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Charge Your Smartphone and Power Your Home with Micro-Windmills

In the world of wind turbines the news seems to suggest that bigger is better. However, as engineers are able to reliably manufacturer miniature objects, things like wind turbines can be built very small and…

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Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic from the Sea

Plastics are no doubt serious threats to our oceans and to the health of sea creatures, both big and small. They constitute approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces…

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Automated “Rail-Veyors” a Sign of New “Deep Mining” Trend

An Internet search for “automated mining” brings up boatloads of new patents for automated processing of data and information. But the automated mining we are interested in is the type that promises to cut costs,…

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Relax in the Side of a Mountain with This Hideaway Fit for a Hobbit

SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects have designed a stunning private holiday villa called Villa Vals, which is the unique combination of architecture and interior design in the Swiss environment. The villa was designed to integrate…

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Collegiates Design Innovative Solar-Powered Homes in Bi-Annual Solar Decathlon

Showcasing Sustainable Living The US Department of Energy holds a number of decathlons related to renewable energy. One event is a competition amongst collegiate teams building electric cars. Another is the “Solar Decathlon” held every two…

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Want Energy from Tidal Currents? Go Fly an Underwater Kite.

Nearly everyone has flown a kite in the wind and seen it move about in the constantly changing currents. IndustryTap recently covered how kites are being used in the windy upper atmosphere to possibly provide…

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Live Like a Smurf in a House Made of Mushrooms

U.S. firm Ecovative has constructed a home made from mushrooms, which could be the answer to sustainable living one day. Evocative used a part of the mushroom known as ‘mycelium’ (the vegetative part of a…

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403 of Global 500 Companies Report Carbon Footprints But the System is Still Flawed

Companies with $87 Trillion in Assets Want Carbon Footprint Data Just over a decade old, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has become an integral part of monitoring the world’s carbon footprint by creating the largest…

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Mongolia’s Nomads Modernize Their Tents with Solar Power

Solar power is revolutionizing people’s lives all over the world, especially in remote areas. In some parts of the world, it is the only possible source of power. In Mongolia, about 800,000 of the country’s…

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Who’s Going to Pay for Germany’s 9-Year Nuclear Power Phaseout Plan?

As IndustryTap has been documenting, there is no shortage of grand visions for solving the world’s energy problems. The sentiment is widely shared that people and businesses should do whatever it takes to put the…

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Energy

Charge Your Smartphone and Power Your Home with Micro-Windmills

Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic from the Sea

Automated “Rail-Veyors” a Sign of New “Deep Mining” Trend

Relax in the Side of a Mountain with This Hideaway Fit for a Hobbit

Collegiates Design Innovative Solar-Powered Homes in Bi-Annual Solar Decathlon

Want Energy from Tidal Currents? Go Fly an Underwater Kite.

Live Like a Smurf in a House Made of Mushrooms

403 of Global 500 Companies Report Carbon Footprints But the System is Still Flawed

Mongolia’s Nomads Modernize Their Tents with Solar Power

Who’s Going to Pay for Germany’s 9-Year Nuclear Power Phaseout Plan?

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