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Isro-Nasa joint team confirms presence of aerosol over AsiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2017
A joint study by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) of the US, which had commenced after satellite images showed the presence... Read more.. |
IIT Delhi gets Centre of Excellence for renewable energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2017
The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has set up a centre to facilitate research in renewable energy. The Centre of Excellence (COE) set up in collaboration with ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd, a renewable energy company, was inaugurated today by... Read more.. |
Rockefeller Foundation picks Chennai, Pune, Surat, Jaipur in 100 Resilient cities listBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2017
Great cities have crumbled, unable to cope with the onslaught of expansion and demographic growth. They now also have climate change to reckon with. So, while unprecedented disruptions can strike Indian cities at any hour, they are not prepared to face them. To remedy this... Read more.. Subject Tags: PV efficiency , Research |
Indian Scientists Make Fuel From Sunlight With Artificial LeafBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 6, 2017
Indian scientists have developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water, an advance that may provide clean energy for powering eco-friendly cars in the future. The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using... Read more.. |
Scientists develop new device can turn heat energy to fuelBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 4, 2017
Scientists have developed a device that could turn the heat generated by electronics into a usable fuel source, an advance that may help save energy. The device is a multicomponent, multi layered composite material called a van der Waals Schottky diode, said... Read more.. Subject Tags: innovation , Research |
Cyborg bacteria can harvest solar energy to produce fuelBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2017
Scientists have created cyborg bacteria - microbes covered with tiny, highly efficient solar panels - that are better than plants at harvesting the Sun's energy to produce fuel from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis provides energy for the vast majority of life... Read more.. |
Big banks fail to clear climate testBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2017
The world's biggest banks are continuing to fuel climate change through the financing of "extreme" fossil fuels at a rate that will push the planet beyond the climate change limit agreed upon at... Read more.. |
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop new technology to manufacture biofuelBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2017
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a new technology which will change the way biofuel is manufactured by making the process cheaper, quicker and pollution-free. ... Read more.. |
'Heat island' effect may double climate change costs for worldBy : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2017
Climate change could cost the world's major cities twice as much as the rest of the planet because of the extra heat created by the urban jungle, a latest analysis of 1,692 cities across the... Read more.. |
U.S. vows commitment to Arctic climate change researchBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2017
The United States will participate in advancing climate change research in the Arctic, a State Department official said on Monday, ahead of a summit of Arctic nations later this week where... Read more.. |