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Mini Wastewater Treatment Plant Produces Energy, Clean Water and Fertilizer

Source: treehugger.com Published: November 1, 2017 © University of South Florida By Megan Treacy Researchers at the University of South Florida College of Engineering have developed a new technology that will provide developing areas with a source of clean energy,...

Five Questions You Should Have About Evaporation as a Renewable Energy Source

Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: October 31, 2017 What’s the big deal with evaporation-driven engines? Water-strapped cities with growing populations and energy needs could benefit the most. Greater Phoenix, for instance, is served by this reservoir and...

Resort Reduces Rubbish Rates with Food Digesters

Source: environmentalleader.com Published: August 18, 2017 By Jennifer Nastu Two anaerobic food digesters will reduce trash bills for the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. By using the digesters to break down organic trash, the casino will reduce its...

How 700 Kerala Villagers Waded Through A Dead River, Cleansed It And Brought It Back To Life In 70 Days

Source: hindustantimes.com Published: May 7, 2017 Ramesh Babu The villagers first removed weeds and then plastic that was lodged solidly in the river bed. The next step was to dredge the water of pollutants and other debris dumped over the years. The Kuttemperoor...

Tidal Energy — All Renewables Are Not Created Equal

Source: forbes.com Published: July 27, 2017 James Conca Most everyone has heard of hydroelectric energy or hydropower, that uses a dam to store water in a reservoir. Water released from the reservoir flows through turbines, spinning them to generate electricity. ...

This Robotic “Eel” Hunts Down the Source of Water Pollution

Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 27, 2017 by Jasmin Malik Chua Lake Geneva’s latest resident—all four feet of it—is neither man nor beast. Dubbed the Envirobot, the critter is a biomimetic robot designed by Swiss researchers to pinpoint the source of pollution in...

This Low-Tech Terrarium Purifies Water Like A Mini-Amazon Rainforest

Source: treehugger.com Published: July 25, 2017 © Kikando By Kimberley Mok The lack of clean water has become a serious problem worldwide, thanks to industrial contamination, agricultural and urban pollution, and even from seemingly innocuous acts such as washing...

MIT Robot Swims Through Water and Gas Pipes to Detect Leaks

Source: treehugger.com Published: July 19, 2017 © MIT By Megan Treacy Beneath the cities around the world runs a complex web of pipes, carrying water and gas to buildings, homes and businesses. These miles of pipes are necessary to everyday life, but they are...

This Plant-Based Water Filter Works Like A Tiny Amazon Rainforest

Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 12, 2017 by Lacy Cooke We take water for granted far too often. Whole civilizations have fallen as a result of over-exploiting water sources, according to Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate student Pratik Ghosh, so it’s...

Fabric Made from Water Could Be the Ultimate Sustainable Material

Source: treehugger.com Published: July 11, 2017 CC BY-SA 2.0 followtheseinstructions By Christine Lepisto A team of architects and chemists put their minds together on how to mimic spider silk. They came up with a double win. They developed a fiber “spun” from a...

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