Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Energy Technology
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Trash power
Waste Gas Technology (WGT) Inc, Hampshire, UK, has developed a new technique for utilising waste to produce electricity which, it claims, is twice as effective as conventional incineration.
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Flashy fleet
A fleet of buses powered by electri city and guided by a satellite navigation system will soon be launched in London. The progress of the 12-seater buses will be monitored using global positioning
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Riding the wind
Electricity generated by British wind farms increased by 10 per cent last year to more than 348 gigawatt hours. The year also saw the commissioning of six new wind farms. The British Wind Energy
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Of sunshine and oasis
A new solar pump brings water to the doorsteps of people living in remote areas
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Perfect blend
A fuel made from recycled cooking oil promises to curb air pollution and provide an alternative to diesel as well
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Power patterns
The world will require 1,330 giga watts of new electric generating capacity in the next 15 years according to Hans Weinrich, head of the Sweden-based Asea Brown Boveri's (ABB) transmission and
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Airy assets
Compressed air energy storage is one of the several energy storage technologies developed for the power industry. There are two separate portions in the storage cycle: compression and expansion.
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Twin talents
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) recently developed a hightech railway locomotive compatible both in the AC and DC modes. The only one of its kind in India, the locomotive has a capacity
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Sending right signals
High optical efficiency and monochromatic light give light emitting diodes an edge over conventional traffic lights in saving a lot of energy
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Goodbye, freon
Russian researchers have come up with a power saving and ozone friendly refrigerator which operates without a motor and uses a semiconductor as coolant