Archive for the ‘sustainability’ category: Page 617
Aug 26, 2015
The 2015 Fuller Challenge Semi-Finalists | The Buckminster Fuller Institute
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: climatology, education, science, sustainability, water
“Now in its 8th annual cycle with the strongest applicant pool yet, including the most diverse pool of program entrants to date creating change in 136 countries, The Fuller Challenge remains the only award specifically working to identify and catalyze individuals and teams employing a whole systems approach to problem solving.”
Aug 25, 2015
Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world — By Hari Kunzru | The Guardian
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: astronomy, media & arts, philosophy, science, space travel, sustainability, water
“It has sold millions of copies, is perhaps the greatest novel in the science-fiction canon and Star Wars wouldn’t have existed without it. Frank Herbert’s Dune should endure as a politically relevant fantasy from the Age of Aquarius.”
Aug 20, 2015
A Vacant Lot In Wyoming Will Become One Of The World’s First Vertical Farms
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: employment, food, sustainability
A unique conveyer belt design allows the three-story greenhouse to be efficient and sustainable, providing jobs and fresh produce to the Jackson community.
Aug 19, 2015
Indian airport now runs entirely on solar power
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, solar power, sustainability
Aug 18, 2015
Record-Breaking Laser Hits 2,000 Trillion Watts
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: energy, solar power, sustainability
The most powerful laser beam ever created has been recently fired at Osaka University in Japan, where the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments (LFEX) has been boosted to produce a beam with a peak power of 2,000 trillion watts – two petawatts – for an incredibly short duration, approximately a trillionth of a second or one picosecond.
Values this large are difficult to grasp, but we can think of it as a billion times more powerful than a typical stadium floodlight or as the overall power of all of the sun’s solar energy that falls on London. Imagine focusing all that solar power onto a surface as wide as a human hair for the duration of a trillionth of a second: that’s essentially the LFEX laser.
Aug 18, 2015
Is Solar Power Right for You? Have Google’s “Project Sunroof” Help You Decide
Posted by Bryan Gatton in categories: energy, solar power, sustainability
Project Sunroof maps out how much sun and shade hit homes on any given day. Head here to See how much shine your home gets and if solar power is good for you.
Aug 5, 2015
The First Vegan Burger that ‘Bleeds’ like Meat
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: food, sustainability
This is the product that Google wanted to buy for $300 million and just got denied…
The first vegan burger that ‘bleeds’ like meat.
Aug 5, 2015
China is building its first large-scale solar plant in the Gobi Desert
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, sustainability
In a move that once again proves its commitment to renewable energy, China has begun construction on its first large-scale commercial solar plant out in the sun-dreched expanse of the Gobi Desert. Called Delingha, the colossal facility will spread out across 25 km² (6,300 acres) of vacant land in the country’s Qinghai province, and will feature six huge solar towers hooked up to an array of solar mirrors.
When complete, the plant will have a capacity of 200 megawatts, which means it will be able to supply electricity to 1 million households in Qinghai year-round. “Its designed heat storage is 15 hours, thus, it can guarantee stable, continual power generation,” Qinghai Solar-Thermal Power Group board chair, Wu Longyi, told the press.
The facility is the first solar plant to be run as a commercial entity, and according to Svati Kirsten Narula at Quartz, it’s being jointly developed by BrightSource Energy, based in Oakland, California, and the Shanghai Electric Group in China. The first phase of construction will look at completing two solar towers so they can generate 135 megawatts each to cover more than 452,000 homes, and then the remaining four will be completed to cover at least 1 million.
