Biomass, Geothermal & Other
Biomass, biogas, geothermal, tidal, wave and waste-to-energy generation.
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Renewable energy in Malaysia
Overview of renewable energy policy, biomass targets, and grid integration in Malaysia.
Liquid-hydrogen trailer: Design, history, and specifications
Encyclopedic overview of liquid-hydrogen trailers, covering the 1950s U-1 and U-2 models, capacity ranges, and cryogenic transport design.
Stephen Salter: Inventor of the Edinburgh Duck and Pioneer of Wave Energy
Stephen Salter (1938–2024) was a Scottish academic and inventor of the Salter's Duck wave energy device and a proponent of marine cloud brig...
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: Governance, Certification, and Criticisms
Overview of the RSPO, its certification standards, member structure, and environmental and social criticisms.
Geothermal power in Italy
Italy is the world's first and a leading producer of geothermal electricity, with 772 MW capacity primarily in Tuscany.
Wind power in Europe
Overview of wind energy in Europe: capacity, country profiles, policy, and public opinion.
Hydrogen odorant
Safety additives like ethyl isobutyrate added to hydrogen gas to detect leaks.
Fiat Phylla: Hydrogen-Solar Hybrid Concept Car
The Fiat Phylla is a 2008 hydrogen-solar hybrid concept car developed by Fiat and Politecnico di Torino, featuring bioplastics and a 1kW fue...
Photomagnetic effect: Theory, discovery, and potential applications
The photomagnetic effect is a quantum mechanical interaction between photon magnetic fields and atomic moments, discovered in 2007.
Alstom Coradia LINT: Design, Variants, and the iLint Hydrogen Transition
Overview of the Alstom Coradia LINT diesel and hydrogen railcars, including technical specs, global deployment, and the iLint model.
Zeppelin LZ 72: Design, Operational History, and the 1916 London Raid
Technical profile and operational history of the Imperial German Navy's LZ 72 (L 31) R-class airship, including its final raid over London i...
Electrolysis of water: Principles, technologies, and hydrogen production
Electrolysis of water splits H2O into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. Covers history, thermodynamics, PEM/alkaline tech, and efficien...
Higuera mill: Ruins of a historic tide mill in Lepe, Spain
Ruins of the Higuera tide mill in Lepe, Spain, a historic biomass infrastructure site protected since 2010.
Geothermal energy in Turkey
Overview of geothermal heating and electricity generation in Turkey, including capacity, history, and emissions.
Hydrocarbon plants: Metabolic pathways and bio-petroleum production
Plants producing petroleum-like hydrocarbons, including Hevea and Botryococcus braunii, and the PETRO project.
BeerXML: Structure, Applications, and Technical Specifications
BeerXML is an open XML standard for exchanging brewing recipes and data between software applications and hardware systems.
Solar 1: NYC's First Self-Sustaining Solar Building
Solar 1 is New York City's only self-sustaining solar-powered building, serving as an educational hub for green energy and arts in Stuyvesan...
Plasma deep drilling technology
Overview of plasma deep drilling technology, a non-contact method using high-energy plasma to replace conventional rotary systems.
Kivu Lacus: Hydrocarbon Lake on Titan
Overview of Kivu Lacus, a small hydrocarbon lake on Titan's north pole discovered by the Cassini probe.
House Mill: Historic Tide Mill in East London
Grade I listed tide mill in London, built in 1776. Largest tidal mill in Britain with original machinery.