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In a Breakout Year, LineVision Advances its Mission of Unlocking Grid Capacity

Greentown Labs

The transmission line-monitoring startup saw its electric utility customers bracing for a period of economic uncertainty, and its team had to transition to remote work while adjusting to the realities of a pandemic. In January 2021, it was named one of three energy startups to watch by pv magazine.

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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. . By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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AI pinpoints local pollution hotspots using satellite images

Envirotec Magazine

The algorithm picked out these city-block-sized satellite images as local hotspots (top) and cool spots (bottom) for air pollution in Beijing (image credit: Tongshu Zheng, Duke University). These have an established impact on human health given their ability to travel deep into the lungs. The Global Burden of Disease study ranked PM2.5

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Waste and recycling: taking a proactive approach to fire safety

Envirotec Magazine

Fire-protection cameras allow potentially hazardous areas to be monitored. Any damaged batteries should be isolated, and lithium-ion batteries used to power vehicles or machinery should be removed from equipment and stored separately. Waste should be regularly monitored to prevent a reaction between different types of material.

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The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of carbon capture technology for buildings

Envirotec Magazine

The Power-to-X unit being demonstrated. Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects.

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Try 7 easy ways to green your dorm room

Greenability Magazine

College students may be spending more time than usual in their dorm rooms as a COVID-19 precaution, so make it more eco-friendly with these ideas to conserve power, water and food. Energy efficiency checklist? Conserve Heating and Cooling. A power strip or surge protector helps avoid this. Shower shoes? Extra-long sheets?

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Measuring NOx in combustion

Envirotec Magazine

NOx gases are mostly produced by the combustion of hydrocarbons in vehicles and engines, as well as industrial processes such as power generation and cement manufacture. NOx is a generic term for the oxides of nitrogen that have significant effects on the environment and human health. Chemiluminescent photon detector.

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