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Helix to wind power cellphone towers in US and Africa
Ever wondered where cellphone towers get their power from? Well, mostly coal or other costly on-the-grid sources are used to do the job. Helix Wind Corporation, a global renewable energy company, is all set to provide cost-effective renewable energy..
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Is wind losing the power battle?
According to a report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace, the wind power has the capability to supply 34% of world’s electricity by 2050 and according to the researchers wind is the only solution left to meet the...
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Would recycling trash solve all woes or are strict guidelines needed?
As trash is increasing from year to year, it has been a worry for many countries. According to an article written in Foreign Policy magazine which covered the trash statistics, the world is throwing out 2 billion tons of garbage every year and the...
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Hydrogen Ethanol Combustion system to replace petrol
Due to the high prices of oil, one needs to find the alternative to petrol in future. Many engineers are working on it and some of them have succeeded. Recently four students of the Mohandas College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram have developed a.
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Can hot rock power solve looming energy crisis?
Apparently, we still need to evolve as far as harnessing energy from geothermal technology is concerned. Geothermal plants have been out there for a long time; some were successful and some projects were closed down due to higher costs, leakage...
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Small wind turbines to give real power to the people
In late 1990’s the installation of wind turbines was in fashion. People wanted to install them to generate clean energy, even if the cost was high. But with the progress in technology and emergence of small wind turbines, which produce enough...
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Planet Earth 2030: The Kyoto Protocol and beyond
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in their report has predicted a steady increase in carbon dioxide, the main contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. Between now and 2030, the report says, carbon dioxide emissions are expected to increase by..
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Shifting trends in the “death care” industry
In today's world everything is commercialized, even burials for that matter. The burial industry is a booming industry today, with a "business" of $11 billion-a-year in US alone. The latest trend in the burial industry is that of green burials. I have...
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National Renewable Energy Lab building to go the green way
National Renewable Energy Lab, based in Golden, is about all set to get a new sustainable green office building. It will house a staff of 740 employees of NREL and the Department of energy. NREL is the federal government’s primary research facility.
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Coal is still the dark King of China's Carbon Footprint
Amidst all the pondering and wondering about crude oil, recent reports have pointed out that coal still accounts for most of the emissions, especially in China. While it is having the largest population in the world and growing at a supersonic rate,..
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