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Climate Change to be Fought by Green Economy

New figures released today show that moving to a "green" global economy could not only protect the planet from the worst effects of climate change but is surprisingly affordable

26 Jan 2009

Safer Development of Clean Energy Technologies

Carnegie Mellon University's M. Granger Morgan will unveil a novel "two-stage'' approach for developing new energy technologies that can help society reduce dangerous greenhouse gas emissions and create a cleaner economy during a policy briefing January 9 at 1 p.m. at 1200 New York Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C.

9 Jan 2009

Second Wind Farm for NRG Now in Commercial Operation

NRG Energy, Inc has completed construction on its second wind farm, the 122-megawatt (MW) Elbow Creek Wind Project in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas

29 Dec 2008

Modeling and Simulation Being Used to Explore Alternative Sustainable Sources of Energy

Two computational scientists in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory have been awarded a total of 37,500,000 hours of computing time on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) to investigate safe and cost effective methods for developing nuclear energy

22 Dec 2008

World Leading Wave Power Comes From Dissertation

A technology that is adapted to the special conditions for wave energy places the wave energy technology from Uppsala on the absolute cutting edge in the world

9 Dec 2008

Nuclear Science Being Used to Ensure Food Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap

3 Dec 2008

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Signs Understanding for Scientific Research with University of Waterloo, Canada and the Centennial Energy Institute

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies has taken a step forward and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Waterloo, Canada and the Centennial Energy Institute (CEI), for Scientific Research and Educational Cooperation with UPES

26 Nov 2008

Sea Slugs Live Like Solar Powered Plants

The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled - it behaves like a plant and is solar-powered

25 Nov 2008

Organic Matter in Soil Being Changed by Global Warming

New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth

25 Nov 2008

Westinghouse to Go Nuclear in India

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its expects its participation in a nuclear-focused trade mission to India next week to be the beginning of a long and mutually rewarding relationship with a wide range of Indian power companies, suppliers and academic institutions

24 Nov 2008