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The tariffs targeting cheap Chinese imports mean prices in the US are higher than average, at the same time Biden is pushing for more renewable energy. But their effect might surprise you.
Building solar panels over water sources is one way to both provide power and reduce evaporation in drought-troubled regions.
Robin Raj, Citizen Group & Solar Aquagrid
From pulling carbon dioxide out of the air to turning water into fuel, innovators are developing new technologies and pairing existing ones to help slow global warming.
Energy storage can make facilities like this solar farm in Oxford, Maine, more profitable by letting them store power for cloudy days.
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The US is generating more electricity than ever from wind and solar power – but often it’s not needed at the time it’s produced. Advanced energy storage technologies make that power available 24/7.
Lebih dari 99 persen plastik saat ini berasal dari minyak, tapi opsi berbasis bio baru mulai tersedia.
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Bio berbasis polimer tidak hanya terbarukan dan lebih ramah lingkungan untuk diproduksi, tapi mereka dapat benar-benar bertindak sebagai penyerap karbon.
Charging six cars at once is fine. Charging 60 million might be a bit tougher.
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One big problem with plastics is that they’re largely made of petroleum. Sourcing bio-polymers from plants and bacteria has some big benefits – and the technology is starting to take off.