energy conversion
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Here’s How Martian Explorers Could Best Produce Electricity on the Red Planet
Scientists are on the fence as to whether solar or nuclear should be the preferred source of power for small teams visiting the Martian surface. New research suggests both options are good, with geographical location being the determining factor.
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California Will Stick Solar Panels Over Canals to Fight Two Disasters at Once
A water and electric utility in central California will install a first-of-its-kind network of solar panels on water canals. Turlock Irrigation District (TID) has secured a $US20 ($28) million grant from the state to pursue the first-in-the-nation project, which could serve a beneficial double whammy: create renewable energy and save some water in the process.
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This Might Be the World’s First Festive Snow Globe That Generates Its Own Snow
As climate change continues to affect weather patterns, the odds of having snow for the holidays in some parts of the world have considerably decreased. Sean Hodgins came up with a solution to a lack of snow with a snow globe that generates its own. But unfortunately, the contraption is problematically power-hungry.
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Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Picks Wyoming for First Advanced Nuclear Reactor
TerraPower, an experimental nuclear power company backed by Bill Gates, could open its first site as early as 2028 in the coal mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming. Adding a touch of symbolism for out with the old, in with the new, the company says their plant would be constructed near the premises of a pair…