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06/06/2018 / By David Williams

Floating wind farm in Scotland is beginning to show the positive impact of offshore wind farming

The world awaits the first comprehensive performance reviews of offshore wind farms that are currently in operation. Now, it looks like it will finally get a first glimpse at this highly awaited information, and it’s quite encouraging. Hywind, the world’s first commercial offshore wind farm that’s operating out of Scotland, is slowly but surely beginning […]

05/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Duke suspends its plans for a new gas power plant and will focus on generating energy from pig waste

Duke University has indefinitely suspended its plan for a natural gas power plant on its campus. According to an article in the Energy News Network, the school will be getting its energy needs from methane biogas made from hog waste. The decision is the culmination of a two-year struggle between the similarly-named but unrelated Duke Energy and an alliance […]

05/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Managing your personal carbon footprint is like managing your health or weight; commitment and consistency lead to slow and steady improvements

According to an activist, while individual efforts to minimize greenhouse gases is essential, it must be paired with “political engagement and system change.” Cara Augustenborg, a Dublin-based climate scientist and activist, explained that the integrity of climate scientists is at stake because of their own efforts to minimize emissions. Augustenborg, who is also chair of Friends […]

05/23/2018 / By JD Heyes

Lava from active Hawaiian volcano threatens geothermal power plant

Active volcanoes aren’t something to be ignored no matter where they’re located, but when they occur on a small, compact — and populated — island, then cause for concern rises exponentially. Earlier this month the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted, spewing lava and hurtling ash 30,000 feet in the air. And while the […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Solar power, rain or shine: Hybrid solar cells can generate power from raindrops

Solar power has finally come across a way to overcome one of its greatest weaknesses: Rain. In a Science Daily article, Chinese researchers presented a hybrid solar cell that can produce electricity even when it is raining cats and dogs. In addition to gathering power from sunlight, the new cell can also harvest electrical power from rainwater […]

05/16/2018 / By David Williams

Improvements in solar cell technologies increase their lifespan tenfold

As the saying goes: “All good things come to an end.” Solar panel technology is certainly no exception – this doesn’t mean that solar power technology is about to go away soon, but that solar cell technologies currently offer limited lifespans that can still be greatly improved. Now, new research shows exactly how it can be […]

05/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Driverless ride sharing taxis you can order from an app coming soon

It’s a scene straight out of a futuristic film. The year is 2022. You step into a driverless electric car using a big front door. You can see everything within and outside the car, thanks to big swaths of glass on the sides and roof. The car can weave through traffic, change lanes, overtake other […]

04/26/2018 / By David Williams

Bigger is better when it comes to wind turbines

Does size matter? When it comes to wind turbines, the answer is — yes it does. Indeed, that appears to be the consensus based on all the research that has been conducted on them so far: The bigger the wind turbines are, the more they will be able to offer their unique benefits. The technology […]

02/17/2018 / By Robert Jonathan

Collapsifornia promises to REJECT offshore oil energy in latest stupid effort to hate Trump even if it means HARMING Californians

The once Golden State is now the pinnacle of pandering with virtue-signalling Democrats in complete control of the government there. Their latest salvo, as it were, is to try to block President Trump’s proposal to open the U.S coastline to offshore oil and gas drilling. Trump believes that “more offshore drilling would boost the U.S. economy […]

02/08/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Are Earth’s magnetic poles about to flip? University researcher warns the reversal is approaching

There’s no denying that our planet is in trouble. Between deforestation, pollution, species extinction and soil degradation – to name just a few – there are plenty of crises to keep humankind busy for the foreseeable future. And as if we don’t already have enough to cope with, respected scientists are warning that we may […]

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