Energy

1,000-Ft Tall Floating ‘Windcatcher’ Can Power 80,000 Homes

Most offshore wind turbines today are fixed to the seabed, in waters less than 60 meters deep. But winds are stronger and more consistent further out to sea. Around 80% of the world’s offshore wind…

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Wind Turbines Are Reducing the Wind Speed

Wind power is one of the fast-growing renewable energy sources in the world. Wind turbines generate electricity by extracting kinetic energy from the air around them. These wind farms are mushrooming worldwide but due to…

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Solar Panels on California’s Canals to save 63 Billion Gallons of Water a Year

Water loss due to evaporation in water canals can be up to 7% of the total quantity of water flowing in a canal. What if, instead of letting the sun dry up canals, these canals…

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Toyota Mirai Sets World Record Covering Over 1,000 Km with One Fill Of Hydrogen

Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai set a new world record for longest drive ever on hydrogen with just one fill. The new Toyota Mirai covered a distance of 1,003 kilometers (just over 623 miles). However, the previous…

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China’s “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor Just Set A New World Record

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor broke a world record. Scientists managed to sustain a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds in their latest round of experiments. Chinese state…

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How To Always Have A Power Backup And Never Worry About Staying In Dark

Since its inventions, we’ve been so reliant on electricity. With this, our tasks became easier, our eyes are healthier, and everything is so convenient. However, because of these benefits, we’ve become so reliant on electricity…

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Revolutionary ‘Peel And Stick’ Solar Panel Generates 50% More Power

Buildings are responsible for almost 36 percent of global energy use and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Rooftop solar panels are a great way to reduce carbon footprint, but rooftops have been scarcely…

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Futuristic Tri-Wing Jumbo Jet will Save 70% fuel

Aircraft design has remained mostly the same for the last several decades. But a new jumbo jet concept is soon going to revolutionize the aviation industry. This disruptive jumbo jet concept was recently unveiled by…

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The Number of Solar PV Panel Installations in Australia Has Exploded in 2020

In 2020, rooftop installations of solar PV (photovoltaic) panels in Australia rose by a whopping 28% compared to last year, reaching 362,000. This is a new record for the traditionally oil-reliant country, and it is…

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Tank Boat: Indonesia Builds A Tank That’s Also A Boat

Indonesia has constructed a tank Boat. It is a boat that floats like a ship, but with a mounted tank gun. It is a perfect defense vehicle for a country like Indonesia. Indonesia has thousands…

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