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The new NASA Sustainability Base was designed by William McDonough + Partners to embody the spirit of NASA while fostering collaboration, supporting health and well-being, and exceed the requirements of LEED® Platinum with systems that will... Via Wa Gon Delete the scoop?
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Natural energy is becoming increasingly popular amongst countries worldwide. In this infographic, see how the natural resource of offshore wind is making an impact in energy. Delete the scoop?
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Researchers at MIT are wondering why photovoltaic system designers insist on thinking in only two dimensions. They’ve come up with a novel appro... Via Proto3000 Delete the scoop?
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Researchers in Australia have developed the PowerWINDows, a new type of wind turbine that replaces spinning blades with slowly rotating window panels. Delete the scoop?
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Silicon Valley inventor Bill Gray believes his novel approach to flywheel systems is the solution to cost effective energy storage. Delete the scoop?
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Europa City is a new sustainable, master-planned community designed by BIG, which will feature the intimate qualities of central Paris with the amenities of living in the country and will be topped with a massive green roof. Via Wa Gon Delete the scoop?
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It’s stiffer than Kevlar, thinner than paper, and in a few years, it may be mass-produced using only sunlight and water. Via Szabolcs Kósa Delete the scoop?
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Discovered in the mud of the Potomac River, a microbe called Geobacter has been quietly showing off its unique electrical properties for a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts for the past 20 years. Delete the scoop?
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The technique could be used to make powered foods and drugs. Delete the scoop?
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Urban agriculture is the growing of food for urban markets in close proximity to where communities of people live. More rigidly, urban agriculture refers to food grown in whatever way (just use your imagination…) in or around ... Via Alan Yoshioka Delete the scoop?
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In case you missed the memo, climate change is happening. Luckily those of us who wish to wise up and cut down on our energy consumption can do so in style. Via Flora Moon Delete the scoop?
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energy independence is something we hear about every time gas gets near 4 dollars a gallon- or in presidential election speeches.... now researchers at sandi... Via CCRES 
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Researchers at Sandia National Labs, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are working to create affordable biofuel from algae. One researcher, Jerri Timiln thinks an algae answer may be closer than anyone thinks. “I see it as a when situation, not an if. We have no choice. Our fuel sources are running out and we have to make a change in how we’re living.” Her research mate, Aaron Collins, tests different types of algae in the Albuquerque lab, while monitoring algae ponds hundreds of miles away in Gilbert, Arizona. State of the art sensors feed information to his computer screen in 5-minute increments. CCRES ALGAE TEAM Delete the scoop?
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Interesting article to read on the growth of wave/tidal power in the North Sea. Is this renewable energy source coming into its own in terms of viability and ROI? The debate over the viability and future of wind power in Scotland is omnipresent. Delete the scoop?
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Ursula Sladek is the founder of a cooperatively-owned power company in Schönau, Germany that provides energy from renewable sources such as hydroelectric and... Delete the scoop?
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Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. Delete the scoop?
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Lockheed Martin has partnered with Hong Kong-based Reignwood Group to develop the world's first large-scale commercial Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC... Delete the scoop?
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Devices that harvest energy from the environment require specific environmental conditions; for instance, solar cells and piezoelectric generators require sunlight and mechanical vibration, respectively. Since these conditions don't exist all the time, most energy harvesters don't generate a constant stream of electricity. In order to harvest ubiquitous energy continuously, researchers have designed and fabricated a hybrid energy harvester that integrates a solar cell and piezoelectric generator, enabling it to harvest energy from both sunlight and sound vibration simultaneously. Via Szabolcs Kósa Delete the scoop?
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BIQ House Algae Powered Building Read Article Here: http://idnews.co.id/article/4149-biq-house-bangunan-pertama-di-dunia-yang-menggunakan-ganggang-sebagai-su... Via CCRES
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(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) The Director for the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology shares his enthusiasm for the potential of algae in developing foo... Via CCRES
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The Director for the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, Dr. Stephen Mayfield, shares his lab’s algal development progress and his views on the potential of algae in developing food and fuel. His research focuses on the molecular genetics of green algae and on the production of high value recombinant proteins and biofuel molecules. This talk was presented as part of the 2012 Founders’s Symposium at UC San Diego. 
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Here's one indication of just how quickly Army is moving toward an energy-efficient future: last year we got all excited about an energy-saving base camp demonstration project at Fort Devens in Massachusetts, and now our friends over at the DoD Energy... Delete the scoop?
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Skyscrapers of the future will be serviced by flying robots, run on algae and react to inhabitants’ moods. Via ROBOLUTION CAPITAL Delete the scoop?
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