It is currently possible to drive a mid-size electric car 1.8 million kilometres using the same energy it takes to mine one single Bitcoin. If Sweden allow extensive mining of crypto-assets, there is a risk that the renewable energy available…
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Nuclear power has a big role to play in the energy transition. Here’s why By Marcello Losasso
5 August 2020Views: 338Our planet needs a new energy system able to sustainably provide a reliable and incessant supply of electricity. Nuclear is among the energy technologies available today with the lowest GHG emissions, producing only 15 grams CO2-equivalent per kWh, when considered…
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A Frenchman is credited with being the first to discover the photovoltaic effect that produces electricity from sunlight. The first solar panel was built in the US. But when Abu Dhabi decided to build the world’s largest individual solar power…
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How cities can stay cool on a warming Earth by George Sarraf, Christopher Decker, and Jad Moussalli
18 October 2019Views: 457A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that global demand for air conditioning will triple over the next 30 years because of growing populations and rising prosperity. The world’s population will increase by about 1 billion, reaching…
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Hundreds of thousands of people all across the country are looking at their electric bills and thinking the number looks far too high to be reasonable. Because of this, these same consumers are seeking out a variety of ways to…
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Hawaii just passed a law to make the state carbon neutral by 2045 By Adele Peters
16 June 2018Views: 933Hawaii is already a leader on climate. In 2015, the state passed a law to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2045 . In 2017, days after Trump announced that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate agreement,…
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Scotland’s transition to renewable energy has been made without any negative impact on the country’s finances – its accomplishments serve to demonstrate that there’s no longer a need to decide between ecological and economic considerations. Read more in Futurism European…
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Two technological revolutions are shaping the dawn of the 21st century: the development of the internet and the shift towards a carbon-free global energy system. The latter received a boost in 2015, when the G7 pledged to phase out fossil…
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This New Kind of Battery Can Be Fully Charged in Less Than 30 Seconds By Mike MCrae
5 April 2018Views: 777A novel approach to an energy storage device run on an aqueous electrolyte can go from flat to fully-charged in just 20 seconds, making it perfect for portable electronics that frequently need a quick boost. Read more in Science Alert …
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Plastic pollution is an increasing problem across the globe. With the EU’s latest initiative to reduce plastic waste, it’s clear there’s a growing movement to cut down on plastic pollution. Read more in Futurism The End of Plastic Has Officially…