Energy

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 - Anna Ohlden - 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

Completion Of 9.6MW Of PV Plants In Germany

ET Solar Group Corp. of China has announced completion of two ground-mounted PV power plants in Germany, with total installed capacity of over 9.6MW. The plants are ground-mounted and are 4MW and 5.6MW by size and are located in Oberröblingen, 100 kilomet ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 20 2012 - 5:09pm

Biochar Blanket Turns Plant Waste Into A Kiln

When forests are logged, managed or selectively trimmed so they’ll be less susceptible to raging fires, there are usually huge piles of stumps, branches and other wood debris left laying on the ground. Now a group of researchers at the University of Washi ...

Article - Mara Grunbaum - May 22 2012 - 8:33pm

Solar's Just Deserts: Renewable Energy In Delicate Landscapes

When I was small, the word “desert” conjured images of towering Saharan dunes: windswept sand punctuated by rare oases, the only sign of life an occasional animal track quickly buried by the next sandstorm. Then, when I was 13, my parents took me to the S ...

Article - Holly Moeller - May 31 2012 - 1:02am

ET Solar Executes 12.6MW PV Plant Construction In Germany

NANJING, China, June 1, 2012-- ET Solar Group Corp. has announced construction execution of two ground-mounted PV power plants in Germany with total installed capacity of 12.6MW. ET Solar's subsidiary  ET Solutions AG is the EPC contractor for the 7. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 2 2012 - 6:30pm