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Community-scale photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis desalination systems for Indian villages

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2014

Photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis (PV-ED) is justified as an energy- and cost-effective means of desalinating groundwater in rural India, and the design requirements are presented for a village-level system.
 
Saline groundwater, which underlies 60% of India,...

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New battery can triple driving range of electric cars

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2014

A new inexpensive battery that can triple the driving range of electric cars while significantly lowering their cost could reach the market in just over a year, scientists say.
New battery can triple driving range of electric cars
The lithium battery, hailed by...

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Nanobionics: Using plants as energy hubs

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2014

 A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology is planning to turn plants into eco-soldiers. Plants already help control levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Now, MIT researchers plan to embed carbon nanotubes in the plant's chloroplast (where photosynthesis takes...

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Tapping infrared radiation for solar energy harvesting

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2014

 A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has formulated a method that is said to improve solar energy harvesting efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional...

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MIT Researchers See Natural Gas as the Choice for Lower Carbon Emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2010

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are encouraging U.S. policymakers to consider the nation's growing supply of natural gas as a short-term substitute for aging coal-fired power plants.

In the results of a two-year study, released today, the...

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MIT Researchers See Natural Gas as the Choice for Lower Carbon Emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2010

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are encouraging U.S. policymakers to consider the nation's growing supply of natural gas as a short-term substitute for aging coal-fired power plants.

In the results of a two-year study, released today, the...

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