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UCLA Researchers and Tata Group to Develop Advanced Technologies for Delivering Energy More Efficiently

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (DDL), a joint venture of the Tata Group and the government of Delhi, and researchers at UCLA have reached an agreement to develop advanced technologies for delivering energy more efficiently, less expensively and to more people in India and developing countries.

2 Mar 2016

Methane-Producing Microbes Could Extend Lifespan of Coal Seam Gas Wells

UNSW Australia-led researchers have discovered a way to produce a tenfold increase in the amount of methane gas emitted by naturally occurring microbes living in coal seams and on food waste.

17 Feb 2016

Penn State Researcher Plans to Use Carbon Dioxide as Raw Material to Create More Sustainable Future

Penn State researcher Chunshan Song has a plan to address one of the most important issues facing the world today — reducing greenhouse gas emissions to curb the negative impacts of climate change.

5 Feb 2016

Controlling Energy Transfer between Electrons and Bismuth Crystal Lattice to Harness Electricity

At the atomic level, bismuth displays a number of quirky physical phenomena. A new study reveals a novel mechanism for controlling the energy transfer between electrons and the bismuth crystal lattice.

4 Feb 2016

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