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Technology Trending: data centres in space, smart home appliances, LNG tractor

Smart Energy International

The appliances also offer the opportunity for enrolment in demand response programmes. Alternatively for farms that do not have the ability to produce LNG on site, Bennamann’s patented non-venting cryogenic storage tanks keep the methane as a liquid, from where it can be transported, similar to diesel, to wherever it is required.

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Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact

AGreenLiving

That was followed by the growing popularity of ice hockey from the 1880s onward, which increased the demand for more rink construction. When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since. HFCs heighten the greenhouse effect, while carbon dioxide similarly intensifies global warming.

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The Rise and Fall of the Fossil Fuel Industry

Rinexii

In 1800 when the Boulton and Watt patent for a steam engine ran out, new engines advanced the usefulness of coal powered steam. Factories shut, businesses closed, people stopped driving, and the demand for oil abruptly dropped off. This all changed in 1698 when the first steam engine was built.

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Who gets to decide whether we study solar geoengineering?

Grist

But in February, shortly before an independent Harvard advisory committee was expected to give the go-ahead, a group of Swedish environmental organizations and the Indigenous Saami Council sent a letter demanding the project be canceled. Some segments of the media adopted a more frenzied tone, blurring facts in an effort to get clicks. “My

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The ‘Tesla Effect’ hits Germany as VW, Daimler, and BMW go Full-Electric

Mr. Sustainability

Krüger’s reservations are understandable, as Volkswagen’s demands do not favor BMW. In order to stop global warming, there is no way around the Paris climate targets. Tesla is already based in the US, and its patents are open-sourced. A LinkedIn post written by the Volkswagen CEO outlined his points as follows. “In

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Six Ways Utilities Can Lead The Way Toward Decarbonization

Bidgely

These targets have stemmed from mandates in many states to achieve 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050, as well as the fact that renewable energy economics continue to improve and public pressure is increasing to counter the impacts of global warming. 4) Promote Demand Side Management.

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Six Ways Utilities Can Lead The Way Toward Decarbonization

Bidgely

These targets have stemmed from mandates in many states to achieve 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050, as well as the fact that renewable energy economics continue to improve and public pressure is increasing to counter the impacts of global warming. 4) Promote Demand Side Management.