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By Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan

Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Desalination
Can Sea Water Desalination Save The World?
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3 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Tesla
A Wisconsin Cab Company Is Betting Big On Tesla
Jalopnik
After launching as an all-hybrid taxi service nearly ten years ago, Green Cab Madison is taking a big next step. They’re welcoming a fleet of 20 …
6 hours ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Global Warming
Dozens of U.S. Cities Had Their Hottest Septembers on Record
weather.com - Bob Henson, Chris Dolce and Jonathan Erdman
Dozens of cities across the country experienced their hottest September in more than a century of recordkeeping. The September record heat even …
4 hours ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Renewable Energy
Investors Rejoice: U.S. Renewables Could Top Coal by 2022
The Motley Fool - Maxx Chatsko
A surge in wind power can blow coal down the rankings in the near future. These renewable energy stocks could benefit. Some discussions of …
7 hours ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
روسيا ستحظر استخدام الأكياس البلاستيكية حفاظا على البيئة
RT Arabic
تنوي مؤسسة "روس بوتريب نادزور" ( الرقابة على الاستهلاك) الروسية فرض حظر على إنتاج الأكياس البلاستيكية في روسيا كونها مضرة بالبيئة. وقال ناطق باسم …
15 hours ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
كيف سيكون حالنا لو ذاب الجليد في القطبين بليلة واحدة؟
almayadeen.net - الميادين نت
كيف سيبدو العالم إذا ذاب كل الجليد الموجود حاليًا على الأرض في ليلة واحدة؟، والذي يقدر بأكثر من 5 ملايين ميل مكعب؟ هل سيحدث طوفان يغمر اليابسة، أم أن …
4 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
طورها النازيون ولفها النسيان.. إعادة اكتشاف أشد المبيدات فتكا
aljazeera.net
أعاد الباحثون اكتشاف مبيدات حشرية ألمانية سريعة المفعول ظلت مفقودة منذ الحرب العالمية الثانية، تتميز بمفعولها السريع على الحشرات الحاملة للأمراض …
2 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
West Texas
As climate threat looms, Texas Republicans have a solution: giant wind farm everywhere
USA TODAY - Elizabeth Weise and Rick Jervis
ROSCOE, Texas — The sprawling Roscoe Wind Complex stretches across four counties and 84,000 acres in West Texas — bigger than five Manhattan islands. Located about three hours west of Fort Worth, it’s
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Turbines
How Wind Turbines Could Become More Efficient
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Wind turbines are generally cost-effective, which is why they're one of the fastest-growing sources of energy in the world. For years, they've more or less been built the same way: with one rotor. But
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
The RMK E2 electric motorcycle is a futuristic, hubless wonder
Roadshow - by Kyle Hyatt
The bike's drive motor acts directly on the rim of the rear wheel, providing a futuristic look. It's no secret that we at Roadshow love electric vehicles, and that includes electric motorcycles. That's
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
رجل أعمال روسي يبتكر قرميدا شمسيا
RT Arabic
حصل نائب مدير عام شركة "إينوفاتيكس" الروسية، أناتولي كيرسانوف، على شهادة براءة الاختراع للقرميد الشمسي بصفته جهازا يحول طاقة الشمس إلى كهرباء …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Harley Davidson
Harley-Davidson resumes LiveWire electric motorcycle production
Engadget - Igor Bonifacic
The company says the charging issue it discovered last week only affected a single bike. After a brief blip, Harley-Davidson says it has resumed manufacturing its LiveWire electric motorcycles. The company
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Hydrogen
Momentum Builds for Hydrogen Fuel in Japan, Australia
scientificamerican.com - Nathanial Gronewold, E&E News
Japan and Australia are expanding their support for hydrogen fuel technology. Hydrogen-powered automobiles will be featured at the annual Tokyo Motor …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Renewable Energy
Virginia to Get Enough Clean Power to Meet 45% of its Energy Use
Bloomberg - Brian Eckhouse
Virginia is planning to add 420 megawatts of renewable power, including from its first onshore wind farm, as part of a drive to get 100% of its …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Electrek
https://electrek.co/2019/10/18/tesla-pushes-model-3-delivery-time-in-us-as-demand-surges-in-other-markets/
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
العلماء الروس يبتكرون طريقة لتوفير الماء الصالح للشرب
RT Arabic
