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Nov 10, 2023

Massive Swedish tidal kite, 1.2MW Dragon 12 tests ready for operation

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

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Aiming to further this mission, Swedish firm Minesto has now completed onshore testing on its 1.2 MW Dragon 12 tidal energy kite system. The system will be directly transferred to the Faroe Islands in Denmark for installation and commissioning.

Nov 10, 2023

Supermassive black holes are messy eaters big on recycling

Posted by in categories: cosmology, sustainability

At the heart of a distant galaxy, scientists saw a fountain of material moving away from the central supermassive black hole — and back.

Nov 10, 2023

China becomes solar energy superpower, dominates 80% of supply chain

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

China’s solar industry has invested $130 billion in 2023, dominating the global solar supply chain and widening the technology and cost gap with other countries.


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A new report by Wood Mackenzie reveals that China will control over 80 percent of the world’s production of polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules — the critical components of solar panels — from 2023 to 2026.

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Nov 9, 2023

Alaskan Forests Crucial for Climate and Biodiversity Goals, Oregon State University Study Finds

Posted by in categories: biological, climatology, habitats, law, sustainability

A recent study published in AGU Advances examines how the conservation and protection of two Alaskan forests, Tongass and Chugach, are essential in fighting the effects of climate change due to their expanse for wildlife habitats, abundant carbon stocks, and landscape integrity. This study was led by researchers from Oregon State University and holds the potential to help scientists better understand the steps that need to be taken to mitigate the long-term effects of climate change by preserving the resources of today.

Tongass National Forest (Credit: Logan Berner)

“More thoroughly safeguarding those forests from industrial development would contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and species adaptation in the face of the severe ecological disruption that’s expected to occur over the next few decades as the climate rapidly gets warmer,” said Dr. Beverly Law, who is a Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology & Terrestrial Systems Science at Oregon State University and lead author of the study.

Nov 9, 2023

World’s first rim-driven jet propulsion motor test successful in Canada

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The rim-less electric motor promises to offer similar performance figures when compared to its fossil-fuelled counterparts.


An electric jet engine is silently taking flight in the suburbs of Prince Edward Island in North America that promises to deliver similar performance to its fossil-fuelled counterparts.

Canada-based Duxion Motors has successfully completed the ground test of its patented eJet Motor, which, according to it, is “poised to make high-speed electric aviation a reality,” said its website. The ground tests with a scaled prototype included both low-speed and high-speed testing.

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Nov 9, 2023

The secret lab making the most sustainable food in the world

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Solar Foods is a startup making food out of thin air.

Nov 9, 2023

Solar panel world record smashed with ‘miracle material’

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Perovskite cell passes theoretical efficiency limit of standard solar cell.

Nov 9, 2023

Fake everything: how machine learning is being used to fight back against disinformation campaigns

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, food, internet, robotics/AI, sustainability

Another good use for AI. Fighting disinformation.


About 60% of adults in the US who get their news through social media have, largely unknowingly, shared false information, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center. The ease at which disinformation is spread and the severity of consequences it brings — from election hacking to character assassination — make it an issue of grave concern for us all.

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Nov 8, 2023

A Green Energy Giant Was Defrauded Of $800,000–The Hackers Sent $50,000 To A Nigerian Oil Official, FBI Says

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Nigerian oil and gas regulator protests innocence after FBI says $50,000 in funds stolen from a wind turbine provider ended up in his account.

Nov 8, 2023

Wave-powered desalination machine filters 49,000 liters of water daily

Posted by in category: sustainability

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Out of the total water available on the planet, just about three percent is fresh water that can be used. The rest is salty sea water unsuitable for drinking or industrial usage, and desalination plants have helped put this water to some use.

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