Energy

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 - Newswire - 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

A Jones For Osmosis: River Mouths Could Provide Energy For 500 Million People

When people talk about an “all of the above” approach to energy they’re usually referring to the sources we know – gas, hydro, nuclear, solar and wind. But a steady stream of emerging alternatives promises to take advantage of natural processes to produce ...

Article - Rachel Nuwer - Apr 24 2012 - 1:01pm

Natural: LED Bulb Changes Color Like The Sun

Take a look at the photos from your last sun-soaked vacation: the morning light is warm and reddish while the midday sun is much hotter and blue. Now compare that happy spectrum with the monochrome lights in your home or office, which are the same all day ...

Article - Matthew Van Dusen - Apr 25 2012 - 9:38am

Nuclear Fusion- The Latest

While cold fusion remains a pipe dream, fusion as an energy source for the future continues to be funded and improved.  In nuclear fission, current nuclear energy,  the nucleus of an atom is split, but in fusion two lightweight atoms join together.  The bi ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2012 - 8:01pm

Texas Fracking Crucifixion: Can The EPA Fairly Regulate The Shale Gas Revolution?

Al Armendariz, the top Environmental Protection Agency official in the oil-rich Southwest region, resigned from his post, effective today. It's the latest twist in the never-ending and increasingly ugly fracking fracas. ...

Article - Jon Entine - Apr 30 2012 - 10:24pm

10.7 %: New World Record Efficiency For Organic Tandem Solar Cell

Heliatek GmbH has set a new world records for organic solar cells. The company has commissioned SGS, an accredited and independent testing facility, with a measurement campaign of its latest organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. The result of this campaign is ...

Article - Newswire - May 8 2012 - 4:32am

The Research Case For Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

No one is asking the Department of Energy to play venture capitalist with taxpayer money again, but basic research in dye-sensitized solar cells may bring the cost of solar down enough to allow for mainstream acceptance- primarily because dye-sensitized so ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 23 2012 - 1:00pm