Megacities may be responsible for as much as 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (w/video)
Megacities move to track emissions.
Dec 12th, 2012
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Innovative concepts in contaminated soil and underground water remediation
The UPSOIL project, funded under the European 7th FP, has allowed its Consortium to bring the future to present in the soil and groundwater remediation field, introducing some new groundbreaking concepts.
Dec 11th, 2012
Read moreA zero-energy building for Seoul
With the Energy Dream Center, the Seoul metropolitan government realizes its goal to construct a center for renewable energy.
Dec 11th, 2012
Read moreElectricity from water pipelines with novel inline hydropower system
Recently, PolyU's Department of Building Services Engineering and the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have been working together to turn water mains into an alternative source of power.
Dec 11th, 2012
Read moreNew wave of wind energy
An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium project.
Dec 11th, 2012
Read moreFuture transport - greener ways to get around
A variety of highly innovative, high energy-efficient transport systems are currently under development in Japan. Here are three such transport systems whose practical realization is now more than a dream.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreWind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreA 'turbo' for solid oxide fuel cells
To convert waste heat from solid oxide fuel cells into electricity is the goal of the HITTEC project. Researchers are developing a thermoelectric converter to make fuel cell systems more efficient, possibly generating an extra 10 per cent energy output.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreOnion soaks up heavy metal
Bioremediation with waste food.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreNew $25m, five-year project to explore new ways to improve plant photosynthesis
The project, titled RIPE - Realising Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency, has the potential to benefit farmers around the world by increasing productivity of staple food crops.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read morePoorer quality wheat when carbon dioxide levels in the air rise
Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have a negative impact on the protein content of wheat grain and thus its nutritional quality.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreGlobal Photonic Energy Corporation develops potential grid parity solar celll
The company announces the demonstration of a thin-film solar cell that can potentially provide electricity at grid parity, or the cost of traditionally provided electricity.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreNew NOAA report presents sea level rise scenarios to 2100
This new provides a synthesis of the scientific literature on global sea level rise, and a set of four scenarios of future global sea level rise.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read morePromoting evidence-based decision-making: Qatar and PIK announce creation of climate change research institute
Qatar Foundation in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) announced the creation of a pioneering climate change research institute. It will be the first of its kind in a country whose wealth is founded on fossil fuels.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreResearchers investigate impacts of climate change on rare tropical plants
Research led by the University of York has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from site to site and from species to species.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreWarm sea water is melting Antarctic glaciers
The ice sheet in West Antarctica is melting faster than expected. New observations published by oceanographers from the University of Gothenburg and the US may improve our ability to predict future changes in ice sheet mass.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreMiddle East beginning to embrace solar energy (w/video)
With its vast deserts and long stretches of sunny days, the Middle East would seem to be an ideal place to harness solar energy. But until now, the region has largely shunned solar because it has cost about three times more than heavily-subsidized fossil fuels.
Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreMore potent than carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide levels in California may be nearly three times higher than previously thought
Berkeley Lab researchers devise a new method to estimate state's greenhouse gas emissions.
Dec 5th, 2012
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