Geothermal
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Visitors to Iceland will soon be able to take a dip in a new geothermal lagoon. The under-construction Sky Lagoon will provide amenities like a sauna, bar, and cold water pools – but the big draw with this one is going to be its amazing ocean views.
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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has made some groundbreaking discoveries for physics, but it’s hard to tell how exactly that benefits the average Joe/Jill. Now CERN has announced that the LHC will soon divert some of the waste heat from the collider to help heat thousands of nearby homes.
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One of the largest natural sources of renewable energy could be right under our feet – literally – with geothermal energy. Now researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sanoh Industrial have developed a new type of battery cell that can directly convert heat energy into electricity.
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ScienceMany of us will know what bubbling lakes of lava within volcanoes look like. After all, we've seen them our entire lives in movies and on TV. But that doesn't mean they're common. In fact, only seven lava lakes have been found so far, until now.
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After opening the world’s first commercial Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant designed to pull CO2 out of the air, Swiss company Climeworks is now joining forces with a geothermal power plant in Iceland to create the world’s first “negative emission” power plant.
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has now spawned Dandelion, a new startup that aims to tap into geothermal energy. The company’s signature technology is a geothermal heating and cooling system that pumps heat from the ground into the home in winter, or out of it during summer.
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Australia is sitting on top of some of the world's most potent geothermal energy sources. Just one percent of the hot rock energy less than 5 km underground would be enough to meet the whole country's entire power needs for 26,000 years if it was tapped. So why aren't we seeing more movement on it?
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A team of scientists have used readings from ESA's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer to produce an online tool designed to make it easier than ever to locate potential geothermal energy extraction sites.
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New York-based architectural firm E/L Studio recently completed work on an "eco-friendly" beach condo based in Wildwood, New Jersey. Dubbed Jade Residence, the home boasts a great ocean view and energy-efficient technology including passive ventilation and solar power.
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Borrowing design cues from its 1950’s racecars, the Ferrari's new Modena gallery presents an architectural juxtaposition between Enzo’s original 1898 residence and the new contemporized yellow bonnet museum. Dedicated to Ferrari’s founder, the space showcases some of his company's finest works.
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The Apelle wooden home located in Karjaa, Finland stands out out from your average eco-home, as it was constructed as if it were a boat.
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Walgreens has revealed plans to build what it believes will be the first net zero retail store in the United States.
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