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Processing batteries from boiled potatoes
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Processing batteries from boiled potatoes

We are too familiar with the appearance of batteries, in all kinds of devices with a common structure consisting of two electrodes zinc and copper ...

December 16, 2018
Bicycle brakes generate electricity
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Bicycle brakes generate electricity

A group of students in the United States has built a bicycle that produces electricity during rolling on the road.

December 16, 2018
In 2030, the fusion power plant was born
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In 2030, the fusion power plant was born

In 2030, the fusion power plant will come into being. These 12 power plants will provide 1 trillion watts of electricity (about 1,000 times the capacity of Hoa Binh hydr…

December 16, 2018
Save energy from the window
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Save energy from the window

According to energy experts' calculations, electricity costs that originate from windows often account for 10 to 25 percent of the family's monthly electricity bill.

December 16, 2018
The world's largest offshore wind power plant
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The world's largest offshore wind power plant

On August 23, Vattenfall (Sweden) officially launched the world's largest offshore wind power plant in the coastal province of Kent, south of England.

December 16, 2018
Solar ships cruise around the world
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Solar ships cruise around the world

The world's largest solar ship, MS Turanor Planet Solar, left Monaco port at 14:00 on September 27 to make the journey around the world.

December 16, 2018
Universal solar energy system $ 21 billion
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Universal solar energy system $ 21 billion

Japan is preparing to develop a 2 trillion yen solar energy project to accumulate electrical energy from the universe in the form of microwaves or lasers that supply 300…

December 16, 2018
Nanotechnology helps increase thermal efficiency
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Nanotechnology helps increase thermal efficiency

Researchers at Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used nanotechnology to make major improvements in the ability to increase thermal e…

December 16, 2018
Use body heat to do energy
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Use body heat to do energy

According to a new Swedish project, daily temperatures of hundreds of thousands of people visiting Stockholm Central Station will be used to heat a new office building n…

December 16, 2018
Use asphalt to produce energy
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Use asphalt to produce energy

If you once burn a leg when walking on hot roads, you may notice asphalt capable of absorbing solar energy. A Dutch company taking advantage of this feature collects hea…

December 16, 2018
Power generation by rain
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Power generation by rain

French scientists have developed a technique that can collect energy from raindrops and turn it into electricity. This technology can also be useful in industrial air co…

December 16, 2018