And they are an exceptionally clean power source, producing only water vapor as waste.
Many environmental groups, of course, see the shale gas boom unleashed by hydrofracking and horizontal drilling technologies as more a curse than a blessing, producing contaminated water supplies and air pollution while scaring local landscapes.
Ontario is already one of the top regions globally for producing innovative water technology, said venture capitalist David Henderson, managing director of XPV Capital in Toronto, thanks to the Great Lakes historically attracting water-intensive industries.
"Billions of tons of water producing 6, 000 pounds per square inch did its work, " he said.
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The gas is then fed into a stack of solid oxide fuel cells, where a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen occurs, producing electricity, water vapor and a tiny amount of carbon dioxide.
The project involved the installation of a water purification system capable of producing up to 20, 000 liters of drinking water per day and currently supplies over 600 residents with clean drinking water.
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Virtual water is a term used for the water involved in producing a commodity or a service.
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The exhaust gases are at several hundred degrees, and so the water is instantly vaporised, producing huge clouds of steam.
Even producing from Angola's deep-water blocks stretches the limits of existing technology.
Producing shale gas uses lots of energy and water, and can cause pollution in several ways.
It will be completely self-sufficient, producing all its own energy and collecting all water that would otherwise be wasted.
"We are only running power for emergency supplies, such as pumping water out, and have stopped producing at all mines, " AngloGold spokesman Steve Lenahan told Reuters news agency.
The robot is powered by heat-producing chemical reactions between the oxygen and hydrogen in water and the platinum on its surface.
Much of the water is reused, but the industry is producing 1.8m litres of tailings a day which need to be contained in large earthen dams.
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As the vines have to struggle and stress as they extend the roots through the thin layer of terra rossa and the limestone to the water table, growth of the vine is limited to producing low yielding, intensely flavoured grapes, ideal for making premium wine.
As part of the day some of the country's top blacksmiths will be producing test pieces for judging and will also be demonstrating the foundry's unique water-powered trip hammers.
He keeps himself busy producing a 265, 000-square-foot office building downtown for the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Of the rest, 80% is earmarked for spending on education, health, rural development, infrastructure, environmental and water management, and 5% is to be spent in the oil-producing region.
But deep-water projects take a long time to turn from a prospect that a geologist has identified into a producing asset.
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