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Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling lasting approximately from the 14th to the mid-19th centuries, although there is no generally agreed start or end date: some confine the period to ... > more -
Desalination
Desalination or desalinization refers to any of several processes that remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or ... > more -
Wind Energy
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Electricity
Environmental Science
Energy Technology
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a machine for converting the mechanical energy in wind into electrical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine ... > more -
Energy and the Environment
Solar Energy
Renewable Energy
Geomagnetic Storms
Environmental Science
Graphene
Solar cell
A solar cell (or a "photovoltaic" cell) is a device that converts photons from the sun (solar light) into electricity. In general, a solar cell that includes both solar and nonsolar sources of light ... > more -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Geomagnetic Storms
Environmental Science
Sustainability
Solar power
Solar power (also knows as solar radiation or insolation) is energy from the sun. This energy, in the form of heat and light, supports all life on Earth, drives the Earth's climate and weather and is ... > more -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Nuclear Energy
Petroleum
Energy Technology
Future energy development
Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide abundant and accessible energy, through knowledge, skills and constructions. When harnessing energy from primary energy sources and converting them ... > more
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