Category: Natural Resources

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Smart mining: How artificial intelligence can benefit the mining industry

– With the total operating expenses of the top mining companies worldwide reaching USD $15 billion,...
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How digital twins are helping repurpose sustainability values across different sectors

– In 2019, the global digital twin market was valued at USD $3.8 billion. A great...
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Emerging opportunities for photovoltaic-hydropower hybrid plants

– Hydropower and solar power plants have, in the past, been developed separately. Recently, hydro and...
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The applications of tomorrow’s aerial vehicles in today’s oil & gas industry

– The recent surge in the innovation of aerial vehicles brings with it a pair of...
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From wind turbines to hydrokinetic turbines: Technology, market opportunities and challenges

– Wind turbines exploit the kinetic energy of an air flow, i.e. wind velocity, to rotate...
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Can biofuels serve as a potential alternative energy source?

– With the impetus of creating a circular economy, where none of the inputs or products...
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Gas companies using AI to predict leaks and disasters: The way forward?

– With the rapid increase in urbanization, coupled with unpredictable climatic events (flash floods, landslides, and...
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5G gives utilities and power producers a connectivity upgrade

– 5G (fifth generation) is the latest generation of cellular/wireless network technology that is already here...
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6 innovative technologies that can fight the climate crisis

– Amid growing concern about the increasingly negative impacts of the climate crisis, innovative technologies need...
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Emerging technologies and challenges in hydropower

– Throughout the world, 16% of electricity production is generated by hydropower plants. Compared to wind...
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Will advances in hydraulic fracturing be able to balance between controversies and necessities?

– Permeable rocks have traditionally been considered as resources of natural gas and oil. They’re generally...
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New turbine blade technologies help drive wind’s growth

– Theoretically, wind can generate enough electricity to power all of human civilization. In 2017, wind...
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A new life for food waste

– Every year, about 1.3 billion tonnes of food goes off to waste. However, the good...
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Creating the ultimate onsite safety assistant using machine learning on construction projects

– How has Skanska met their pledge to not only improve their construction safety, but to...
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Will floating wind farms take off?

– The world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland pilot park, developed by Norwegian energy company...
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What key technologies are advancing oil and gas drilling?

– Oil and gas (O&G) remains a booming industry that manages $1.7 trillion USD per year...
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2018 was a record year for renewable energy. 2019 could be the same.

– According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, electricity generation in the United States in 2018...
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Artificial Intelligence for Everyone

– To the average person, artificial intelligence (AI) is more science fiction than science fact. While...
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Will perovskite solar cells be the beacon of solar energy?

– Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have risen in only nine years as the hottest next-generation photovoltaic...
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The holy grail of recycling: AI-powered robots

– Our planet is facing a serious issue. Due to rapid urbanization, people are generating a...

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