أعلن المكتب الإعلامي لجامعة تومسك الروسية، أن علماء الجامعة ابتكروا منظومة متكاملة فريدة تضمن توفير الماء الصالح للشرب للمراكز السكنية النائية. ووفقا …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Oil
Shippers Change Course As Fuel Rules Target Sulphur Emissions
Forbes - Wood Mackenzie
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the industry’s regulator, will require all ships to reduce the level of sulphur in their engine emissions from 3.5% currently to 0.5% or less from 1 January
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Environment
Fields of fire drive Delhi's air quality to unhealthy levels
Reuters - By Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Dasgupta
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When it comes to air quality there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and driving north out the Indian capital it is easy to see why, as plumes of smoke rise
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Coal
Quantifying operational lifetimes for coal power plants under the Pari
nature.com - Ryna Yiyun Cui, Nathan Hultman, Morgan R. Edwards, Linlang He, Arijit Sen, Kavita Surana, Haewon McJeon, Gokul Iyer, Pralit Patel, Sha Yu, Ted Nace, Christine Shearer
IPCC. Global Warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Mazda
New Mazda EV Teaser Reveals It Will Be A Crossover
motor1.com - Adrian Padeanu
Mazda promises a coupe-like roofline and a "unique door concept." It was only a few days ago when Mazda released a teaser video of its forthcoming …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Petitions
16-Year-Old Indian Activist Files Petition Against Amazon and Flipkart for Using Ridiculous Amounts of Packaging
VICE - Edoardo Liotta
We’ve all been there. We’d order one little thing on Amazon or Flipkart only to have a massive package land up at our doorstep, often with packaging material being ridiculously bulkier and heavier than
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Environment
German network agency awards onshore wind power, solar licenses
Reuters - by Vera Eckert
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's power network agency said on Friday it had awarded licenses to build onshore wind turbines with the capacity to produce 204 megawatts (MW), after its Oct. 1 auction, aiming
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Pollution
This Hungarian man quit his job to clean up his favourite river
weforum.org - Charlotte Edmond
Bence Pardy used to clear tables for a living. Now he picks up plastic waste from his local river. Pardy quit his job as a waiter in Budapest to wage …
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Business
Trading tires: How the West fuels a waste crisis in Asia
Reuters - By John Geddie, Sudarshan Varadhan and Joe Brock
NABIPUR, India/KULAI, Malaysia (Reuters) - When night falls in the Indian village of Nabipur, the backyard furnaces come to life, burning waste tires from the West, making the air thick with acrid smoke
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Energy
Sunny With a Chance of Wind: South Africa’s Energy Forecast
Bloomberg - Felix Njini
In South Africa, solar and wind are in, and coal is gradually on the way out. That’s the key takeaway from the latest Integrated Resource Plan, which …
2 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Bajaj Auto
Bajaj unveils new Chetak electric scooter heavily inspired by Vespa design
Electrek - Micah Toll
Bajaj is back in the scooter game after a 10 years absence. This time around they’ve resurrected the Chetak scooter, though in electric form. That’s because it looks to be heavily inspired by Piaggio’s
1 day ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Oslo
What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
BBC Future - Len Williams
Many modern urban areas have been built around cars, with huge amounts of space set aside for roads and parking. But what happens when you take them out of the equation? The Norwegian capital Oslo is a
3 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Business
Tesla to start Powerwall home battery installations in Japan
Reuters - by Yuka Obayashi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will start installing its Powerwall home power storage batteries in Japan next spring, the U.S. electric car and battery maker said on Tuesday, marking the product's
2 days ago
Dr. Mohamed J. Al-Hassan
Business
Ford partners with Volkswagen, Amazon to build charging network for cars
Reuters - by Dominic Roshan K
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Thursday it was teaming up with Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) to give its future electric car customers a range of charging options from highways
2 days ago