Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy
Financial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.
Sep 17th, 2016
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Trees transpire for a cool city
Small-leaved limes can cool urban squares like air conditioning units.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreEfficient recycling of lithium-ion batteries
Funding was granted to develop an innovative recycling process for valuable battery materials to be reinserted into the battery supply chain. The goal of the NEW-BAT project is a robust, energy efficient and economically viable system with wide application potential.
Sep 13th, 2016
Read moreFrom leaf to tree: Large-scale artificial photosynthesis
Researchers create the first practical design for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
Sep 12th, 2016
Read moreStart-up spreads clean energy in Africa
A group of highly-skilled engineering alumni, Master's and PhD students from Masdar Institute have formed a startup company called the Nigeria Future Energy Group (NiFEG), focused on clean energy development and deployment throughout Nigeria.
Sep 9th, 2016
Read moreSmart buoy for measuring water pollutants
Researchers develop a smart monitoring system by combining various technologies in a depth profile-measuring multi-sensor buoy for monitoring water bodies and in particular algae growth.
Sep 9th, 2016
Read moreEcological intensification of agriculture
Putting a halt to the profound changes affecting agricultural landscapes: With this goal in mind, scientists, farmers and official representatives teamed up to look into ecological intensification as a potential solution.
Sep 9th, 2016
Read moreA polyphenyline fuel cell membrane outperforms the market
Fuel cells provide power without pollutants. But, as in the Goldilocks story, membranes in automobile fuel cells work at temperatures either too hot or too cold to be maximally effective. A novel polyphenyline membrane, though, seems to work just about right.
Sep 8th, 2016
Read moreHarvesting water from air with less energy
Getting clean water to communities in parched areas of the planet remains an ongoing challenge. Recent developments that harvest water from air have been proposed as a solution. Based on new modeling results, scientists report that a new system design would require less energy and produce high-quality water.
Sep 7th, 2016
Read moreTextile fiber waste helps improve the sustainability of materials
Researchers have developed a panel with textile waste that improves both the thermal and acoustic conditions of buildings and reduces the energy impact associated to the production of construction materials and greenhouse gases emissions.
Sep 7th, 2016
Read moreNew tool can calculate renewable energy output anywhere in the world
Researchers have created an interactive web tool to estimate the amount of energy that could be generated by wind or solar farms at any location.
Sep 6th, 2016
Read moreUpdated baseline of cost and performance data for electricity generation technologies
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2016 Annual Technology Baseline. In addition to updated data for utility-scale renewable and conventional energy technologies, this year's version includes cost and performance data for residential and commercial rooftop photovoltaics systems.
Sep 1st, 2016
Read moreTime window for action to limit climate change is closing rapidly
The window of opportunity for limiting climate warming up to 2 C is closing rapidly. However, a reinforcing upward spiral of national government policy, non-state actions and transformative coalitions will be essential even after the Paris agreement, if dangerous climate change is to be avoided.
Sep 1st, 2016
Read moreExtending the life span of wind turbines
The Spanish technology centre Cener gives an overview of the first results coming from the testing phase on the software, the blade configurations and the control strategies developed during the European Windtrust project.
Sep 1st, 2016
Read moreNew step towards clean energy production from enzymes
Scientists have combined theory and experiment to characterize each chemical reaction step that results in the reduction of oxygen by the enzyme.
Sep 1st, 2016
Read moreHelp slash the world's carbon footprint from just 5 euros
Start-up company launches crowdfunding campaign to build compact wastewater treatment unit to clean up the environment.
Aug 31st, 2016
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