Energy

New Bid To Halt Nuclear Power Plant Construction

Like global warming?  You can thank nuclear power protesters.  Since the 1970s, a full-scale public relations war on nuclear power has been waged, meaning a growing population became more reliant on fossil fuels instead of zero-emissions nuclear power.  N ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2012 - 11:31am

Introduction to Biofuel plants

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Feb 20 2012 - 9:19pm

MiaSole Expands European Organization

SANTA CLARA, California, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- Michael Povlin appointed as Director Sales and Marketing to lead marketing strategy and sales execution throughout EMEA MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin- ...

Blog Post - Anna Ohlden - Sep 5 2012 - 11:05am

One Day, You May Thank Nuclear Power For The Hydrogen Economy

We all want fewer dictators getting rich holding the world hostage to the demands of legacy energy systems.  And it can happen, though one anti-science contingent might not like how it gets done. The hydrogen economy has been ready to start for decades and ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2012 - 5:00am

Microbial Fuel Cell Can Clean Sewage While It Generates Electricity

A device the size of a home washing machine uses bacteria growing in municipal sewage to make electricity- and also clean up the sewage at the same time.  Current wastewater treatment technology involves a number of steps designed to separate the solid and ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 31 2012 - 9:56pm

Buy More Coal To Halt Climate Change

Mitigation, rationing, taxes. Environmental policy claims have historically been driven by negative thinking- a demand-side mindset that seeks to limit consumption of fossil fuels through pollution permits, greater expenses for consumers and multi-national ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2012 - 4:55pm

The US Spent $48 Billion On Clean Energy In 2011

Global spending on cleaner energy grew to a record $263 billion in 2011, a 6.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to new research by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The United States reclaimed the top spot among all G-20 nations, thanks to $48 ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2012 - 6:43pm

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Get A Nanotube Electrode Boost

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) are  easier to manufacture than silicon-based solid-state photovoltaic cells but not as efficient. Some new research may make carbon nanotubes a more efficient alternative for platinum electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cel ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2012 - 2:30pm

Researchers To Unveil Water-Based Fuel Cell Project At Hannover Messe-2012

A new project spearheaded by the Tomsk Polytechnic Research University and Icelandic professor, Horsteinn I. Sigfusson, who was awarded the Global Energy International prize in 2007, will be showcased at Russia Day as part of the international exhibition ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 19 2012 - 6:30pm

Solar-Grade Silicon May Get A Lot Cheaper And Generate A Lot Less CO2 From Solar Panel Manufacturing

In a development that would be bad for the U.S. Department of Energy but good for solar power worldwide,  a new process developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge has the potential to drive down the cost of manufacturing solar-grade silicon and ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2012 - 10:28pm