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DYK: Greenhouse Gas Emmissions- Which Energy Source Does It Best?

DYK: Greenhouse Gas Emmissions- Which Energy Source Does It Best?

by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment

A geothermal power plant emits roughly 11 times less carbon dioxide (CO2) )per unit electricity that the average U.S. coal power plant.
DYK: Geothermal Energy-What Is It?

DYK: Geothermal Energy-What Is It?

by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment, Uncategorized

Did you know Geothermal energy is derived from the natural heat of the earth. It exists in both high enthalpy (volcanoes, geysers) and low enthalpy forms (heat stored in rocks in the Earth’s crust)? Nearly all heating and cooling applications utilize low...
DYK: Almost as Efficient as Shaq’s Freethrows

DYK: Almost as Efficient as Shaq’s Freethrows

by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment

Did you know that PV conversion efficiency is the percentage of incident solar energy that a PV converts to electricity. For production modules, conversion efficiency is 6% to 21%.
DYK: Here Comes the Sun

DYK: Here Comes the Sun

by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment

Did you know on average, 1.05 x 105 terawatts (TW) of solar radiation reach the Earth’s surface, while global electricity demand averages 2.4 TW.
DYK: Driving is a Waste of Time

DYK: Driving is a Waste of Time

by | Feb 25, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment

Did you know that due to congestion in urban areas, an additional 6.9 billion hours of travel time and an extra 3.1 billion gallons of fuel are use by urban Americans in 2014?
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