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The World Sailing Capital’s New Power Source Will Blow You Away

August 04, 2015
The large German port of Kiel sits at the end of a deep Baltic fjord that cuts into the flat coastal landscape like a bad case of chapped lips. The fjord has long protected the area’s sea merchants, the German Navy’s Baltic Fleet, and helped make the city the sailing capital of the world during the annual Kiel Week.
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This Grounded Jet Engine Is Helping Keep the Lights on at the World’s Largest Hospital

June 29, 2015
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Power to the People! It’s Boom Time for Distributed Power

December 26, 2014
A whisky distillery in Scotland uses mash residue to power its factory and produce steam for distilling while a brewery in Germany uses its own waste water to generate the electricity, steam and hot water needed to make its products. Elsewhere, tree bark, sewage sludge and even rubbish from landfill are all turning into one thing: power.
 

More and more companies are using waste products for power generation, thanks to the growth of distributed power.
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This Big Austrian will be Pumping Iron in Texas

October 02, 2014

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the state’s appetite for electricity. No other state consumes more power, a whopping 10 percent of the national total.

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This Mountain of Brazilian Trash Hides Powerful Treasure

September 24, 2014

 

Most travelers don’t have a garbage dump on their travel itinerary. But for people like José Baroni, it’s the top destination.

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Building Africa’s Growth Engine: GE to Invest Billions in Continent’s People, Infrastructure, Manufacturing

August 04, 2014
People come to Durban, South Africa, for its beaches, sunny climate and busy nightlife. But visitors interested in the future of Africa come for another reason. A few miles outside the city is the Bisasar Road landfill, Africa’s largest refuse site and a big source of renewable energy.
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Meet the Most Powerful Austrian Export since Arnold

June 17, 2014

Germany, like many industrial countries, has been relying on coal and nuclear power to produce most of its electricity. But not for much longer.

The country is in the middle of an ambitious overhaul of its power supply system called Energiewende. When it’s finished in 2050, renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydro will deliver 60 percent of Germany’s power.

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