Posts Tagged ‘renewable energy’
Organic semiconductors on fast track
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have created a new material for high-speed organic semiconductors in a way that may shorten the development timeline by months, if not years. Continue…
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:00 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Jun 22, 2011 10:25 - 4 Comments
How to split water with silicon and sunshine
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have overcome a major obstacle to using solar power to split water into pure oxygen and hydrogen fuel—the Holy Grail for clean energy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 29, 2011 11:03 - 0 Comments
Sugarcane: Climate’s double-edged sword
STANFORD (US) — Depending on the comparison, farming sugarcane for biofuel is either better for the environment or worse. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 10, 2010 11:27 - 0 Comments
E. coli may not be all bad after all
RUTGERS (US)—E. coli, long associated with illness brought on by food poisoning, may hold the key to the future of renewable energy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 19, 2010 16:43 - 0 Comments
Biofuel success hinges on diverse feedstock
U. ILLINOIS (US)—A highly productive perennial grass that grows throughout Canada and the midwestern United States may offer the best bet to produce ethanol sustainably without taking up more of the land currently used for food and feed production. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 15, 2010 11:33 - 3 Comments
Climate change remains hot topic in UK
CARDIFF U. (UK)—Despite a decline in concern about climate change, the majority of the British public still believe the climate is changing and are prepared to act, a new survey shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 14, 2010 10:23 - 0 Comments
Final liftoff for space shuttle Atlantis
U. COLORADO (US)—The launch today from Kennedy Space Center is expected to be the last one for space shuttle Atlantis, marking the end of a career that includes 32 space missions—covering more than 115 million miles. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 15, 2010 10:39 - 2 Comments
Cobalt catalyst could propel solar energy
EMORY (US)—Chemists have developed what they say is the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2009 17:56 - 1 Comment
Taking America’s energy temperature
RUTGERS (US)—Of the estimated 1,000 energy-related public opinion polls conducted during the last 20 years, environmental policy expert Michael Greenberg says there are two basic types: polls that include energy questions among a range of societal issues and hypothesis-driven surveys that measure preferences and try to link them to underlying factors. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 23, 2009 17:25 - 3 Comments
Totally clean and green by 2030?
STANFORD (US)—Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists. A new report suggests that implementing that technology requires overcoming obstacles in planning and politics, but doing so could result in a 30 percent decrease in global power demand. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 23, 2009 15:33 - 2 Comments
‘Fixable’ error undercuts climate laws
PRINCETON (US)—A group of scientists has issued a report identifying a critical—but correctable—accounting error affecting climate legislation that could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging deforestation. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 5, 2009 11:30 - 0 Comments
Bioengineer a better hydrocarbon?
IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers are looking to plants and algae as a source of green, renewable hydrocarbons—and second-generation biofuels. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 23, 2009 4:38 - 2 Comments
A better way to turn out turbine blades
IOWA STATE (US)–Researchers are working to develop new, low-cost manufacturing systems that could improve the productivity of turbine blade factories by as much as 35 percent. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 20, 2009 12:28 - 1 Comment
Getting best eco-bang for biofuel buck
“Future carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere will tell us when we’re kidding ourselves about what actually works. For carbon management, the atmosphere is the ultimate accountant,” says Princeton University’s Robert Socolow.
Earth & Environment - Mar 9, 2009 19:05 - 0 Comments
Wind tops list as most promising renewable energy source
STANFORD (US)—The answer to the U.S. addiction to oil is most likely blowing in the wind and shining in the sky and rippling in the water. A new study suggests wind, solar, and water offer the most potential as sources of clean, renewable energy.
