Geyser
A geyser (, UK: ) is a spring with an intermittent water discharge ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam. The formation of geysers is fairly rare and is caused by particular hydrogeological conditions that exist only in a few places on Earth.
Geysers on Mars
Martian geysers (or CO2 jets) are putative sites of small gas and dust eruptions that occur in the south polar region of Mars during the spring thaw. "Dark dune spots" and "spiders" – or araneiforms – are the two most visible types of features ascribed to these eruptions.
PPC Limited
PPC Ltd is a South African manufacturer of cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and fly ash. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, and operates mainly in South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
Feed-in tariffs in the United Kingdom
A feed-in tariff (FIT) is paid by energy suppliers in the United Kingdom if a property or organisation generates their own electricity using technology such as solar panels or wind turbines and feeds any surplus back to the grid. The FIT scheme was imposed on suppliers by the UK government, and applied to…
Geothermal energy in the United States
Geothermal energy in the United States was first used for electric power production in 1960. The Geysers in Sonoma and Lake counties, California was developed into what is now the largest geothermal steam electrical plant in the world, at 1,517 megawatts.
List of geothermal power stations
This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW. The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world, with a nameplate capacity of 1,590 MW and an annual generation of 6,516 GWh in 2018.
Carbon pricing in Canada
Carbon pricing in Canada is implemented either as a regulatory fee or as a tax levied on the carbon content of fuels at the provincial, territorial, or federal level. Provinces and territories of Canada are allowed to create their own systems of carbon pricing as long as they comply with the minimum requirements set…
Solar panel
A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using multiple solar modules that consist of photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are made of materials that produce excited electrons when exposed to light.
Ibis Budget
Ibis Budget (stylised ibis budget) is a French budget hotel brand owned by Accor, which also owns the Ibis and Ibis Styles brands. It is an economy hotel brand specialising in essential comfort at a budget price.
Floating solar
Floating solar or floating photovoltaics (FPV), sometimes called floatovoltaics, are solar panels mounted on a structure that floats. The structures that hold the panels usually consist of plastic buoys and cables.