Wave energy researchers dive deep to advance clean energy source
Engineers are conducting the largest model-scale wave energy testing of its kind to improve the performance of wave-energy converters (WECs).
Oct 18th, 2016
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Engineers are conducting the largest model-scale wave energy testing of its kind to improve the performance of wave-energy converters (WECs).
Oct 18th, 2016
Read moreA new study reveals the scale and widespread reliance on 'negative emissions technologies', which remain at best experimental. Nevertheless the models being used to advise governments on what action to take are dominated by such highly speculative technologies, with many assuming their mass roll-out beginning within the decade.
Oct 13th, 2016
Read moreResearchers are developing a novel system that allows the storage energy in molten silicon which is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust. The system aims to develop a new generation of low cost solar thermal stations and becoming a innovative storage system of electricity and cogeneration for urban centers.
Oct 7th, 2016
Read moreScientists have developed a process for the manufacturing of high-quality plastics from terpenes, a waste stream of the cellulose production.
Oct 7th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have revealed how microalgae produce hydrogen, a clean fuel of the future, and suggest a possible mechanism to jumpstart mass production of this environmentally-friendly energy source.
Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreIt is rare to hear environmental scientists sounding positive about the future. But that's exactly what's happening now with an international group of researchers. Because over the past two years, they have been gathering examples of positive initiatives of various kinds from communities around the world.
Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreResearchers have reported a substantial advance in generating electricity through a combination of concentrating solar power and thermoelectric materials.
Oct 3rd, 2016
Read moreFinancial-modeling software for sustainable-infrastructure projects could boost investment in sector.
Sep 17th, 2016
Read moreSmall-leaved limes can cool urban squares like air conditioning units.
Sep 14th, 2016
Read moreFunding 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 moreResearchers create the first practical design for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
Sep 12th, 2016
Read moreA 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 moreResearchers 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 morePutting 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 moreFuel 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 moreGetting 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 moreResearchers 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 moreResearchers 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
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