Lifelike cooling for sunbaked windows
Adaptable microfluidic circulatory system could cut air-conditioning costs.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreSubscribe to our Cleantech News feed
Adaptable microfluidic circulatory system could cut air-conditioning costs.
Jul 30th, 2013
Read moreUsing a simple solar cell and a photo anode made of a metal oxide, scientists have successfully stored nearly five percent of solar energy chemically in the form of hydrogen. This is a major feat as the design of the solar cell is much simpler than that of the high-efficiency triple-junction cells based on amorphous silicon or expensive III-V semiconductors that are traditionally used for this purpose.
Jul 29th, 2013
Read moreScientists are looking to improve upon the lithium ion battery, a rechargeable battery that works well in hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, but still needs improvement for all-electric vehicles.
Jul 29th, 2013
Read moreThe renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report.
Jul 26th, 2013
Read moreAn injection of carbon dioxide, or CO2, has begun at a site in southeastern Washington to test deep geologic storage.
Jul 26th, 2013
Read moreArctic sea ice is retreating, with projections suggesting that the summer months will be substantially ice-free within the next few years. Nations are waking up to the possibilities for shipping and resource exploration this brings. But for all the potential economic benefits they glimpse, none have taken on board the hidden costs of an Arctic thaw.
Jul 26th, 2013
Read moreThe mission of the Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation CEI at the University of Connecticut is to develop advanced technologies related to energy storage, fuel cells, in-stream hydro, power management and distribution through contract research.
Jul 26th, 2013
Read moreTotal offshore capacity in Europe is now at 6,040 MW in 58 wind farms across ten countries - up from 4,336 MW in June 2012.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreNew technique identifies populations within a microbial community responsible for biomass deconstruction.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreEU funding is helping countries use the best research and innovations to create a safer, less polluting and smarter European transport network. For example, MARKET-UP ('Transport Research Market Uptake') focused on understanding how to boost market take-up of new research breakthroughs and technologies.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreThis light-control film is based on the fact that there is a change in the incident angle of sunlight between summer and winter. The film blocks sunlight in summer by using total reflection but transmits it in winter. Unlike other light-control films, the film can control the transmission of direct sunlight while always allowing people inside to see the view outside the window.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreThe purpose of this report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, sponsored by Swiss Re, is to assess the underlying trends in the renewable energy sector and consider how new risk management and insurance products can contribute to the sector's growth and long-term sustainability.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreEngineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an inexpensive new way to grow thin films of a material prized in the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, an achievement that could bring high-end solar cells within reach of consumer pocketbooks.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreScientists at the Energy Department's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have harnessed power from an unlikely source - viruses.
Jul 25th, 2013
Read moreCould there come a time in which the carbon dioxide emitted from natural gas or coal-burning power plants that warms the atmosphere and exacerbates global climate change is harvested and used to produce clean, green and renewable liquid transportation fuels? A pathway to that possibility has been opened by a team of researchers who have engineered a microbe now being used to produce biodegradable plastic into a strain that can produce a high-performance advanced biofuel.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreA new study from Western University shows the winds of change may be blowing when it comes to operating large-scale turbines in rural Ontario.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreHomes being built in a Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read moreNewly trialled native algae species provide real hope for the development of commercially viable fuels from algae, a University of Queensland scientist has found.
Jul 24th, 2013
Read more