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The open source movement takes on climate data

GreenBiz

It helps to understand the history of open source software, which was once a thing that many powerful software companies, notably Microsoft, abhorred because they were worried about the financial hit on their intellectual property. Practical Magic. Technology. Featured Column. Sponsored Article.

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Research for ultradeep geothermal in Canada receives major funding

ThinkGeoEnergy

The leap to connect possibility to practical application of UDG technology requires not just research, but knowledge mobilization and coordinated efforts across industry, academics and government to implement solutions. The Cascade Institute is working to tap that power,” says Cascade Institute Executive Director Thomas Homer-Dixon.

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Wind Turbine Makers Tout Diagnostic Tech in Service Revenue Push

GreenTechMedia

This kind of diagnostic expertise can help solve a major headache for the wind industry. SGRE estimates the tool has flagged up 50,000 potential failures over the last nine years and helped the company carry out preventive maintenance to avoid more than a million hours of turbine downtime. Unforeseen breakdowns cost the sector around $8.5

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Planting the seeds for better vertical farm crops

Business Green

And as farming has turned from a local business to a massive profit-making behemoth, the process of developing the best seeds for quality, quantity and resilience has become its own inner industry. According to a Food and Agriculture seed industry report , the worldwide commercial seed market in 2018 was over $41bn.

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Chile Comfort for Enercon as Turbine OEM Faces Harsh 2020

GreenTechMedia

Figures from the German wind industry association Bundesverband WindEnergie (BWE) show the country’s onshore installations plummeting from more than 5.3 But Aris Karcanias, co-lead of the global clean energy practice at FTI Consulting, cautioned against blaming the German market for all of Nordex and Senvion’s ills.

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Unearthing Natural Hydrogen – The Invisible Power Source Fueling Curious Minds

Hydrogen Fuel News

For the extraction of this valuable resource, technologies leverage the physical properties of hydrogen gas. Moreover, land usage for drilling operations may compete with conservation priorities and indigenous practices. One exemplary method of extraction is through the use of vacuum systems.

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The open source movement takes on climate data

AGreenLiving

It helps to understand the history of open source software, which was once a thing that many powerful software companies, notably Microsoft, abhorred because they were worried about the financial hit on their intellectual property. Read the original: The open source movement takes on climate data.

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