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Pyrolysis Process Uses Less Energy to Reclaim Soil at Oil Spills

Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil's fertility.

24 Aug 2015

Freudenberg-NOK Delivers Portfolio of e-Mobility Solutions for Electric Vehicle Systems

Electric vehicle manufacturers may not be unanimous in what type of battery technology they will offer consumers in the future but regardless of the electric vehicle path they pursue, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK) components will help seal the systems.

24 Aug 2015

Restoration of Grasslands in Tibet Could Improve Global and Local Climate

In the Arctic, enhanced vegetation growth amplifies global warming. On the Tibetan Plateau, however, the situation is the reverse.

21 Aug 2015

Solar Energy Runs Cooling Engines of Trailer Containers

The group ISA Tracto C replaced diesel with kinetic energy, saving up to 20 thousand liters of fuel annually.

21 Aug 2015

Scientists Consider Sumatran Rhino Extinct in the Wild in Malaysia

Conservation
Leading scientists and experts in the field of rhino conservation state in a new paper that it is safe to consider the Sumatran rhinoceros extinct in the wild in Malaysia. The survival of the Sumatran rhino now depends on the 100 or fewer remaining individuals in the wild in Indonesia and the nine rhinos in captivity.

21 Aug 2015

New Book on Sociological Perspectives of Climate Change and Society

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the 21st Century, presenting a major intellectual challenge to both the natural and social sciences. While there has been significant progress in natural science understanding of climate change, social science analyses have not been as fully developed. Edited by Riley E. Dunlap and Robert J. Brulle, the forthcoming book, Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives, breaks new theoretical and empirical ground by presenting climate change as a thoroughly social phenomenon, embedded in behaviors, institutions, and cultural practices.

21 Aug 2015

China's Carbon Emissions Over Estimated by International Agencies

China's carbon emissions have been substantially over estimated by international agencies for more than 10 years, according to research co-led by the University of East Anglia.

21 Aug 2015

Silfab Solar Increases Production, Expands North American PV Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

Silfab Solar today announced it is increasing production, expanding its facility and breaking monthly production records at its North American photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility.

21 Aug 2015

Simplifying Organic Solar Cell Configuration for Better Efficiency

A team of researchers from Purdue University has proposed a theory that opposes a basic assumption about the operation of organic solar cells created from cheap plastics and suggests an innovative technique to produce solar technology in an economical manner.

By Beth Ellison 20 Aug 2015

SunEdison Completes Construction of 6MW Bella Vista Solar Power Plant for Lakeland Electric

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has completed construction of a 6 megawatt (MW) AC solar power plant that will supply electricity to Lakeland Electric, the third largest public power utility in the State of Florida, through a 25-year power purchase agreement.

20 Aug 2015

HyperSolar Comments on First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered UAV Flight in the Middle East

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and water, today commented on recent news from both a well-known commercial airplane manufacturer, as well as researchers who successfully executed the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle flight in the Middle East.

20 Aug 2015

Evolutionary Path of Predators Could be a Direct Consequence of Climate Change

Old dogs can teach humans new things about evolution. In Nature Communications a new study of North American dog fossils as old as 40 million years suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators can be a direct consequence of climate change.

20 Aug 2015

Stronger Winds due to Climate Change Could Impact Wild Animal Populations

Stronger winds forecast as a result of climate change could impact on populations of wild animals, by affecting how well they can feed, a study of seabirds suggests.

20 Aug 2015

Butterfly Effect Harnessed to Improve Atmospheric Forecasts

The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated "butterfly effect" also means that the reliability of weather forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.

20 Aug 2015

California Energy Commission Awards $1.62 Million Grant to Build Hybrid Energy Storage System

A team of engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in partnership with Southern California Edison, has received a $1.62 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build a hybrid energy storage system that stores energy harvested from intermittently productive renewable sources such as solar panels and wind farms, then releases that energy into the grid when demand is high.

20 Aug 2015