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Solar superior to nuclear for powering Mars mission

Envirotec Magazine

Specifically, they quantified the requirements of a nuclear-powered system against different photovoltaic and even photoelectrochemical devices. Both Abel and Berliner are members of the Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space (CUBES), a project developing biotechnologies to support space exploration.

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Architects envision a green, solar-powered skyscraper

AGreenLiving

Powered by ground heat pumps and solar energy , the conceptual design promotes a new type of urban development that not only meets the needs of local citizens, but also uses technology and biotechnology to reduce its environmental impact and improve livability.

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

GreenBiz

Utilities already have found wind and solar power are less costly sources of energy. The economics of solar and wind including storage costs are quickly undercutting the economics of oil as a prime mover. According to MIT Tech Review , prices for solar energy have declined by 97 percent since 1980.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

C16 Biosciences developed a biotechnology platform to create truly sustainable oils and fats, starting with a replacement for palm oil, which is found in 50% of consumer products and is a major culprit of deforestation.

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

AGreenLiving

Utilities already have found wind and solar power are less costly sources of energy. The economics of solar and wind including storage costs are quickly undercutting the economics of oil as a prime mover. According to MIT Tech Review , prices for solar energy have declined by 97 percent since 1980.

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

AGreenLiving

Utilities already have found wind and solar power are less costly sources of energy. The economics of solar and wind including storage costs are quickly undercutting the economics of oil as a prime mover. According to MIT Tech Review , prices for solar energy have declined by 97 percent since 1980.

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? Green linings & lessons from breakthroughs #159

Climate Tech VC

💧 cimico , a Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain-based biotechnological wastewater treatment platform, raised $8M in Series A funding from Moira Capital Partners. ⚡ SensorUp , a Calgary, Canada-based methane emissions management software provider, raised $9M in Series B funding from Climate Investment and Evok Innovations.