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Amazon Announces 71 New Renewable Energy Projects Globally
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North Dakota hopes to double the $3B of clean crypto mining in the state
North Dakota government officials rocked up to the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami to lure cryptocurrency miners into their greener pastures. They came with the promise of the “cleanest crypto on the planet.” The North Dakota Commerce Department dropped $35,000 on the trip, saying it expected a return of 20,000% or more from its presence at the conference. The department announced that the state has already secured $3 billion of crypto investment and is close to attracting another $3 billion worth of projects. North Dakota hopes to end its reliance on agriculture and oil by enticing crypto mining companies to set up in the Upper Midwest state. There are no tax breaks or funding as the state is relying on its natural assets. It’s known for cold, dry weather which can help chill out overhea...
New Device Uses Shadows to Generate Electricity
Sourced from Royal Society of Chemistry, Singapore. In an interesting twist in emerging technologies and the energy sector, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has created a device called the Shadow-Effect Energy Generator. The device is able to create an electrical charge using the contrast between shadow and light. It sounds like something out of a science-fiction novel, Yahoo News reports that the team behind the device capitalised on the illumination contrast caused by shadows as an indirect source of power. “The contrast in illumination induces a voltage difference between the shadowed and illuminated sections, resulting in an electric current. This novel concept of harvesting energy in the presence of shadows is unprecedented,” says research team lea...
