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Algae Raceway Test Facility Solves Demand for Clean Energy

In a twist of geometry, an oval can make a line. The new algae raceway testing facility at Sandia National Laboratories may be oval in shape, but it paves a direct path between laboratory research and solving the demand for clean energy.

4 Feb 2016

Researchers Use Vibrations from Electromechanical Materials to Generate Energy

New tools for harvesting wind energy may soon look less like giant windmills and more like tiny leafless trees.

2 Feb 2016

UAB Scientists to Explore Feasibility of Generating Energy from Urban Wastewater

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), headed by Julián Carrera, Maria Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda and Julio Pérez, will coordinate a project within the European Union's LIFE programme to explore the feasibility of treating urban wastewater and generating energy at the same time. This is the first project in this programme to be coordinated by the UAB.

29 Jan 2016

Quick and Cost-Effective Energy Transformation Now a Reality

Within 15 years the United States will be able to bring down greenhouse gas emissions caused by power production by up to 78% below the levels in 1990, and still fulfill the increased power demand.

28 Jan 2016

Study Uses New Method to Assess 'Sustainability Index' of Different Energy Sources

A study reported in the journal Energy¨J used a new method, never before applied to the energy sector, to assess the ¡°sustainability index¡± of various sources of energy, both conventional and renewable.

22 Jan 2016

Hydronet2 Project Focuses on the Future of Switzerland’s Hydropower Sector

EPFL’s Energy Centre has been hosting the Hydronet2 project to promote Switzerland’s position in hydropower across national and international energy markets. The project aims to enhance hydropower plants’ design, manufacture and operation. Hydropower is Switzerland’s main source of renewable energy and contributes towards 56% of electricity production.

19 Jan 2016

Berkeley Lab to Lead New Projects that Aim to Modernize Power Grid in the U.S.

The nation’s electric power system is central to the U.S. economy and our growing need for clean, reliable, and secure electric power. Yet today’s electric grid is under increasing pressure to change and modernize in the face of emerging challenges and technological opportunities.

18 Jan 2016

Germany’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Funds Research Project on Redox Flow Batteries

New production process allows industrial use and power outputs in the two- to three-digit megawatt range / German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) provides 3.9 million euros funding for “extruded plate” project as cross-sector collaboration between industry and research

13 Jan 2016

Hybrid Silicon/Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells Hold Potential to Achieve Ultimate Efficiency of 30%

Imagine if your clothing could, on demand, release just enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to dial back on your thermostat settings and stay comfortable in a cooler room. Or, picture a car windshield that stores the sun’s energy and then releases it as a burst of heat to melt away a layer of ice.

11 Jan 2016

Large-Scale Subsurface Energy System Incorporates CO2 Sequestration and Energy Storage

Meeting the Paris Climate Agreement goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels will require increased use of renewable energy and reducing the CO2 intensity of fossil energy use.

8 Jan 2016