The University of Notre Dame’s Research group has come up with a novel way to improve the efficiency of Carbon Nano tubes by adding a film made of titanium-oxide nanoparticles to the present setup. This made energy collection more efficient than existing decisions. Although construction was considered to be cheaper, Carbon Nano Tubes lacked the collection to compete with existing solar technologies.
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Soon to be tested in New York is Joe Hagerman’s idea of planting the roof with a motley of pollutant filtering plants, filters, gravel and concrete. This novel idea is hoped to help reduce pollution in the city. If that takes off, we could be seeing a new Urban Jungle… Literally! I wonder how many carbon credits you can gain from this one?
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At a cost of $250 Million per machine, Joseph Longo (founder and CEO of Startech Environmental Corporation.) could possibly have the solution to the worlds pollution and energy problems with their plasma converter, because its main fuel source is trash.
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Comissioned by the US Army, the portable biorefinery which is as big as a van, uses waste materials for its feedstock and outputs ethanol, methane and propane.
It is designed to run initially on diesel till the conversion process can create it’s own fuel source.
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