It is not easy to dispatch COVID vaccine vials in the remote regions of India as many have no access to all-day electricity to store vaccination at the right temperature. However, a solar-powered refrigerator by Samarjit Singh, a third-year B.Tech student at Kanpur’s Axis College,
Earlier this month, Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s eco-car team grabbed the prestigious Technical Innovation Award at the Shell Eco-Marathon 2022 competition at the renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The final day of the competition was to test the car limits and energy efficiency during the races. Sask Polytech
Idénergie, a renewable energy clean-tech private company based in Montreal, Québec, has designed an innovative portable river turbine that can power off-grid properties such as vacation homes, campers, cabins, and RVs, as well as remote villages. The best part is that its installation does not
It is correctly said that, “necessity is the mother of invention.” Living up to this adage, young engineer Soumya Ranjan Palei from Pegarapada in Rajnika block, around 120 km northeast of Bhubaneswar, has created a solar-powered electric cycle. Using a simple battery, solar panel, and
Japan’s train system is the country’s pride being one of the most crucial transport systems for the general public. But keeping the drastically changing environmental conditions in mind, the country has made an important “green” decision. Tokyu, a major railway company in Japan, has started
Decarbonizing in the automotive industry requires more than the elimination of internal combustion engine operated vehicles and the exclusive making of EVs. While automakers are striving to cut down on emissions across the world, the BMW Group has announced its plan to open the company’s
With increasing awareness about a green lifestyle, people are looking for new eco-friendly and sustainable clothing and footwear to reduce their carbon footprint and plastic pollution. Recently, Stephen Mayfield, a molecular biology professor at the University of California, San Diego, along with his team developed
Wind and animals scatter tree seeds to unimaginable distances, which helps in the germination of new tree saplings. However, wildfires can destroy any scattered seeds, hindering the natural plant regeneration process. While it is an incredibly herculean task to manually plant new saplings, technology can
With a claim to undergo clean energy transformation, Greece’s biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum (HelPe) has set up Europe’s largest bifacial solar farm in Kozani, Macedonia. The 204-megawatt solar farm with two-sided panels will supply power to around 75,000 households. It will also connect to
China keeps building more and more coal power plants, while the world is trying to shed its dependency on fossil fuels to combat the climate change. In 2021, about 176 gigawatts of global coal capacity was under construction, and over half of which was being