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Australian researchers have developed a solar paint that turns water vapor into hydrogen
It draws moisture from the air, splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen, the cleanest source of energy It draws moisture from the air, splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen, the cleanest source of ener...
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World’s largest single-tower solar thermal power plant to be built in South Australia
The massive AUD $650 million installation will have a proposed output of 150 MW The massive AUD $650 million installation will have a proposed output of 150 MWIn the past few years, Australia has mad...
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Hybrid biomass and solar energy system for water desalination
The integrated desalination system could provide drinking water to poor and rural communities at a lower cost The integrated desalination system could provide drinking water to poor and rural communi...
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Irma changed the shape of the ocean, sucking water away near the Bahamas coastline
A temporary event that shows the hurricane’s strength A temporary event that shows the hurricane’s strengthOn an uncertain and crazy path, Hurricane Irma -even temporarily- changed the shape...
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Florida is on alarm status, waiting for Hurricane Irma to make landfall in the State’s western coast
Irma remains “extremely dangerous,” with winds of 150 mph Irma remains “extremely dangerous,†with winds of 150 mphThe hurricane was forecasted to hit the Florida Keys on Sunday...
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Mexico earthquake was the strongest in a century
Dozens of people have been reported dead Dozens of people have been reported dead Read more
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The world’s first hybrid hydro and floating PV power plant opens in Portugal
- Sep, 08, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Hydraulic Engineering
- Portugal
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Α 220-kW PV installation has been deployed on a hydroelectric dam on Portugal’s Rabagão River. This is the first time the two technologies have been used in tandem at utility scale. The world's first...
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London's Crossrail: the largest construction project ever undertaken in Europe
This massive upgrade of the existing Underground system involves 40 Crossrail stations including 10 new ones, connected via brand-new tunnels. It will start its service in late 2018, and be fully oper...
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Chemical plant explosions in Houston, TX after Hurricane Harvey flooding
The company said it had no time to prevent fires, while some experts believe that the plant should not have been operating at all The company said it had no time to prevent fires, while some experts...
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Structures that didn’t cope with Hurricane Harvey
It was the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun, making landfall in Texas. Harvey developed from a tropical wave to a Category 4 storm, coming ashore on August 25th and c...
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