E&T news weekly #80 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

Friday 5 February 2016  Vitali Vitaliev, features editor EasyJet passengers to be served engine water from hydrogen planes Interesting news. And whereas I am all in favour of alternative energy sourcing, recycling and other things ‘green’, I feel somewhat wary of being offered drinking water which, in the words of easyJet’s head of engineering is “the only waste product from the system”, even if it is entirely clean (according to the same head of engineering). Call me over-fastidious, but I would be reluctant to consume anything labelled as ‘waste’, be it water, or food even – particularly so if the … Continue reading E&T news weekly #80 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

Solar-powered Super Bowl – an annotated infographic

The 50th US Super Bowl promises to be the most sustainable in the sporting event’s 50-year history, thanks to the 68,500-seat Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home of the San Francisco 49ers, and this year’s Super Bowl host. With 1,150 solar panels and a 27,000 square foot ‘green’ roof, Levi’s stadium is the first NFL stadium to achieve a LEED Gold certification in sustainability, and produces sufficient power to ensure that this year’s Super Bowl will be a net-zero energy game Picture this – a golden anniversary, in the golden state, powered in part by golden rays of sunshine. Having trouble? … Continue reading Solar-powered Super Bowl – an annotated infographic