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Australian Greens unveil 90 per cent renewable energy plan
A $500 million government authority would double Australia's energy efficiency and move the country towards 90 per cent renewable energy by 2030, under a plan to be unveiled by the Greens today. Greens leader Richard Di Natale is set to today announce plans for the new agency, RenewAustralia, which Read More...
Wind from Britain, solar from the Sahara, geothermal from Iceland
The UK’s electricity grid is having to work harder than ever to ensure that there is enough power to go around this winter as old power stations close down or need repairing, with little spare generating capacity to make up any shortfalls. That places a bigger burden on renewables – Read More...
90 EV charging spots coming to Paris for COP21
Supporting clean air, pure water, emissions-free travel, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charging spots powered by low-carbon electricity. The Renault-Nissan charging spots will refuel 200 Renault-Nissan EVs during the COP21 climate change conference. The Renault-Nissan press Read More...
Moroccan solar plant to bring energy to a million people
A giant plant using energy from the Sun to power a Moroccan city at night will open next month. The solar thermal plant at Ouarzazate will harness the Sun's warmth to melt salt, which will hold its heat to generate energy in the evening. The first phase will generate for three hours after dark; the Read More...
Six million dollar plant: Scientists grow cyborg roses
When you think of cyborgs, plants probably aren't the first thing that pops into your head, but it's time for that to change. A team of researchers at the Laboratory for Organic Electronics at Linköping University in Sweden has managed to grow living roses with electronic circuits threaded Read More...
This professional football player could revolutionize energy industry
OK, so we missed this story earlier this week. Then again, this story had been kept secret for seven years. And since we're talking about a pioneering technology that could replace oil and revolutionize the energy sector, led by 31-year-old Mathieu Flamini, the French midfielder for Arsenal, Read More...
New database lists building materials based on environmental and health impact
Let's say a company would want to build a new office and has a wish to limit its impact on the environment. What building materials would it need to use? That's a hard question, because there is currently a lack of knowledge about the environmental and health impact of different materials. This is Read More...
New algorithm predicts spike in blood-sugar levels after eating any type of food, like these cookies
See these cookies here? When you eat them, your body would probably react to them in a completely different way compared to if one of your friends would eat them. Why? It's the magic of the spike in blood-sugar levels, depending on our health, our gut microbes, the other things we ate before, and Read More...
Light therapy effective for depression treatment, not just for the winter blues
Up until now, light therapy was considered a treatment option for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, also called the winter blues. The logic behind this: When the days get darker and shorter, some people need more light. But a surprising new study shows that light therapy is also Read More...
How to put the giving back into Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming up. More and more people are giving their own twist to the tradition. That's why Share Our Strength, a hunger nonprofit, has come up with a loose template to put "the giving" back into the feast. It's asking people to leverage their holiday goodwill by turning their Read More...