Computer model provides a new portrait of carbon dioxide (w/video)
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Nov 18th, 2014
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Recycling Styrofoam into rigid plastic
Mexican entrepreneurs designed the first national machine capable of recycling Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene) and transform it into a raw material used in the manufacture of transparent hard plastic.
Nov 18th, 2014
Read moreFuture hydrogen fueling station delivers power or hydrogen
The pilot hydrogen storage and production facility that EPFL has built had a public open house yesterday. It was an opportunity to get a glimpse into the fueling stations of the future.
Nov 13th, 2014
Read moreChina hunger for clean energy to leave no rooftop behind
China, the world's biggest solar market for two years running, is pushing to install more panels at factories, schools and even greenhouses as it seeks to meet its goals under a historic climate agreement with the U.S.
Nov 13th, 2014
Read moreSmart electricity meters and privacy
Close-to-practice smart metering concept measures electricity flows, but does not allow any conclusions to be drawn with respect to the habits of users.
Nov 12th, 2014
Read moreCopernicus Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services launched
The European Union's flagship Copernicus program ensures operational monitoring of the atmosphere, oceans, and continental surfaces, and will provide reliable, validated information services for a range of environmental and security applications.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreBMW Group presents pioneering street lighting system with integrated EV charging station
BMW Group showcases a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles. This innovative system is the outcome of a pilot project dubbed Light and Charge.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreLimiting short-lived pollutants cannot buy time on CO2 mitigation
Reducing emissions of non-CO2 gases and air pollutants with climate effects would bring health benefits and near-term climate co-benefits - but the impact on long-term climate change might be lower than previously estimated, according to a new study of the potential of air pollution and carbon dioxide mitigation in climate stabilization scenarios.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreThe missing piece of the climate puzzle
Researchers show that a canonical view of global warming tells only half the story.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreBiologists collaborate to refine climate change modeling tools
New model includes critical plant-soil interaction processes in climate assessments.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreInternational scientific organizations support data sharing for sustainability
SciDataCon2014, the International Conference on Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability, was motivated by the conviction that the most significant research challenges - and in particular the pressing issues relating to global sustainability in the face of ongoing natural and human-induced changes to the planetary system - cannot be properly addressed without paying attention to issues relating to equitable access to quality-assured and interoperable datasets and their long-term management and preservation.
Nov 11th, 2014
Read moreIron fertilization of the Southern Ocean might be less efficient for deep-ocean carbon dioxide storage than previously thought
A new study performed by a team of international scientists reveals that a complex ecosystem response to iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean might reduce the efficiency of biological carbon pump in transporting carbon dioxide into the deep ocean.
Nov 10th, 2014
Read moreAgeing test procedure for thermal solar collectors
The project 'SpeedColl' develops accelerated ageing test procedures for thermal solar collectors and their components.
Nov 10th, 2014
Read moreHarvesting electrical energy from mechanical vibrations
The new method can be used in harvesting energy from mechanical vibrations of the environment and converting it into electricity. Energy harvesters are needed, for example, in wireless self-powered sensors and medical implants, where they could ultimately replace batteries.
Nov 10th, 2014
Read moreNew Master's Program in Energy Conservation is first of its kind
A new professional master's program will launch at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in fall 2015 and become the first in the world specifically designed to train analytically minded students to evaluate energy efficiency and other resource-conservation initiatives.
Nov 9th, 2014
Read moreYour own energy 'island'? Microgrid could standardize small, self-sustaining electric grids
'Islanding', or isolating, from the grid, is a fundamental benefit of microgrids - small systems powered by renewables and energy storage devices. The benefit is that microgrids can disconnect from larger utility grids and continue to provide power locally.
Nov 7th, 2014
Read moreWind energy reaches greater heights
Startup's on-site fabrication process makes taller wind turbines more feasible.
Nov 6th, 2014
Read moreNovel sodium-conducting material could improve rechargeable batteries
Rechargeable battery manufacturers may get a jolt from research where a team of scientists has discovered a safe, inexpensive, sodium-conducting material that significantly outperforms all others in its class.
Nov 5th, 2014
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