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US researchers develop bacteria-powered solar panel

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 14, 2016

In a first, a team of US researchers has created a bio-solar panel that can generate 5.59 microwatts of energy - a big step in the evolution of bacteria-powered energy to run small devices in...

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Chinese team invents solar panels for rainy weather

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2016

Power generation from solar panels stops during rains, an issue that has plagued the sector for several decades. Not anymore. A group of Chinese researchers have developed a system which can...

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Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Concrete

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 12, 2016

A team of interdisciplinary researchers at UCLA led by Gaurav Sant may have found a way to create a version of concrete that may eliminate greenhouse gases that are emitted from traditional...

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Corporate Solar Funding Drops To $2.8 Billion In Q1’16, Reports Mercom

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 8, 2016

Mercom Capital Group has reported that total corporate funding for the global solar sector has dropped to $2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2016.

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Study: Lightweight Materials In Vehicles Increases Vehicle-Cycle GHG Emissions But Improves Fuel Economy

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2016

The use of lightweight materials (carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, wrought aluminum, etc.) in vehicle manufacture results in higher vehicle-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, but also in improved...

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Antarctica alone may lift seas a meter by 2100: scientists

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2016

Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released...

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Isotopes indicate the source of groundwater

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2016

Is it the rainwater falling on the ground that is replinishing the subterranean reserves? How 'fresh' is the water that you find, use or drink? What is the source of the water which can be found...

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Subject Tags: Research , water

NITI Aayog, MoSPI to build database for quality energy policy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2016

Government's think tank NITI Aayog and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will build a robust database for energy sector to enhance quality of energy policy formulation...

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Subject Tags: energy , policy , Research

Nearly 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by 2025: UN

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016

By 2025, some 1.8 billion people will face absolute water scarcity and an estimated two-thirds of the worlds population could be living under water-stressed conditions, showed UN statistics...

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Subject Tags: clean water , Research

IEDC studying hybrid (Wind and Solar Power) model with energy storage to produce renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016

IL&FS Energy Development Co. (IEDC) has embarked upon a first-of-its-kind feasibility study to examine the possibility of integrating wind and solar power production along with energy...

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