Subscribe to our Cleantech News feed
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, nuclear-dependent Japan began shutting down its other reactors. Toshiya Okamura, a Tokyo Gas executive and visiting scholar at Stanford University, explains how the country survived the summer, and expresses deep concerns about this winter and his country's energy future.
Posted: Jan 7th, 2013
Read moreThese projects use innovative synthetic biological and chemical techniques to convert biomass into processable sugars that can be transformed into bioproducts and drop-in biofuels for cars, trucks, and planes.
Posted: Jan 5th, 2013
Read moreFor almost 30 years, researchers have sought to identify a particular enzyme that is involved in regulating electron transport during photosynthesis. A team of scientists has now found the missing link, which turns out to be an old acquaintance.
Posted: Jan 5th, 2013
Read moreThe New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded a total of $15 million to Columbia University, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and High Tech Rochester to create three Proof-of-Concept Centers dedicated to helping inventors and scientists turn their high-tech, clean-energy ideas into successful businesses.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2013
Read more
An efficient, robust, and compact wind power plant with a 10 MW superconducting generator is being developed by partners from industry and science within the recently established EU project SUPRAPOWER.
Posted: Jan 4th, 2013
Read moreHow to regulate geo-engineering efforts to fight climate change?
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read moreAmid growing concern over the surprisingly large amount of greenhouse gas produced by the Internet and other telecommunications activities, researchers are reporting new models of emissions and energy consumption that could help reduce their carbon footprint.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read moreBy comparing reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea level over the past 40 million years, researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have found that greenhouse gas concentrations similar to the present (almost 400 parts per million) were systematically associated with sea levels at least nine metres above current levels.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read more
Deutsche Bahn and Hiriko to cooperate on a pilot project with which to progressively incorporate the Basque vehicle into the car sharing network with which Deutche Bahn completes its railway services.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read more
International Energy Agency lists 2013 priorities to re-energise deployment of carbon capture and storage.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read moreBids from companies seeking to buy credits climbed 106 percent from the November trading session, while sell bids gained 18 percent.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read moreThe new monitoring will include not only PM2.5, but also sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and carbon monoxide, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a Friday announcement by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013
Read more
Industries across Europe are threatened as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an aircleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove these compounds.
Posted: Dec 29th, 2012
Read moreACTIVEWINDFARMS ('Active wind farms: optimization and control of atmospheric energy extraction in gigawatt wind farms') is investigating ways to introduce optimal techniques for improved control of the interaction between large wind farms and the atmospheric boundary layer.
Posted: Dec 28th, 2012
Read more
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power can add significant value to a utility company's optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests.
Posted: Dec 28th, 2012
Read more
Researchers will use the five-year, $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design solar energy systems and installation and connection procedures that require little or no customization by homeowners and installers.
Posted: Dec 21st, 2012
Read more