Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
Tags: CO2, Renewable plastic, Plant material
Novatec Solar and BASF have successfully commissioned a solar thermal demonstration plant based on a new type of molten salt technology, known as direct molten salt or DMS technology. The plant is located on the site of the solar-thermal ...
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As we have seen in recent months, energy storage is becoming a pretty big deal. California has the country's first energy storage mandate in place, and plants like Solana in Arizona have started trying to incorporate storage in from the ...
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Humans are prone to make mistakes either due to carelessness or sometimes just pure bad luck, we are lucky that we now have at least some kind of protection, thanks to nature and specifically in this case, thanks to gorillas. Gorilla ...
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To have a steady supply of electricity generated from solar energy, energy storage is crucial. According to Digitimes Research, in addition to the various types of energy storage such as batteries and molten salt technology, research ...
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Clean energy production using CSP technology has moved out of the doldrums and is making considerable headway. The well-known Desertec project is now in full swing and new plants are being built in the vast desert areas of North Africa. ...
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Falling solar cell prices have been marginalizing concentrated solar power (CSP) products for years. But after the adoption of thermal energy storage (TES) using molten salt (which can increase the capacity factor of CSP) and using ...
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A group of 140 PhD scientists, working full-time on thorium power at the Shanghai Institute of Nuclear and Applied Physics, is getting close to creating a new generation of thorium reactors that produce much less toxic waste and don’t ...
Tags: thorium reactors, PhD scientists, China, Clean Nuclear Power Generation
Pick up your smartphone. Touch its screen. It's smooth, crystal-clear, and amazingly resilient. Chances are your smartphone is protected by a sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass. But what exactly is this Gorilla Glass? How is it fabricated and ...
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SCHOTT Solar AG has reached yet another milestone in manufacturing high-tech solar receivers.The one millionth solar receiver left the belt today in Mitterteich,Bavaria.Like its predecessors,it is headed for one of the many solar power ...
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Australia’s only remaining solar PV panel manufacturer, the Adelaide-based Tindo Solar, has called on the federal government to enforce anti-dumping legislation to stop the flood of cut-price panels from China. The Tindo Solar ...
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GE Energy will expand its presence in the lucrative Spanish solar energy market in a €111 million deal with German fund KGAL to buy into the 50 megawatt (MW) Extresol II concentrated solar power plant. Extresol II utilises molten salt ...
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GE Energy will expand its presence in the lucrative Spanish solar energy market in a €111 million deal with German fund KGAL to buy into the 50 megawatt (MW) Extresol II concentrated solar power plant. Extresol II utilises molten salt ...
Tags: SOLAR
The Obama administration provided a loan guarantee of $737 million to SolarReserve on Thursday to construct the first large-scale solar power plant that stores energy and provides electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The solar power ...
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The Obama administration provided a loan guarantee of $737 million to SolarReserve on Thursday to construct the first large-scale solar power plant that stores energy and provides electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The solar power ...
Tags: solar