News tagged with heat supply
UN scientist: fighting climate change saves costs
(AP) -- The U.N.'s top climate scientist cautioned climate negotiators Wednesday that global warming is leading to human dangers and soaring financial costs, but containing carbon emissions will have a host ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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EU carbon emissions 'plummeted in 2009'
Greenhouse-gas emissions by the 27 members of the European Union fell by 7.1 percent in 2009 over 2008, driven by economic recession but also a switch to renewable energy, the European Environment Agency (EAA) ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Science City stores heat in the ground
A groundbreaking project is currently being implemented on the Honggerberg Campus: in future, waste heat from buildings on the Science City Campus will be stored in the earth during the summer through 800 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Pumping up the heat for a climate-friendly future
The chaos caused by a volcanic eruption in Iceland April 2010 and the dispersal of its ash cloud across European airspace was a reminder of the tremendous forces of nature that exist below the ground. Not all subterranean ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2010 |
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SpaceX Dragon capsule detaches from ISS (Update)
The US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel was released by the robotic arm of the International Space Station early Thursday at the start of its return to Earth from an historic mission.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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New small solid oxide fuel cell reaches record efficiency
Individual homes and entire neighborhoods could be powered with a new, small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency, significantly higher than the 30 to 50 percent efficiencies ...
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Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes
Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...
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May 28, 2012 |
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SpaceX readies ambitious ISS launch
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2012 |
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SpaceX poised for high-stakes space station launch
SpaceX on Saturday aims to become the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International Space Station, a feat that only a handful of world governments have pulled off.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2012 |
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Lunar boom: Why we'll soon be mining the moon
As history has repeatedly shown, where there are valuable minerals to be unearthed, adventurous humans will arrive in droves – even if it means battling extreme conditions and risking life and limb.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 16, 2012 |
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Isoprene research could lead to eco-friendly car tires
(Phys.org) -- The world’s rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions.
May 16, 2012 |
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Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction
It may seem counterintuitive, but one way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere may be to produce pure carbon dioxide in powerplants that burn fossil fuels. In this way, greenhouse gases — once isolated ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Harnessing the awesome power of the ocean waves
MBARI engineer Andy Hamilton looks out his office window in Moss Landing and points at the waves crashing on the beach below. “Pretty impressive, aren’t they? You’d think there’d be a way ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 14, 2012 |
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Researchers map the city's heat
Steel – the traditional industry for which the UK city of Sheffield is so well known – could help provide a green alternative for heating the city's homes and businesses, alongside other renewable energy sources.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 13, 2012 |
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