Subscribe to our Cleantech News feed
A new study by an international team of scientists analyzing ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet going back in time more than 100,000 years indicates the last interglacial period may be a good analog for where the planet is headed in terms of increasing greenhouse gases and rising temperatures.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read moreSouth and Central American nations are aspiring to be more environmentally friendly, as renewable energy strategies are introduced, but thermal power remains the main player.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read more
Industry stakeholders have an increasing interest in evaluating and understanding how replacing conventional wood floors with composite materials can impact the overall life cycle of the containers, contributing to energy savings and reduced greenhouse gases.
Jan 26th, 2013
Read more
Studies show advanced biofuels have a carbon life cycle that produces low or net-zero green house gases. Helping to commercialize advanced biofuels is the primary mission of Berkeley Lab's Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU), the West Coast's only state-of-the-art facility providing industry-scale test beds for laboratory discoveries in advanced biofuels research.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read more
Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read more
An international study indicates the last interglacial period more than 100,000 years ago could be a good indicator of where the planet is heading in the face of increasing greenhouse gases and warming temperatures globally.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read moreGreen chemistry using carbon dioxide and low-cost catalysts provides a new way of producing potent carbon-boron synthetic reagents.
Jan 25th, 2013
Read more
Berkeley Lab's Carbon Cycle 2.0 initiative seeks to stimulate multidisciplinary research to accelerate the development of a carbon-neutral energy system.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read more
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are pursuing their successful strategic long-term cooperation in the field of sustainable mobility today by signing binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research and development of lightweight technologies.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read moreGerman state North Rhine-Westphalia has become the first state in Germany to adopt a pioneering climate bill with binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read moreJuwi Shizen Energy Inc. fosters the expansion of renewable energies in Japan targeting 1GW by 2017 / First free-field photovoltaic system has been completed and is already feeding in clean energy to the Japanese grid.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read more
A major new research project has been launched with the aim of helping make offshore wave energy a sustainable proposition.
Jan 24th, 2013
Read more
Warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change.
Jan 23rd, 2013
Read moreMelting Arctic sea ice is no longer just evidence of a rapidly warming planet - it's also part of the problem.
Jan 23rd, 2013
Read moreAs world food and energy demands grow, nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production. Some nations are gaining land by buying up property - and accompanying water resources - in other, generally less wealthy countries.
Jan 23rd, 2013
Read morePlastics have transformed modern society, providing attractive benefits but also befouling waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health. Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute has been following the chemical trail of plastics, quantifying their impact on human health and the environment.
Jan 23rd, 2013
Read more