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How Networks Of Ocean Sensors Can Improve Marine Weather Predictability

November 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments climate change, data analytics, Extreme weather, NOAA, Shipping, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:44 +0000

What difference would it make to be able to unlock ocean data at scale? How would deploying hundreds of marine sensing platforms improve marine weather predictability and accuracy? A company named Sofar is answering some of those questions these days due to their capacity to use real-time data to improve … [continued]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Attracts US Army, Navy, & Air Force, Too

November 10, 2024 admin 0 Comments Aviation, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cells, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, renewable energy, us air force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US military, US Navy, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:54:29 +0000

The US military is supporting new drop-in hydrogen fuel propulsion systems for quiet-running zero emission aircraft and stationary energy generation.

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Could A Bacteria Eat Away At Plastics And Help To Mitigate Our Pollution Problem?

November 10, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, climate change, Oil, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:35 +0000

We tend to think of wastewater as the disgusting but necessary result of human life and living. Well, it seems as if a bacteria commonly found in wastewater may be able to break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a 2024 study finds. Plastic-eating bacteria could provide … [continued]

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The Magnus Effect & Rotor Sails Reducing Greenhouse Gases

October 24, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Finland, green economy, International Maritime Organization, norsepower, Shipping, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:50:04 +0000

Harnessing more wind dramatically enhances clean power and propulsion. On that topic, more maritime shipping businesses are noticing and embracing added efficient technologies. Seriously. A few are giving sails a contemporary twist—literally—on an idea that was somewhat dormant for over 100 years. H.G. Magnus, a German scientist and chemist, conducted … [continued]

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Buoyant Design & Adaptable Mooring Mechanisms Help Floating Solar Remain Intact Through Hurricane Milton

October 24, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, grid, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar panels, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:28:58 +0000

Last month, Super Typhoon Capricorn struck Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, and was one of the most severe typhoons to hit the region since 1949. In this wild weather with torrential gusts and gigantic waves, the floating Mibet solar panels pounded by the typhoon remained incredibly buoyant and sturdy. Soon after, on … [continued]

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Solar Desalinization System From MIT Needs No Grid Connection Or Battery Backup

October 12, 2024 admin clean power, desalinization, drinking water, green economy, mit, research, Solar energy, Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:20:49 +0000

Engineers at MIT have devised a new solar-powered desalinization system that requires no external power or backup batteries.

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Today’s Hurricane Ratings Are Inadequate For Climate Change-Fueled Storms

October 11, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, global weirding, HEALTH, hurricanes, policy & politics, SCIENCE, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:31:38 +0000

Currently, hurricanes severity is measured by either the Saffir-Simpson scale or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy scale. Neither of them really was adequate in the massive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, in the years since or in this years devastating season. Let’s explore why. Note: I published a version of this article … [continued]

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Living Through Hurricane Helene in Buncombe County — Part 1, Days 0–4

October 11, 2024 admin asheville, buncombe county, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, helene, North Carolina, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:06:26 +0000

Buncombe County, Water Scarcity, & The Muddy Submerging Waters of Climate Change Starting on Day 4 and moving back to Days 0–3, here’s a look at what’s been happening in the Appalachians after Helene. Day 4 His eyes widened in alarm as I suggested to the kind man in the … [continued]

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How Floating Solar Is Carving Out Space In The Renewable Energy Landscape

October 2, 2024 admin clean power, Energy, floating solar, floating solar farms, floating solar panels, floating solar power, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, renewable energy, Solar energy, Utah, Water, water resources

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:07:46 +0000

Floating solar projects enable water treatment systems and other facilities to generate renewable energy within their property, without impinging on land needed for other uses.

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HONGQI & The Paris Motor Show, 40 More Hyper-Fast Chargers, Good News for High-Speed Rail & Wave Energy

September 28, 2024 admin Audi, audi q6 e-tron, batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, Brazil, Canada, chargepoint, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrify america, electrify canada, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, high speed rail, hongqi, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, marine energy, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, porsche, porsche macan, research, trains / rail, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 02:25:14 +0000

Electrify Canada has added more than 40 individual Hyper-Fast chargers in Québec and Nova Scotia. The all-new Macan Electric is now part of the charging agreement between Electrify America and Porsche Cars North America, which has been extended. Owners of the Macan Electric will receive complimentary 30-minute charging sessions for … [continued]

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