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Safe Drinking Water When & Where It’s Needed Most

April 15th, 2014 | by David L Roberts

Water purification plants around the globe typically are built near a power plant and population centers because of high energy [&hellip

Explosions, Bush Fires, and Solar Cars – the World Solar Challenge Continues

October 19th, 2011 | by Charis Michelsen

The Veolia World Solar Challenge in Australia is well under way, with 22 teams still competing under their own steam 4 days into the race. The solar cars, which start with 5kW of stored energy, must use solar power to get themselves from Darwin to Adelaide – about 1800 miles in total. The road is long and difficult, sometimes in surprising ways