Prehistoric plant plays key role in new water-energy landscape
One ingenious remedy to solve ten problems. A small water plant called Azolla will play a key role in a park project that received a grant of 6.5 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund.
Posted: Feb 8th, 2013
Read moreFluorescent label sheds light on radioactive contamination
Researchers in Japan have developed a way to detect caesium contamination on a scale of millimetres enabling the detection of small areas of radioactive contamination.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreCurrent oversupply of solar panels is a good thing
It opens the door to solar as a critical source of power and makes way for long term breakthroughs.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreRenewable energy now cheaper than new fossil fuels in Australia
Unsubsidised renewable energy is now cheaper than electricity from new-build coal- and gas-fired power stations in Australia.
Posted: Feb 7th, 2013
Read moreHydrothermal liquefaction - the most promising path to a sustainable bio-oil production
Scientists at 2 Danish universities have made a major breakthrough in producing high-quality and cost-effective bio-oil using hydrothermal liquefaction.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreChina was world's largest wind market in 2012
Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds China installed 15.9GW of wind power in 2012, 35% of the world's new onshore capacity.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreAlstom signs billion euros wind turbines contract with Brazil
Alstom Renewable Power announced on 6 February 2013 the signature of a memorandum of understanding with Renova Energia, leader in wind power generation in Brazil, to supply, operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines for a total amount exceeding EUR 1 billion.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreMercury contamination in water can be detected with a mobile phone
Chemists have manufactured a sheet that changes colour in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The results can be seen with the naked eye but when photographing the membrane with a mobile phone the concentration of this extremely toxic metal can be quantified.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreNew coal technology harnesses energy without burning, nears pilot-scale development
A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State University. The technology is now ready for testing at a larger scale.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013
Read moreGlobal warming has increased monthly heat records by a factor of five
Monthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, as measurements from around the world indicate. On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, shows a study now published in Climatic Change.
Posted: Feb 5th, 2013
Read moreScientists turn toxic by-product into biofuel booster
Engineered enzyme increases output of alkanes, possible replacement for key component of gasoline.
Posted: Feb 5th, 2013
Read moreClimate change impacts to US coasts threaten public health, safety and economy
According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems.
Posted: Feb 4th, 2013
Read moreFalling EU carbon price should inspire greater mitigation efforts
In the absence of policy action, China would account for 41% of global emissions in 2030 and developing countries 70%. Whatever weight were given to the requirements of historical responsibility and justice, effective global mitigation would require major and early reductions from business as usual emissions in China and other developing countries.
Posted: Feb 3rd, 2013
Read moreIncreases in extreme rainfall linked to global warming
A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise.
Posted: Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreChinese Academic says air pollution in China is more frightening than SARS virus
Air pollution is more frightening than SARS because no one can escape it, said Zhong Nanshan, a leading Chinese specialist in respiratory diseases, during a TV interview aired on Wednesday.
Posted: Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreBiomass bonanza as plastics' raw materials
How European scientists are a preparing for a change from a fossil-fuel to a bio-based economy.
Posted: Feb 1st, 2013
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