Battery low? Give your mobile some water
A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world's first water-activated charging device.
Apr 18th, 2013
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Vestas and GE were neck-and-neck for lead in wind's record year
Chinese manufacturers fall in rankings due to a shrinking home market, but a Chinese utility is now the world's largest wind asset owner.
Apr 18th, 2013
Read moreAdvanced technology for saving up to 40% of household energy
Goal of the European EURECA project is to develop cogeneration energy technology in the home, anticipating thus energy savings of up to 40%. EURECA focuses on obtaining a cheaper design for fuel cells using new technologies for materials which are cleaner and more efficient than other micro-cogeneration techniques.
Apr 18th, 2013
Read moreProgress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says
Renewable technologies and greater efforts by emerging economies are among few bright spots cited in report for Clean Energy Ministerial.
Apr 17th, 2013
Read moreDOE supports truSolar's efforts to develop open source risk scoring standards and rating criteria for solar projects
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories extend their support for the truSolar Working Group's efforts to develop uniform open source risk scoring standards and rating criteria for solar projects that will facilitate lower transaction and capital costs, and improve project finance liquidity within the commercial and industrial solar segment.
Apr 17th, 2013
Read moreNew partnership to develop an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion pilot power plant off the coast of China
The 10-megawatt offshore plant, to be designed by Lockheed Martin, will be the largest OTEC project developed to date, supplying 100 percent of the power needed for a green resort to be built by Reignwood Group.
Apr 17th, 2013
Read moreWeakest quarter for clean energy investment since 2009
Investment worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 was $40.6bn, down 22% on a year earlier, due to a downturn in large wind and solar project financings.
Apr 17th, 2013
Read morePlasma device could revolutionize energy generation and storage
University of Missouri engineer Randy Curry and his team have developed a method of creating and controlling plasma that could revolutionize energy generation and storage.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreNew tools reveal morphology, growth mechanisms of precipitates from supercritical CO2 storage
Capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in underground rock formations is one proposed solution to mitigate climate change. New knowledge about the chemical reactions between CO2 and the mineralforsterite is helping determine how much confidence can be placed in using igneous rocks with magnesium-rich olivines as a solution for long-term CO2 sequestration.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreGrant to develop model to forecast optimal investments for the array of solar energy technologies
As the world seeks ways to reduce energy costs and speed access to alternative energy solutions, UNC Charlotte researcher Deborah Strumsky is leading a team that will use modeling to forecast optimal investments for the array of solar energy technologies that are emerging.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreNational climate policy progressed in the last decade, despite stalled global negotiations
New study explores climate and energy policy challenges in Brazil, China, EU, India, U.S.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreScientists discover new materials to capture methane
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC Berkeley and have discovered new materials to capture methane, the second highest concentration greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreStudy focused on afterlife of electric vehicle batteries
Once they've finished powering electric vehicles for hundreds of thousands of miles, it may not be the end of the road for automotive batteries, which researchers believe can provide continued benefits for consumers, automakers and the environment.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreSurprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
New research results from Uppsala University instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous research. The study, which is published today in the esteemed journal PNAS, changes the view on the ability of green algae - which is good news.
Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreThe future of our energy
When it comes to sustainable energy supplies hydroelectric plants are usually the best solution, according to researchers who have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of fuel provision.
Apr 15th, 2013
Read moreCutting specific pollutants would slow sea level rise
With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise this century. The research team found that reductions in four pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly through the atmosphere could temporarily forestall the rate of sea level rise by roughly 25 to 50 percent.
Apr 14th, 2013
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