most likely add more new electricity-generating capacity than any other The solar sector will most likely add more new electricity-generating capacity than any other Accordin...
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A wind-turbine without blades!
It is called Vortex and features reduced operating costs and low environmental impact It is called Vortex and features reduced operating costs and low environmental impact Vortex Bladeless, a...
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Fukushima’s reactors cleanup still has a long way to go
Four decades or even more may be needed for the removal of nuclear fuel from the facility Four decades or even more may be needed for the removal of nuclear fuel from the facility The Fukushima Da...
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Plastic-eating bacteria that can break down PET were just discovered!
This opens up new possibilities in plastic recycling and decontamination This opens up new possibilities in plastic recycling and decontamination Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a plastic co...
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Solar-powered robotic vessel could vacuum plastic waste out of the ocean
It is called Seavax and could collect from deadly micro particles to huge fishing nets! It is called Seavax and could collect from deadly micro particles to huge fishing nets! Plastic pollution is...
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Global wind power capacity exceeds nuclear energy for the first time
Wind power generation has the potential to cover global consumption, according to a report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), situated in Brussels Wind power generation has the potential t...
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Holistic garden towers produce more energy than they consume!
The project is called ‘Hyperions’ and it is about a vertical eco-neighborhood which has the double objective of energy decentralization and food deindustrialization. The project is call...
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Introducing the thinnest solar cell ever created!
Imagine a photovoltaic cell 50 times thinner than a human hair… Now it is real! Yet, only in laboratory scale. Imagine a photovoltaic cell 50 times thinner than a human hair… Now it i...
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Calculation Example – Beam with inner hinge (Part A). Find the Reactions
Calculate the reactions of the beam for the external loads. Calculate the reactions of the beam for the external loads. Read more
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