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MIT offers course on solar power

April 19, 2010

In order to meet the growing demand for solar power, MIT Professional Education is offering a course on solar power. The course, called Solar Energy: Capturing the Sun, will focus on core concepts related to solar power, the latest developments in the field and industry applications. Technorati Tags: Energy, Energy development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [...]

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New technology hopes to turn excess heat into electricity

November 20, 2009

Did you know that more than half of the energy consumed worldwide is wasted, mainly as excess heat? Technorati Tags: Business, Electric power, Energy, Heat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Peter Hagelstein, Technology Related Posts:Non-profit takes solar-powered mobile technology to developing worldHappy World Environment DayFinnish company trials 100% renewable biodieselEurope: 100% renewable energy in 2050Toronto’s renewable [...]

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Trash Track: trash on display in New York and Seattle

September 18, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Not too long ago we wrote about MIT SENSEable City Lab’s Trash Track project, designed to get people thinking about what they throw away and how it impacts the environment. The project, which was funded by Waste Management, uses custom-designed electronic tags to track different types of waste on their final journey [...]

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