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Research Team Receives ARPA-E Grant to Develop Next-Generation Flow Batteries

Renewable energy solutions like wind and solar operate on nature's timetable. When the sun blazes or when the breeze blows, power is plentiful—but not necessarily at the moments when consumers need it, like on a hot, calm summer night.

30 Nov 2012

New Study Provides Clear Evidence of Human Influence on Atmospheric Temperature

New research shows some of the clearest evidence yet of a discernible human influence on atmospheric temperature.

30 Nov 2012

NRG Energy Announces Completion of Solar Energy Project in Haiti

NRG Energy, Inc. today announced the successful completion of its “The Sun Lights the Way” project in the Boucan Carré region of Haiti. The program entailed the installation of solar electric systems at 20 schools, a fish farm and a drip irrigation system supporting agricultural production throughout Haiti’s Central Plateau region, through collaboration with the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a nonprofit organization.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 29 Nov 2012

New Blade Production Concept Holds Potential for Economical Wind Power Generation

In a move that could put wind energy on equal economic footing with traditional fossil fuels, GE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will begin work on a project that could fundamentally change the way wind blades are designed, manufactured and installed.

29 Nov 2012

New Approach to Evaluate Past Climate Sensitivity Data

A new approach for evaluating past climate sensitivity data has been developed by scientists to help improve comparison with estimates of long-term climate projections developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

29 Nov 2012

WELTEC BIOPOWER Announces Development of New Biogas Plant in France

For WELTEC BIOPOWER, the participation at the BioEnergy Decentral part of the EuroTier proved very successful. Thus, the biogas plant manufacturer from Vechta, Germany, was also able to use its booth as a platform for signing a contract for the establishment of a 500-kW plant in Saint-Varent in western France.

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 29 Nov 2012

Reductions in PV Module Prices Leads to Fall in Installed Price of Solar Power Systems

The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2011 and through the first half of 2012, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual PV cost-tracking report produced by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

28 Nov 2012

Endeavor to Encourage Workforce to Become Energy Conscious

As homeowners we are becoming cannier about turning down the thermostat to save our pennies and the planet but are we as energy conscious when we get to work?

28 Nov 2012

Puerto Rican Lizard Tolerates Temperature Variations Caused by Climate Change

One tropical lizard's tolerance to cold is stiffer than scientists had suspected.

27 Nov 2012

Active Bacteria Found in Salty, Dark, Cold, Isolated Ecosystem within Antarctic Ice

Shedding light on the limits of life in extreme environments, scientists have discovered abundant and diverse metabolically active bacteria in the brine of an Antarctic lake sealed under more than 65 feet of ice.

27 Nov 2012

Gene Manipulation Techniques Improve Properties of Biofuel Feedstocks

With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-efficiently produce biofuels from plant biomass is more important than ever.

27 Nov 2012

Saltwater Algae Viable for Biofuels

The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry today hailed the findings of a University of California at San Diego study that concludes, for the first time, that marine (saltwater) algae can be just as capable as freshwater algae in producing biofuels.

27 Nov 2012

Water Resources Are Becoming More Precious than Gold

Scientists at American Geophysical Union conference present new findings on a resource becoming more precious than gold

27 Nov 2012

Chameleon-Like Light Harvesting Process in Phytoplanktons Linked to Climate Change

An international team of biologists led by Indiana University's David M. Kehoe has identified both the enzyme and molecular mechanism critical for controlling a chameleon-like process that allows one of the world's most abundant ocean phytoplankton, once known as blue-green algae, to maximize light harvesting for photosynthesis.

27 Nov 2012

New Report Analyzes Italian Solar PV Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Solar PV in Italy, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 26 Nov 2012