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A research team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a technique for quick, simple and cost-effective mapping of worldwide urban growth and its environmental impact.
Feb 28th, 2013
Read moreThe new bioplastics have high thermal plasticity and heat resistance, comparable to those of conventional bioplastics and petroleum-based plastics.
Feb 28th, 2013
Read moreResearchers have successfully piloted a process that enables natural resource managers to take action to conserve particular wildlife, plants and ecosystems as climate changes.
Feb 27th, 2013
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First Solar, Inc. announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Feb 27th, 2013
Read moreAmid efforts to expand production of biofuels, scientists are reporting new estimates that downgrade the amount of additional land available for growing fuel crops by almost 80 percent.
Feb 27th, 2013
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Medium-sized waves can destroy wind turbines at sea, causing them to break like matches. Mathematicians are trying to explain why.
Feb 26th, 2013
Read moreA newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world.
Feb 26th, 2013
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The latest research in mesoscale atmospheric modeling suggests that the generating capacity of large-scale wind farms has been overestimated.
Feb 26th, 2013
Read moreA new study shows that reaching the 3 energy-related objectives proposed by the United Nations in their Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, launched in 2011, would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level of 2 C.
Feb 24th, 2013
Read moreApplying its atmospheric expertise to solar energy, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is spearheading a three-year, nationwide project to create unprecedented, 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun for solar energy power plants.
Feb 22nd, 2013
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Solar energy, electric and natural gas cars, magnets for motors, efficient heating on tap.
Feb 22nd, 2013
Read moreThe commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be allocated based on countries' historic responsibility for the emissions. This logic was recognized early on in climate negotiations. But the countries are still disputing how it should be interpreted and applied.
Feb 22nd, 2013
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the nominations for the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for companies and institutions that can design chemicals or a new product that help protect public health and the environment.
Feb 21st, 2013
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Researcher working toward making solar cells that can be used in computer bags, clothing, walls and more.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read moreSolar geoengineering is a proposed approach to reduce the effects of climate change due to greenhouse gasses by deflecting some of the sun's incoming radiation. This type of proposed solution carries with it a number of uncertainties, however, including geopolitical questions about who would be in charge of the activity and its goals. New modeling work shows that if a powerful coalition ever decided to deploy a geoengineering system, they would have incentive to exclude other countries from participating in the decision-making process.
Feb 21st, 2013
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K.A.CARE has announced the launch of its Renewable Energy Competitive Procurement Portal and released a White Paper outlining how this vast procurement process will unfold.
Feb 21st, 2013
Read morePotential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R&D; nationally coordinated program should wait until ignition is achieved.
Feb 20th, 2013
Read moreAn ambitious international project is aiming to develop new approaches to eliminate waste and reduce the environmental impact of industry.
Feb 20th, 2013
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