article thumbnail

How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

Cars That Think

We will need a lot of workforce to install and maintain these facilities at the front lines, which are not always well suited to humans. However, there’s a shortage of roboticists tackling climate change, due to a lack of awareness of necessary and urgent applications. Why aren’t there more roboticists working on climate change?

article thumbnail

IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

Cars That Think

Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. One type is the ultrasupercritical coal-fired steam power plant.

article thumbnail

NRC report: US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard need to begin now to prepare for effects of climate change in the Arctic

Green Car Congress

In response to the measured and projected effects of climate change, US naval forces—i.e., The committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges. Click to enlarge.

article thumbnail

Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

Green Car Congress

Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the sum total of water lost while the plant is growing, either from evaporation through the plant stem itself (a process called “transpiration”), or from water evaporated off of the plant’s leaves or the ground. —Hamilton et al.

Water 150
article thumbnail

UAF installs ocean acidification buoy in Alaska waters; first such in high-latitude coastal sea

Green Car Congress

A new set of buoys in Alaska waters will help scientists understand how climate change may be affecting the pH level of northern seas. The first set, at the water’s surface, measures the water’s pH, as well as water temperature, carbon dioxide levels and other data.

Alaska 218
article thumbnail

OPG, GE Hitachi to deploy small modular reactor at Darlington station in Canada

Green Car Congress

This reactor’s innovative features include the use of natural circulation and passive cooling systems, which are designed to cool the nuclear fuel under all conditions without the need for external power or external water supply for extended periods. This work will include installation of the necessary construction services.

Canada 334
article thumbnail

British and Brazilian companies to install bioethanol demo plant in Guyana

Green Car Congress

The two will install the units for a bioethanol demonstration plant at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) Albion Sugar Factory, and will be delivering a turnkey unit early next year. As part of the development of its Climate Change Strategy the IDB has identified sustainable biofuels as a priority area.

Guyana 199