The end of cheap oil calls for a balanced approach to energy production
Weaning America off fossil fuels and investing in renewable energy is the best path for the future, say Stanford researchers.
Oct 29th, 2012
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Efforts to mitigate climate change must target energy efficiency (w/video)
Much more must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to address climate change - according to new research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreResearchers invent safe wireless vehicle charging technology (w/videos)
University of British Columbia researchers have invented a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using "remote magnetic gears" and successfully tested it on campus service vehicles.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read morePaper waste could be the solution to oil spills
Researchers from the Technological, Environmental and Logistics Centre (TEC Ltd) in Slovenia have successfully transformed waste from paper mills into a product that can effectively soak up fuel from leaks or oil from spills.
Oct 24th, 2012
Read moreScientists retrieve important ocean acidification data from antarctic waters (w/video)
A research team led by a scientist from UC Santa Barbara and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has retrieved data from a sensor in Antarctic waters that survived the harsh polar winter. The information it gathered will provide critical baseline data on the changes in chemistry, or acidification, of those remote seas.
Oct 23rd, 2012
Read moreRice agriculture accelerates greenhouse gas emissions
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, coupled with rising temperatures, is making rice agriculture a larger source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a study.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreLower costs thanks to smart plugs (w/video)
Residents of a new eco-development on the coast can better control and understand their energy usage, thanks to a system that allows outlets to communicate with each other through the power grid.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreOccupant comfort is critical to green building design
Green design does not necessarily mean comfortable design, reports a study by Cornell and Ithaca College ergonomists.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreDoubling down on heat to break up cellulose, produce fuels and power
Iowa State University engineers Song-Charng Kong, left, and Nicholas Creager are studying a new bio-oil gasifier.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Read moreSolar power is contagious
People are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbors have one, according to a Yale and New York University study.
Oct 19th, 2012
Read moreEU, US should abandon biofuels: UN rapporteur
The European Union and the United States should stop using biofuels as they are hampering food production, the UN's special rapporteur for the right to food Olivier De Schutter says..
Oct 17th, 2012
Read moreNew center at UCSB aims to help shift chemical industry toward sustainability
The new center, called CenSURF, short for Center for the Sustainable Use of Renewable Feedstocks, will receive $1.75 million over three years from the National Science Foundation.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreUMaine in partnership to continue developing online offshore wind database
The University of Maine and the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC) have announced a partnership to co-develop WindHUB, USOWC?s new online resource for stakeholders interested in the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreBetter fuel economy: Billions and billions saved
As fuel economy of new vehicles improved 18 percent over the past five years, billions of gallons of gas and billions of pounds of emissions have been saved, University of Michigan researchers say.
Oct 15th, 2012
Read moreEvolving microbes help engineers turn bio-oil into advanced biofuels
Microbes are working away in an Iowa State University laboratory to ferment biofuels from the sugar and acetate produced by rapidly heating biomass such as corn stalks and sawdust.
Oct 11th, 2012
Read moreResearchers develop new way to determine amount of charge remaining in battery
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows users to better determine the amount of charge remaining in a battery in real time. That?s good news for electric vehicle drivers, since it gives them a better idea of when their car may run out of juice.
Oct 8th, 2012
Read moreAmericans use more efficient and renewable energy technologies
Americans used less energy in 2011 than in the previous year due mainly to a shift to higher-efficiency energy technologies in the transportation and residential sectors. Meanwhile, less coal was used but more natural gas was consumed according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Oct 8th, 2012
Read moreResearchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo
Demand for palm oil is driving the deforestation of forests in Borneo, as trees are cleared to make way for the planting of oil farm plantations, which will send carbon dioxide, a global-warming gas, into the atmosphere.
Oct 8th, 2012
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