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This Mammoth Amphibious RV Is A Yacht You Can Drive On The Road
The world of recreational vehicles is full of wild ideas that take mundane motorhomes and blend them into creations that boggle the mind. The CAMI Terra Wind combines an RV with a yacht. And it has an on-board Jacuzzi.
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We Already Have the Technology to Decarbonise U.S. Electricity
It’ll take a lot to transition the U.S. off fossil-based energy: money, political will, labour. But a new report shows it won’t take new technological innovation. The study, published in the journal Joule last week, shows U.S. electricity demand can be met with currently available carbon-free tech, like solar panels and wind turbines. And we…
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It’s Fatally Windy In Europe Right Now
A brutal storm crashed into the Dutch coast on Thursday causing gusts of wind up to 90 miles per hour. This might not have been so destructive in a place with some relief, like mountains and hills, but the Netherlands is famously flat. That led to many bad things happening to buildings and people.
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New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan For 50 Years After A Single Typhoon
Typhoons are generally associated with mass destruction, but a Japanese engineer has developed a wind turbine that can harness the tremendous power of these storms and turn it into useful energy. If he’s right, a single typhoon could power Japan for 50 years.