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A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

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Using a new kind of hydrogel material, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have pulled water out of thin air at temperatures low enough to be achieved with sunlight. Atmospheric water harvesting draws water from humidity in the air. The material is a hydrogel, a polymer network that naturally retains a lot of water.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones.

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Solar-to-Jet-Fuel System Readies for Take-Off

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As climate change edges from crisis to emergency, the aviation sector looks set to miss its 2050 goal of net-zero emissions. A glimmer of hope, however, comes from solar fuels. Using concentrated solar energy, they were able to produce kerosene from water vapor and carbon dioxide directly from air.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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We have found that lithium-ion batteries are following in the footsteps of crystalline silicon solar panels. The authors received funding from the Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Credit: Schmidt et al.

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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—Oliver Schmidt, general manager, Environment and Engineering Office, Volkswagen Group of America. Benefits from the capture include odor reduction, improved water quality and future distributed renewable energy production. SunPower: residential solar with energy storage. 3Degrees and carbon offsets.

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TARUN MEHTA, CEO AT ATHER ENERGY AND HONOURABLE PM MODI MEETS AT AN EVENT IN BENGALURU

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The world is fast moving towards sustainable development driven by the need to reduce carbon footprint and also to meet the challenges of the environment and climate change. Ather is helping in doing the same. In FY2019-2020, Ather Energy says its vehicles reduced 7.5 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.

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Meet the Greenius @ the Torrance Environmental Fair this Saturday

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I’ll be back again this year, at Madrona Marsh on Saturday, March 27 from 10am t0 3pm talking about ways to save energy, save water, save money and cut your greenhouse gas emissions. Check out the roster of speakers after the jump.