Energy

The impact of meat production

Mar 18th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Habitat

Global meat production has tripled in the past three decades and could double its present level by 2050

via Major report reveals the environmental and social impact of the ‘livestock revolution’.

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Corn Ethanol Doesn’t Reduce Carbon Footprint

Mar 16th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Habitat

Corn ethanol doesn’t appear to be the way to go, for multiple reasons.  So no, it’s not “green”.

“The new study, published in the March issue of BioScience , finds much lower emissions from indirect land-use change than the Searchinger paper calculated but still enough to tip the balance away from corn ethanol.”

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Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel

Mar 12th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Materials

Including sound energy and running water…. pair this with a lowhead water turbine and things might get very interesting.

“This study provides a simple and cost-effective technology for direct water splitting that may generate hydrogen fuels by scavenging energy wastes such as noise or stray vibrations from the environment,”

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micro solar-photovoltaics – potentially cost effective, resource effective, and competitive

Jan 25th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy

“So they use 100 times less silicon to generate the same amount of electricity,” said Okandan. “Since they are much smaller and have fewer mechanical deformations for a given environment than the conventional cells, they may also be more reliable over the long term.”

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RidgeBlade – low visual impact, high efficiency

Jan 13th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy

RidgeBlade addresses the issues associated with traditional micro-wind generation technologies. The unique design means it can reliably produce electricity in low or variable wind conditions whilst creating very little visual impact. This means that it is suitable for locations including urban houses, rural buildings and environmentally-sensitive sites such as National Parks.

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