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Aker Offshore to create the world’s first wind turbine recycling plant
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF At some point in the future all the renewable generation systems we’re building will go end of life, and noone wants it
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Michigan to build America’s first wireless electric vehicle charging road
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future EV’s will be wirelessly charged, and might not even need batteries. Love the Exponential Future? Join
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Ship based reactor could convert ocean based plastic into diesel fuel
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are lots of ways to create carbon neutral fuels, and this is another example of one that solves two problems at
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Liquid window uses heat and light to cut buildings energy use by up to 45 percent
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Heating and cooling buildings is energy intensive and is a primary contributor to climate change … Love the
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Scotlands first underwater substation makes waves in the energy sector
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Offshore wind is becoming increasingly important and now a radical new substation design is giving it a big
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Oil giant BP bought a startup that turns office buildings into power plants
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Virtual power plants are the future of power plants, and the oil majors are circling the sector and buying up startups
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Hydrofarms Dubai realises world first, uses Hydropanels to produce water from air
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hydropanels are a new kind of solar panel that generate electricity and water – and they could be game
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The world’s largest carbon capture and storage plant begins operation in Iceland
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Carbon dioxide is a major greenhouse gas that’s driving climate change, so projects are underways to remove it from
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World’s first handheld neutron detector detects bombs and nuclear material in real time
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We now have an easy way to detect bombs and nuclear weapons, in a convenient hand held device … Love the Exponential
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This ferret died 33 years ago and scientists bought it back to life
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to clone and de-extinct complex organisms and animals is getting better – and one day humans will be
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Scientists found a new form of light that turns all objects invisible
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Light is amazing, and it’s also incredibly powerful and useful as a tool, and we’re using it to innovate all manner of
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The shipping industry bets big on Ammonia to reach carbon zero
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s cargo ships use bunker fuel which is the most polluting form of all fuels, and they need to reach carbon
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Material that harvests electricity directly from 5G signals ushers in the “Internet of Electricity”
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Imagine never having to plug your devices into a plug socket again, and accessing electricity in the same way you access
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Lasers could make nuclear waste inert in 30 minutes says Nobel Prize winner
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There’s over $100 billion worth of nuclear waste in dumps around the world with a life of a million years, this
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David Attenborough backs new technology that can recycle all plastics
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Plastic is a great material, but it’s also a curse that needs a cure … this is the first time a single technology has