Archive for November, 2024

All Schools Should Install Solar Panels

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Mercedes reinvents the brakes for electric vehicles

https://newatlas.com/automotive/mercedes-reinvents-brakes-ev-in-drive

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Batteries are power plants. Their fuel is electricity

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KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/nov/23/kfc-drops-pledge-to-stop-using-frankenchickens-in-the-uk

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The Capture

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00085sw

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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits

https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/renters-pay-their-landlords-buy-to-let-mortgages-so-they-should-get-a-share-of-the-profits/?_gl=1psokp2_upMQ.._gaMTI1NTY0MjI1NC4xNzMyMzU4NjI2_ga_MS0M3VN168*MTczMjM1ODYyNi4xLjAuMTczMjM1ODYyNi4wLjAuMA..

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Surprise Solar Boom in Pakistan Helps Millions, But Harms Grid

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-22/surprise-solar-boom-in-pakistan-helps-millions-but-harms-grid

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Scientists yield 789 kg oil, 891 MWh solar power per hectare yearly from same land

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/oil-solar-power-same-land

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The Next-Gen 3- in-1 Atmospheric Water Dispenser

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-next-gen-3-in-1-atmospheric-water-dispenser#

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Road Surface Alternative – Road Hard

https://www.l-q-international.com/about_road-hard.html Natural Soil Hardener, water repellent and dust control ROAD-HARD is a biodegradable soil stabilizer and dust control agent that transforms all types of soils into hardened, water resistant platforms. ROAD-HARD is a proprietary mixture of organic polymers that are non-toxic, easily applied, and safe to use in soils and around animals.

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A clean break: Scientists convert plastics into soaps and detergents

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-scientists-plastics-soaps-detergents.html

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New process tackles pollution on dual fronts of plastic waste and fuel emissions

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-tackles-pollution-dual-fronts-plastic.html? A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory is doing just that. The team, led by Aaron Sadow and Wenyu Huang, recently developed a chemical conversion process that makes diesel out of plastic waste.

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Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/work-from-home-office-mandate Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent It’s easy to quantify the upsides, hard to quantify the downsides. Working from home has very tangible advantages. Among them: more flexibility, more time around loved ones, better control over one’s hours, improved […]

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Convert CO2 into Methanol Efficiently with Plasma-Powered Innovation

https://plasmac2m.com/

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New plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy87590pgm1o

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Mini Biogas Digester Project

Above Video is an even simpler setup. will use the above method first. Mini Biogas Digester Project Photo Gallery http://bio-gas-plant.blogspot.com/2012/01/mini-biogas-digester-project-photo.html Potential Equipment: https://www.amazon.co.uk/BRTNUP-Collapsible-Container-Camping-Portable/dp/B0D2NXTJ7Q/ref=sr_1_42 – 20 litre portable water container as the gas storage tank – £4.99 To consider for later Biogas Tanks (Balloons): https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/biogas-balloon_2.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.57b51168hhL1H9 https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/High-Quality-Leak-proof-Household-Foldable_1601160031151.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.57b51168hhL1H9 – From about £30 Notes: https://energypedia.info/wiki/Electricity_Generation_from_Biogas a macerator is a […]

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Nigeria’s chronic power shortages: mini grids were going to crack the problem for rural people, but they haven’t. Here’s why

https://theconversation.com/nigerias-chronic-power-shortages-mini-grids-were-going-to-crack-the-problem-for-rural-people-but-they-havent-heres-why-233363

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Solar power could stabilise Nigeria’s electricity grid and save it money

https://theconversation.com/solar-power-could-stabilise-nigerias-electricity-grid-and-save-it-money-117266

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95% of our energy could be downstream from solar by 2042 | The Freethink Interview: Casey Handmer

Apparently it becomes cheaper to make hydrocarbon fuels from solar once price of solar becomes $10 per MWH. Interesting concept. Wonder if at that price most things just shift to electric anyway. strong comments about this idea. Here are a subset of some of the comments @TobiasWeg 2 months ago – You are right. His […]

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Paper-aluminum combo can replace plastic for strong, sustainable packaging

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-paper-aluminum-combo-plastic-strong.html

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