Solar Impulse 2 was on Monday approaching the end of its epic bid to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy.
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The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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Jul 17, 2016
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A hydrogen-fuel economy could finally become a reality with the recent discovery of a cheap, stable and efficient means of getting hydrogen from water.
Materials Science
Jun 28, 2016
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The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain on Thursday morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Jun 23, 2016
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University of Iowa researchers are working with a California-based startup company to make clean energy from sunlight and any source of water.
Materials Science
Jun 16, 2016
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New tools for harvesting wind energy may soon look less like giant windmills and more like tiny leafless trees.
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Feb 1, 2016
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Austria's largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy.
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Nov 5, 2015
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Success of the energy turnaround will depend decisively on the extended use of renewable energy sources. However, their efficiency partly is much smaller than that of conventional energy sources. The efficiency of commercially ...
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Sep 30, 2015
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Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of renewable energy and reducing emissions.
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Refined by nature over a billion years, photosynthesis has given life to the planet, providing an environment suitable for the smallest, most primitive organism all the way to our own species.
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