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12.06.26 - 13:30
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A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea (The Guardian)
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Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA riverOn an overcast June morning, I step from the rubber-sided Zodiac boat on to a floating barge at the mouth of Ballona Creek, where it meets Santa Monica Bay on the west side of Los Angeles. The first thing I notice? Salty air is the only smell, despite six giant waste bins sitting atop the tennis court-sized barge.The contraption is actually two barges – a smaller platform sits nestled inside the larger boat. A floating barrier directs rubbish into the device, where a conveyor belt scoops it up. An automated shuttle then distributes the waste into six dumpsters on a separate barge, sending an alert to crews when it is full. Above, solar panels form the ceiling and a conveyor belt runs slowly, dropping bits of plastic and waste into each of the bins. The whole thing can hold about 20,000lbs (9,070kg) of rubbish – the same as one fully loaded lorry. Continue reading......
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09.06.26 - 15:51
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EU-Kommission will Erneuerbare in Nordafrika ausbauen (DPA-AFX)
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Konkret sollen im Rahmen der neuen Initiative bis 2035 bis zu 25 Milliarden Euro Investitionen mobilisiert werden, auch durch EU-Garantien, und 15 Gigawatt (GW) neue erneuerbare Energiekapazitäten entstehen. Außerdem sollen nach Kommissionsangaben mehr als 100.000 Arbeitsplätze im Bereich sauberer Energien geschaffen und die Energiesysteme der Mittelmeerregion stärker miteinander vernetzt werden.. --- So so..
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09.06.26 - 10:48
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Romania′s largest solar park comes online (IntelliNews)
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The 169 MW Iepurești photovoltaic park in Giurgiu County, fully owned by Israeli developer Nofar Energy, has entered the operational phase and is moving towards commercial operation, the company announced....
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08.06.26 - 15:36
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SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI computing, solar power: report (SCMP)
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SpaceX's planned mega-listing on Friday is expected to add momentum to the global satellite industry, as Elon Musk's rocket and connectivity giant pushes beyond satellite broadband into direct-to-cell services and space-based solar power and artificial intelligence (AI) computing, according to a report released on Monday.
TrendForce, a Taiwan-based market research consulting firm, expects the global satellite industry to grow at an annual rate of about 14 per cent, reaching US$447 billion by......
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