Source: stateofgreen.com Published: July 25, 2016 By Charlotte Gjedde A recovery of surplus heating from waste water is the focus in a new research project – the results can lead to energy savings, which both benefit economy and environment. Today the heating from the...
Source: apnews.com Published: September 19, 2016 In this July 26, 2016 photo, Patrick Cross, specialist at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, shows a model of a wave energy machine called the Lifesaver, a donut-shaped device that...
Source: goexplorer.org Published: October 20, 2016 Neptuno Pumps designs and manufactures energy- efficient water-saving pumps made from recycled materials. By Sustainia Located in the driest place on Earth – the Atacama Desert in Chile – Neptuno Pumps designs and...
Source: designboom.com Published: August 29, 2016 By Nina Azzarello For the 2016 land art generator initiative, a team of designers from south korea has conceived ‘clear orb’ as a proposal for sustainable infrastructure in santa monica, california. The 40-meter...
Source: linkis.com Published: August 27, 2016 A 30 MegaWatt “wave farm” of Pelamis Wave Energy Converters (Business Wire) There’s enough wave energy in the oceans to power the world, and scientists are finally close to harnessing it. Diane Stopyra...
Source: trueactivist.com Published: August 24, 2016 Credit: LAPI 2016 by: Amanda Froelich It’s no secret that California is in the midst of a devastating drought. Though Governor Jerry Brown implemented California’s first-ever mandatory water restrictions last year,...
Source: kqed.org Published: August 15, 2016 The tiny water purifier doesn’t require batteries and uses the visible spectrum of light to help kill bacteria. (Chong Liu and Jin Xie/Stanford University) Lindsey Hoshaw A tiny black tablet could prove to be a...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 10, 2016 The material’s incredible moisture-retaining abilities come from its high polysaccharide and pectin content. by Orion Rodriguez In the midst of South Africa’s worst drought in recorded history, one Johannesburg...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: May 19, 2016 Uppsala University scientists have developed a way to filter viruses out of water. by Lacy Cooke Though over 748 million people around the world don’t have access to clean drinking water, water filters aren’t as widely...