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Could space-based solar power be future of clean energy?

Inhabitat - Innovation

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923.

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Solar-powered umbrella uses the sun to cool you down

Inhabitat - Innovation

So it makes sense that the same umbrella could be adorned with solar panels and allowed to collect the sun’s energy in order to provide a cooling result. Sun umbrellas are an ubiquitous scene on coastal beaches, offering shade from the blistering sun.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Katie Smith of law firm Reddie & Grose LLP examines where the approach fits into the energy storage landscape.

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Geothermal cooling demonstrated at transport hub in Madrid, Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. The heat pumps are powered by a redox flow battery charged by a photovoltaic solar installation. This makes the whole system 100% renewable.

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Solar-powered umbrella uses the sun to cool you down

AGreenLiving

So it makes sense that the same type of umbrella could be adorned with solar panels, allowing it to collect the sun’s energy in order to provide a cooling result. However, this umbrella is a statement for energy-efficiency with foldable panels that can be adjusted for the best sun exposure. feet high and 10.5

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Wind Catchers – Looking to the Ancient Past for New Clean Energy Sources

Green Business Bureau

A Cleaner Energy-Efficient Approach to Passive Cooling Systems: Wind Catchers. Clean energy. Sustainable and renewable energy. Alternative energy. Cheap energy. What Is Passive Cooling. Through evaporative cooling, the warm air cools, lowering indoor temperatures. Modern Wind Catchers.

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Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”

Envirotec Magazine

Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman). Like fossil fuels, burning biomass also requires huge amounts of water to be abstracted for cooling, increasing water stress at times of drought. Fossil fuel plants that use oil, gas, and coal, and that burn trees, use this water for cooling.