A solar-powered reactor recycles plastics and greenhouse gases

03/19/2023 admingases, greenhouse, plastics, reactor, recycles, solarpowered0 comment

A win for science and the environment. scientistshas developed a system that turns plastic waste and greenhouse gases into fuel. And best of all, it’s all done from a solar-powered reactor. That’s double stability. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain managed to develop a a machine capable of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and plastics into various products that can be useful for various industries. In initial studies, CO2 was turned into a sustainable liquid fuel base, and plastic waste was turned into glycolic acid, an acid widely…

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The World Cup kicks off with solar-powered, carbon-free stadiums

11/20/2022 admincarbonfree, Cup, kicks, solarpowered, stadiums, world0 comment

The World Cup kicks off in Qatar today and the debut has raised expectations, but only for the opening party. The country’s government has prepared a stable structure for the special event. some stadiums will be powered entirely by solar energy. The City of Education, located in the country’s capital Doha, is the largest of all the cup stadiums. It will have a solar-powered refrigerator as temperatures are expected to reach 40ºC during the championship. The venue has an area of 233,000 square meters and a space for 45,350 spectators.…

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Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns – SABC News

10/13/2022 admincompany, ewaste, lanterns, News, Nigerian, SABC, solarpowered, turns0 comment

Quadloop, a Nigerian company, has found a way to turn e-waste into solar lanterns and other products that will have less impact on the environment. Dozy Iguailo, founder of Quadloop, told Reuters he came up with the idea after discovering a market for affordable, locally produced electrical goods for which components were not available in the country. “At that point, we noticed that … if we take advantage of e-waste, we will reduce the cost of production as well as the cost of sales, and that has brought us to…

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The solar-powered Brazilian bus has already traveled more than 100,000 km

09/14/2022 adminBrazilian, bus, solarpowered, traveled0 comment

At a time of high fuel prices, researchers at the Photovoltaic Laboratory of the Federal University of Santa Catarina have come up with an incredible idea to help drivers. They have created a bus that runs on solar energy. The first of the eBus, it is 100% developed and assembled in Brazil. The car has already covered more than 100,000 kilometers without using a drop of fossil fuel, and the result is very happy with the team involved in the project. Charging takes place at the headquarters of the Photovoltaic…

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Airbus Zephyr solar-powered drone crashes after 64 days of non-stop flight

08/21/2022 adminAirbus, crashes, days, drone, flight, nonstop, solarpowered, Zephyr0 comment

The solar-powered Airbus Zephyr drone crashed after 64 days of continuous flight. On August 19, ground controllers lost contact with the aircraft, and later it became known that it crashed in the US state of Arizona. Image source: Airbus In the past, the Airbus Defense and Space engineering team has tested different versions of solar-powered drones that have been in the air for weeks. The current flight, on which the latest modification of Zephyr 8 was tested, turned out to be the longest. “After flying in the stratosphere for 64…

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The first solar-powered cinema in Brazil has opened in London

08/19/2022 adminBrazil, cinema, London, opened, solarpowered0 comment

The town of Londrina in Paraná has been chosen to receive the first solar-powered cinema in Brazil. The opening of the structure will take place this Friday (19). The idea is to take the initiative to other places in our country as well. Wonderful! The sustainable outdoor cinema is touring and will initially only show national films, mostly short films. The project, which is still in development, will also be open to the public with free popcorn being distributed. CineSolar, as it was called, also got a major boost: CineSolarzinho,…

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World’s first solar-powered car equipped with 456 panels to charge in just 35 minutes to go into production next year

07/26/2022 admincar, charge, equipped, minutes, Panels, production, solarpowered, worlds, year0 comment

The world’s first mass-produced solar-powered car, the Sion, is due to go into production in the second half of 2023. Sono Motors describes its Sion as: “A spacious electric car with a range of up to 305 kilometers that charges with the power of the sun.” 2 Sono Motors SionCredit: Sono Motors Sion uses 456 solar half-cells [panels] installed in its exterior to collect solar energy. Sono Motors found that the Sion half-cells helped the car go an extra 69 miles per week on average. Sion’s 54kWh LFP battery and…

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This solar-powered car could well outshine Tesla

06/14/2022 admincar, outshine, solarpowered, Tesla0 comment

Light year 0: The solar car from the Dutch manufacturer promises breathtaking autonomy thanks to the sun. Startup Lightyear has just lifted the veil on its first solar electric vehicle. It’s called Lightyear 0 and is the product of six years of research and development. With a Range of 11,000 km announced, it could well compete with Tesla thanks to solar power. Drive for months without having to charge your car With 5 m2 solar panels With patented double curves, this vehicle can be charged while driving and even in…

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The Brazilians are creating a solar-powered stove that does not require cylinders

05/17/2022 adminBrazilians, creating, cylinders, require, solarpowered, stove0 comment

Scientists from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) have created a solar-fired stove that can solve one of the most common complaints of Brazilians, which is the price of gas. Made of scrap, mirrors and cheap materials, the device has a very low production cost – only 150 rubles. And anyone who questions the power of the equipment will be surprised. The stable oven was able to bake nine cakes at the same time. Stable և effective For Professor Luis Gilherme Meyra de Souza, Professor in charge…