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Exploiting endless energy sources
Exploiting the potential of renewable energy to reduce consumption and import of fossil fuels is a major challenge for Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest country in the…
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Producing electricity from beer residues
Alaskan Brewing is a brewing company in the port city of Juneau, Alaska, USA. Like all beer companies, handling beer residues - including the rest of malt and barley gra…
Environment
Future electricity production technologies
Aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 1990, the world is looking for new, feasible and sustainable solutions.
Environment
Is nuclear energy necessary to address climate change?
Opponents argue that nuclear energy is not only dangerous but also necessary for addressing climate change.
Environment
Use volcanoes to produce electricity
Experts say that volcanic heat in Ireland can generate enough electricity for British people to use for a decade.
Environment
The era of home fuel production
A team of US researchers has found a way to create diesel-like fuel from daily-life waste to help disaster-stricken residents create fuel to produce electricity at home,…
Environment
New technology helps reduce wind power costs
The biggest difficulty for Vietnam to achieve the goal of increasing the rate of electricity production from wind energy from 3.5% in 2010 to 4.5% in 2020 and 6.0% in 20…
Environment
New York alarmed because the house was cold after super typhoon
Tens of thousands of people who were not home after Super Typhoon Sandy needed support when electricity was still lost and the weather was getting colder in New York, th…
Environment
New York is dark after super typhoon Sandy
Suddenly separated from the outside world, America's most populous city experienced another life after super typhoon Sandy: no subway, no horizon of lights and no food s…
Environment
Japan produces electricity from renewable energy
On August 31, Japan's Environment Minister Goshi Hosono announced a new energy strategy to increase electricity output by six times for four renewable energy types by 20…
Environment
Typhoon struck Japan, 4 people were injured
A strong storm hit Japan's island of Okinawa and surrounding areas, causing four people to be injured and tens of thousands of people living in the absence of electricit…
Environment
America seeks to develop green energy from waves
US space engineers are using artificial seawater tanks from Texas A&M University to test the idea of placing underwater turbines, through which wave energy rotates tur…
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Breeding chickens to produce electricity
A large farm - belonging to Deqingyuan agricultural technology company in the outskirts of Beijing (China) - feed 3 million chickens and give
Environment
Wind power - cool breeze blowing into Mexico
Mexico is fortunate to own lands that often receive strong winds. Taking advantage of this natural advantage, this North American country is building a series of wind tu…
Environment
Hydropower cannot be developed at all costs
VRN scientists do not deny the positive role of hydropower in economic and social development, but the massive hydroelectric developments in all river basins have negati…