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Fab2Farm Urban-Integrated Solar Power Concept

Steve on 01 4, 2010 | No Comments

Fab2Farm Urban-Integrated Solar Power Concept

Applied Materials, best known for manufacturing computer chips, is working on a novel concept that would be right at home in SimCity. Fab2Farm, an urban-integrated solar power development concept,

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Study Says: For Cheap Clean Energy, Go Geothermal

Steve on 08 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

Study Says: For Cheap Clean Energy, Go Geothermal

A recent study has revealed that geothermal energy is the cheapest form of clean energy available, with wind power being a close second, and both could become much cheaper than fossil fuel energy

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Blending sewage with garbage to produce fuel

Steve on 02 1, 2008 | No Comments

Blending sewage with garbage to produce fuel

A new kind of waste treatment system has been developed by Viridis Waste Control LLC, that holds the potential to improve water quality, reduce landfill usage, and to provide a large supply of ren

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New aluminum alloy generates hydrogen on-demand

Steve on 05 20, 2007 | No Comments

New aluminum alloy generates hydrogen on-demand

Jerry Woodall, an engineer from Purdue University, has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water on contact. This process eliminates the need to transport or st

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Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy

Steve on 02 23, 2007 | No Comments

Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy

Mention trash incineration to most people and the image that usually springs to mind is a dirty, smelly practice that is about as far from ‘green’ as you can get. However, this isn’t the case

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