The current development of poor nations definitely has to focus on the sector of renewables, an important element for a sustainable future.
This target seems achievable, especially nowadays when the costs of solar power installations is considerably low. India makes no exception, since some of its solar power is ... |
17 December 2011
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Algae are starting to more and more preoccupy scientists, as strains can potentially produce 10 times or more fuel than the corn used in making ethanol or the soybeans that produce biodiesel. They also can be produced basically anywhere, so food production is not likely to be affected. As algae feed on carbon dioxide... |
26 July 2010
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According to a group of researchers, it may be that replacing the expensive platinum catalyst currently used in diesel engines to reduce exhaust fumes would lead to cheaper and more efficient engines. That is to say, the platinum catalyst, which is regularly used in filters, could make way for a new generation of mat... |
26 March 2010
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Scientists from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, in Germany, announce the development of a new type of diesel engine, which not only emits only trace amounts of dangerous chemicals, but can also be used to collect samples from the combustion chamber while the engine is still running. The newly developed diesel e... |
7 December 2009
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Taken separately, gasoline and diesel fuel both bring a unique set of advantages and disadvantages to internal combustion engines. Experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) have therefore seen no reason why the two should not be combined in their experiments, in an attempt to harvest the best of both world... |
4 August 2009
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On Wednesday, Vietnam's first oil refinery spilled tonnes of diesel into the waters on the central coast, as an off-shore cargo hose became loose and cracked, probably due to previous damage or to fatigue. Local authorities and environmental organizations are working to contain the spill, so that it will not con... |
26 November 2008
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Researchers wandering around Patagonia made a huge discovery recently, when they learned that a specific type of fungus can actually produce diesel naturally. The process is the adaptation of the organism to the environment, evolved so that it could kill off other fungi that may try to grow on the ulmo tree (Eucryphi... |
4 November 2008
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Sore eyes, weeping, sneezing all day, constant nasal flow and difficult breathing. What's happening to you? Maybe it's just a cold, but if the symptoms appear when there is pollen around you, then it could be the hay fever, known also as seasonal allergic rhinitis. If this is the case, you should know there... |
30 October 2007
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Oil-based fuels can be costly.And in a few years, the production could become insufficient. That's why on the island of Bougainville (the largest on the Solomon archipelago, Papua New Guinea), the locals have chosen a more effective solution for fueling cars and generators: coconut oil. Currently, there are a l... |
9 May 2007
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Animal power comes with a new meaning as it stumbles with technology. And pigs will save the planet with in energy crisis. Oil company ConocoPhillips will collaborate with Tyson Foods, world's biggest meat producer, to produce bio-diesel from pork fat, but also cattle and chicken fat. This renewable fuel is thou... |
20 April 2007
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