Energy

Will Qatar’s Passivhaus Baytna experiment perform in intense heat?

An energy-efficient house in Barwa City, Qatar will be put through its paces to see if it can perform to computer-modeled expectations. We first...

Feed-in tariffs – save, export, earn money

If you have been looking for ways to cut down on your energy spending while contributing to salvaging the environment, the government has offered...

Blowing Horn harvests wind energy with a multi-rotor turbine

Are you tired of seeing the same old giant wind turbines in a field or offshore? And do you worry about their impact on...

Water rights of Ireland and Jordan

Here is a cautionary tale of two very different countries which once shared a similar water use philosophy and usage patterns. The right photo...

ISIS captures Mosul Dam threatening floods with death and destruction

Sunni fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam last Sunday, along with three towns and an...

How Siberia’s methane craters affect the whole planet

In 2011, scientists warned that giant plumes of methane gas could fast-track planetary warming. And now - a version of this prediction has come to pass in...

Scientists make spray-on solar cells efficiencies close to silicon

To date the most efficient way of making solar cells is using silicon. Now a team of scientists at the University of Sheffield in...

Eole’s double-duty turbines wick water from wind

Pull free, safe drinking water straight from the sky! The earth's atmosphere is a huge freshwater reserve, packed with 13,000 cubic kilometers of moisture, yet...

Jordan’s 52.2 MW Shams solar energy PV plant built with First Solar

Two years after passing its Renewable Energy and Efficiency Law (REEL) Jordan is moving forward with what will be the largest  largest solar photovoltaic...

Israel’s 420 MW leads the Middle East in solar installations by a landslide

While solar power plant installations jump to a new annual record this year, according to the Worldwatch Institute, global trends show that despite all the...

2014 brings Earth its hottest quarter-year ever!

Two credible scientific datasets are suggesting that Earth, like George Clooney or Elle MacPherson, is getting hotter with age. Buckle your seat-belts and let the Climate Change debate begin! The past three...

A DIY hack to make your air conditioner cooler

Allergic to home improvement? Here's an easy DIY chore you shouldn't sneeze at.  It will clean your air,  increase its "coolness", and save you...

Luxor’s 160 kW solar energy plants would make sun god Ra proud

Luxor home to some of Egypt's greatest temples has something to solute over: the city has started its first 80kW solar energy plant, worth...

Solar panels and saving money at home

How would you like to save money by no longer paying electric bills? There are several ways in which this can be accomplished. The...

After America’s fossil water goes dry, will the Middle East follow?

Ample fresh water supplies for agriculture and drinking by the world's burgeoning population are becoming more and more scarace these days due to over-consumption and...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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