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02/11/2018
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By David Williams
World’s first biofuel flight between U.S. and Australia achieved with a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner filled with 24,000 kilos of mustard seed-based blended fuel
The world’s first biofuel flight turned out to be a huge success, and it was powered by 24,000 kilograms of mustard seed-based blended fuel. The historic achievement was made possible through a partnership between airline company Qantas Airways and Agrisoma Biosciences, an agricultural-technology company that’s based in Canada. The two companies announced a partnership back […]
02/11/2018
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By David Williams
World’s soon-to-be largest offshore wind farm just began construction, expected to deliver 4.1TWh of electricity each year
For all of their apparent benefits, it should be no surprise to anyone why many countries have decided to go all in for wind energy by building massive wind farms. Soon, the world’s largest offshore wind farm will finally be in operation. This is known because the company that is in charge of building it, Ørsted, […]
02/09/2018
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By David Williams
Harley-Davidson working on delivering first electric motorcycle in the next 18 months
You have probably already heard plenty about the many electric cars that will start hitting public roads at some point in the near future. The designs of these cars draw some inspiration from current gasoline-based cars, which is to say that the old models you may know and love could be adapted to electric vehicles […]
02/08/2018
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By David Williams
New kind of drones designed to plant up to 100,000 trees per day
Drone technology has been surprisingly useful for many kinds of recreational purposes. But one Australian engineer has begun to unlock its potential to serve as an industrial-scale solution for the problem of rejuvenating and preserving the environment. Dr. Susan Graham, now a U.K.-based professional, has developed a type of drone that could plant up to […]
02/06/2018
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By David Williams
Removing heavy metals from water: Activated charcoal from palm kernel cake is a low cost biosorbent
Contaminated water contains all sorts of harmful toxins that can result in dangerous diseases in humans. This has led scientists to devise various ways to decontaminate water —-so much so that decontamination has become an industry of its own. One of the primary objectives of decontamination is to remove heavy metals in water, which can cause […]
02/06/2018
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By David Williams
Is it possible to recycle lithium ion batteries?
The idea of recycling batteries has been around for quite a long time now, perhaps just as long as batteries themselves have been around. After all, if scientists and other experts are already able to recycle so many other things, why not do the same with batteries as well? One of the biggest benefits of […]
02/06/2018
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By David Williams
Scientists find improved approach for creating fuel from biowaste, making it a good substitute for fossil fuels
It seems like every day, researchers find yet another fossil fuel alternative. Not that anyone should be complaining. This time, a team of researchers from the University of Calgary have developed a method to produce a much higher quality and more stable fuel from biowaste, such as raw sewage, which is simpler and a lot […]
01/31/2018
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By David Williams
France plans to shut down all coal-fired power stations by 2021 in new climate change directive
French President Emmanuel Macron wants France to be the leader in the march towards a “greener” Earth. In a recent World Economic Forum meeting that was held in Davos, he announced his plans to shut down all coal-fired power plants in France by the year 2021. This announcement was part of an energetic speech made […]
01/30/2018
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By David Williams
Climate-altering technology designed to sequester carbon dioxide could cause catastrophic destruction of life, scientists warn
They say that there are pros and cons to pretty much everything in life. A new paper now suggests that the same could also be said about the use of a technology that’s designed to ultimately save the environment. According to the scientists behind the paper, the use of what is referred to as bioenergy […]
01/29/2018
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By David Williams
Powering clean air: The world’s first power plant with negative emissions now in operation
It’s practically a given at this point that whenever a power plant is in operation, it is inevitably going to have at least some emissions. After all, the waste material from what’s being produced inside has to be expelled somewhere. But did you know that it’s possible for a power plant to have less than […]
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