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New Alternative Solar Energy Technology Results in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation

Significant progress in generating electricity by blending thermoelectric materials and concentrating solar power has been reported by the University of Houston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

3 Oct 2016

Yingli Europe, SolarAid Partner to Launch New, Affordable Solar Light, SM100

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Solar" or "Yingli"), one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH (Yingli Europe) has partnered with SolarAid, a leading international charity that combats poverty and climate change, to launch the world's most affordable quality solar light, the SM100.

3 Oct 2016

Integrating Rubidium into Perovskite Solar Cells Pushes Power-Conversion Efficiency to 21.6%

EPFL scientists have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells by mixing rubidium into them. This innovative study has helped to develop a new generation of perovskite solar cells and has enhanced power-conversion efficiency to almost 21.6%.

30 Sep 2016

Researchers One Step Closer to Bring Cheaper, Cleaner and More Efficient Energy Source to Homes

Cheaper, cleaner power for your home could be on the near horizon.

30 Sep 2016

New Study Reports Decline of Leaded Petrol Emissions in North Atlantic Ocean

For the first time in around 40 years, scientists have detected lead from natural sources in samples from this ocean.

30 Sep 2016

Scientists Move One Step Closer to Developing 'Greener' Solar Cells with Perovskite Materials

Solar panels are being widely used across the world to help minimize the need for fossil fuels. However, traditional solar panels are also not free of environmental costs.

29 Sep 2016

New Legislation Helps New York City Increase Cleaner-Burning Biodiesel in Heating Oil

The recent legislation passed by the City of New York is a significant step towards minimizing the region's carbon footprint. The new legislation incrementally displaces 20% of the heating oil that is sold within the city with sustainable, cleaner-burning, biodiesel.

29 Sep 2016

New Research Points Rising Methane Levels to Wetlands and Agriculture

New research published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, reveals that recent rises in the atmospheric methane levels are probably driven by biological sources, such as cow burps, rice fields, or swamp gas, rather than emissions from fossil fuels.

28 Sep 2016

Researchers Develop Prototype of Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module

An efficiency of 17.8% has been achieved in a prototype of a perovskite/CIGS tandem thin-film solar module. This is the first time the efficiency of a single peroviskite and CIGS solar module has been surpassed.

28 Sep 2016

Lesser Carbon Emission Reduces Price of Automobiles

You might think cars with low carbon emissions are expensive. Think again. A newly-published study by MIT researchers shows that when operating and maintenance costs are included in a vehicle’s price, autos emitting less carbon are among the market’s least expensive options, on a per-mile basis.

28 Sep 2016

Smart Energy Monitoring and Control System Could Manage Load in Regional Power Grids

The GreenCom project, funded in part by the European Commission and led on the technical side by Fraunhofer FIT, ended after 42 months, judged a resounding success.

28 Sep 2016

Chevron-Iowa State Collaboration to Develop, Demonstrate Advanced Biorenewables Technology

Lysle Whitmer from the Iowa State University walked the length of the bio-oil production facility, starting from the 55-gallon solvent tank to the twin-screw extruder with its chopping, mixing, pressurizing, and heating functions, and then to the reactor in the middle and to the product separators, and finally to the solvent recycling system.

28 Sep 2016

Study on Soil Modeling to Arrest Climate Change

The impact of soil - a major carbon pool - on climate change is yet to be completely understood. According to a new research, however, soil carbon stocks could be modeled more accurately by considering the impacts of both soil composition and soil nutrient status.

27 Sep 2016

Researchers Explore Acceleration of Sea-Level Rise to Upgrade UK Coastal Flood Defenses

A new research project will investigate the speed at which sea level is rising, as well as the time needed to improve coastal flood defense infrastructure, such as the Thames Barrier. The E-Rise project is led by the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre.

27 Sep 2016

Greenwood Resources Licenses ORNL Technology for Biofuel Production

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology, based on the detection of a gene in poplar (Populus trichocarpa), has been licensed by GreenWood Resources. This technology would make it easier to transform poplar trees into biofuels.

26 Sep 2016