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4 weeks 22 hours agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"One way to harness solar energy is by using solar electricity to split water molecules into oxygen & hydrogen. The hydrogen produced by the process is stored as fuel... To split water molecules into their component parts, a catalyst is necessary, but the [current] catalytic materials...are not efficient..." The new catalyst uses cobalt and titanium, much more abundant in nature than the precious metals now use -- "a major milestone toward global clean energy."
phys.org/news/2020-12-breakthrough-energy-technology.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletterResearch breakthrough could transform clean energy technology
By some estimates, the amount of solar energy reaching the surface of the earth in one year is greater than the sum of all the energy we could ever produce using non-renewable resources. The technology necessary to convert sunlight into electricity has developed rapidly, but inefficiencies in the st...
1 month 12 hours agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"Organic energy" is a form of solar energy that "manages low light, indoor light, diffused light, any form of light. If I'm sitting here in the office, I'm able to produce power because I don't necessarily need direct sunlight to do that... All the applications that you would normally see done for a heat gain application we can now do with ORENgE panels. Not only do you get the benefit of the heat gain, but we're also now generating the power..."
abcnews.go.com/US/form-solar-energy-enter-us-market/story?id=74821388New form of solar energy to enter US market
Organic energy uses a thin film panel to capture the sun's rays and converts it to power, similar to traditional solar power.
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1 month 3 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"Researchers...found that estimated exposures to most PFASs through crops exceed values of human health toxicity... [and] concluded that even if irrigation water meets the contamination standards for drinking water, the vegetables grown in the water may not be fully protected from PFOA exposure." - WHY TAKE THESE RISKS FOR THE Farmers Union Canal??
Study: Vegetables irrigated by PFAS-contaminated water exposed to the chemicals
The public might be exposed to concerning levels of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) through vegetables grown with PFAS-impacted water, according to a study by Colorado School of Mines researchers.
2 months 1 day agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Evidence that supposedly safe levels of bacteria in wastewater actually can proliferate in nutrient-rich wasterwater distribution systems... not a good thing for 'treated' water going into important irrigation canals!
2 months 2 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Just for an uplift, some quite good news about plastics recycling:
phys.org/news/2020-10-graphene-strategy-plastic.htmlFlash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste
Plastic waste comes back in black as pristine graphene, thanks to ACDC.
2 months 3 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"...They evaluated what would happen if they added wastewater disposal facilities to the region. 'Our results predicted that installing additional wastewater systems in the region, regardless of type, would increase the amount of wastewater discharged to the environment and significantly degrade the watershed and the quality of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer.'"
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201020105538.htmImpact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer evaluated
Researchers developed an integrated hydrologic computer model to evaluate the impact of different types of wastewater disposal facilities on the Edwards Aquifer, the primary water source for San Antonio and its surrounding communities. The research results will guide authorities on what actions to t...
2 months 3 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Don't let this important issue be swamped by politics...
3 months 2 days agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"In a new study, a team of scientists from the UK, Portugal, and Brazil discovered that etching a shallow pattern of grating lines in a checkerboard design on solar cells can enhance the current generated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) by as much as 125 percent."
www.sciencealert.com/checkerboard-design-for-solar-panels-boosts-light-absorption-by-125-study-showsEtching a Simple Pattern on Solar Panels Boosts Light Absorption by 125%, Study Shows
Solar panels offer huge potential to move more people away from electricity generated from burning coal, and a new innovation devised by scientists stands to more than double the amount of light captured by conventional solar cells.