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Could CO2 be injected in sandstone? Would it stay there?
As CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere top 400 parts per million, options such as storing the greenhouse gas in porous sandstone rock formations found in abundance on the sea floor are of increasing interest. But how do we know if CO2 can be safely injected into spongy sandstone, and that once it is there, that it will stay there?
May 14, 2013 Read more
Scientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global CO2 emissions (w/video)
Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind online 'game' to better understand the sources of global warming gases. By engaging 'citizen scientists', the researchers hope to locate all the power plants around the world and quantify their carbon dioxide emissions.
May 14, 2013 Read more
South Korea on course to have the world's highest carbon prices
Ambitious plans for a national emission trading system spell tough challenges ahead for Korean companies.
May 14, 2013 Read more
Solar panels as inexpensive as paint?
A new generation of solar cells, including plasmonic-enhanced organic solar cells, could make solar power more affordable.
May 13, 2013 Read more
Breakthrough industrial carbon capture, utilization and storage project begins full-scale operations
This first-of-a-kind, breakthrough project advances carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies and demonstrates the potential to safely secure carbon dioxide pollution underground while providing an economic benefit and increasing our energy security.
May 13, 2013 Read more
As carbon dioxide hits a new high, there's still no Planet B
On May 9, 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US recorded CO2 levels in the atmosphere at of 400 parts per million. This signifies a return to the atmospheric conditions similar to those of the Pliocene, which ended about 2.6 million years ago.
May 13, 2013 Read more
Conversion efficiency of 10.5% for thin-film microcrystalline silicon solar cells
developed a novel light-trapping structure to enhance optical absorption inside thin-film silicon solar cells.
May 13, 2013 Read more
NRL shatters endurance record for small electric UAV
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAV for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen fuel in a new, NRL-developed, cryogenic fuel storage tank and delivery system.
May 10, 2013 Read more
New advance in biofuel production
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers develop enzyme-free ionic liquid pre-treatment.
May 9, 2013 Read more
True power plants: Researchers explore how to harvest electricity directly from plants
The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful energy. To help solve this problem, researchers at the University of Georgia looked to nature for inspiration, and they are now developing a new technology that makes it possible to use plants to generate electricity.
May 9, 2013 Read more
Setting the standard for sustainable bioenergy crops
Jody Endres, University of Illinois professor of energy and environmental law and chair of the Council on Sustainable Biomass Production (CSBP) says standards are needed so farmers, ethanol producers, and others in the biofuels industry will all be on the same page here in the United States as well as in Europe and Brazil.
May 8, 2013 Read more
Making steel without greenhouse gas emissions
Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.
May 8, 2013 Read more
Funding clean-energy solutions
MIT's Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.
May 8, 2013 Read more
N.Y.'s climate change clearinghouse to offer info to all
No longer an abstract concept, climate change is affecting the air, sea and land. To comprehend the effects on New York and the Northeast region, scientists begin collaborating this summer on the New York Climate-Change Science Clearinghouse, a Web-based, map-enabled reference library and climate database to be headquartered at Cornell.
May 7, 2013 Read more
New mechanism converts natural gas to energy faster, captures CO2
Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
May 7, 2013 Read more
Solar discovery sets new record for low-grade silicon
Solar engineers in Australia have developed an innovative method to dramatically improve the quality of low-grade silicon, promising to significantly improve electrical efficiency and reduce the cost of solar panels.
May 7, 2013 Read more
Sparking off research into deep geothermal energy
ETH Zurich is to receive ten million Swiss francs from the Werner Siemens Foundation to establish a chair in deep geothermal energy. This will enable ETH Zurich to immediately fulfil its aim to launch an initiative in this promising field.
May 7, 2013 Read more
Cleaner energy, warmer climate?
Researchers explore the possible consequences of expanding biofuels.
May 7, 2013 Read more