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Solar-Powered Tech Transforms Remote Learning

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But within minutes, he and local NGO partners were able to set up a full-featured digital classroom using nothing more than a solar panel and a yellow device the size of a soup can. Alternately, Beekee can run on compact solar panels, where battery backup can provide up to two hours even on a cloudy day or at night.

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

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The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. Construction of the massive array, consisting of more than 13,000 solar panels on the terminals roof, began in 2024.

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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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Then he and Andr Borschberg, a Swiss entrepreneur and pilot, were first to fly around the world, in stages, in a solar airplane called Solar Impulse. In 1946 he was joined by his son, Jacques, a marine engineer, with whom he made a series of record descents. Later, Auguste invented and built the first bathyscaphe.

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China Plans To Bring Back Samples of Venusian Clouds

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But achieving that goal will mean overcoming one of the most hostile environments in the solar systemthe planets cloaking clouds are primarily made up of droplets of sulfuric acid. Chinas scientists and engineers will need to answer all these questions to pull off its own sample return. Im super excited about this, says Seager.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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But if they succeed, it will mark a bold feat of engineering to boost clean energy and fight climate. Azerbaijans Pivot From Oil to Solar and Wind Of the six countries that make up the Caucasus region, Azerbaijan boasts the largest potential for generating exportable renewable energy for Europe, a fact that presents some measure of irony.

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The Transformer Transformer

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Deepak Divan, recipient of the 2024 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering and the director of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, told Charette that in residential areas multiple [EV] chargers on one distribution transformer can reduce its life from an expected 30 to 40 years to 3 years.

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Bell Labs Turns 100, Plans to Leave Its Old Headquarters

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The lunar lander tipped on its side upon landing and quickly went offline due to lack of solar power, Bell Labs networking module had enough time to power up and transmit data back to Earth. The team fit two full cellular networks into a briefcase-sized box, the most compact networking system ever made.