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Vertical Ocean Pipes May Actually Increase Global Warming

To combat global climate change caused by greenhouse gases, alternative energy sources and other types of environmental recourse actions are needed. There are a variety of proposals that involve using vertical ocean pipes to move seawater to the surface from the depths in order to reap different potential climate benefits.

20 Mar 2015

Hot, Sunny Days Contribute to Increase in Output of Wind Farms

When set up in groups, wind turbines in the front rows cast a wind shadow on those behind them, lowering their performance. These effects dissipate fastest under convective conditions, say EPFL researchers in a recent publication.

20 Mar 2015

Clean Hydrogen Fuel from Discarded Electronic Boards

Using discarded electronic boards, the University of the Basque Country’s (UPV/EHU) researcher Andoni Salbidegoitia has, in collaboration with international researchers, developed a system for obtaining clean hydrogen that can be used as fuel. The researchers have already registered the patent of the process in Japan.

20 Mar 2015

Expert Lectures on Architectural Issues of BIPV Integration in Urban Renewal Process

In a context marked by the search for better ways to achieve energy turning of Switzerland, nearly 600 participants gathered at the 13th National Photovoltaic Congress on March 16 and 17 this year in Basel.

20 Mar 2015

Database of Lake Surface Temperatures May Help Study Ecological Effects of Climate Change

A group of York University investigators and their international counterparts have jointly created a database of lake surface temperatures, to help study ecological effects of climate change.

19 Mar 2015

Induced Terrestrial Plant Defences Affect Functioning of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chemical changes that occur in tree leaves after being attacked by insects and mammals can impact nearby streams, which rely on fallen plant material as a food source, report scientists from the University of Chicago Department of Ecology and Evolution.

19 Mar 2015

NTU Singapore and the Smithsonian Institution Partner to Advance Research in Tropical Ecology

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has partnered the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex based in the United States, to advance research in tropical ecology.

19 Mar 2015

Measurements Recorded from the Start of the 20th Century Indicate Acceleration in Averaged Sea Level Change

The sea level has been rising by an average of 3.1 millimetres a year since 1993. Long-term measurements recorded since the start of the 20th century indicate an acceleration in the averaged sea level change.

19 Mar 2015

Mexico CIDETEQ Successfully Obtains Biogas from Organic Waste

The Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ), in Mexico, has managed to obtain biogas from "garbage or organic waste", having replaced part of the natural gas used by the Pilgrim's company in the state of Querétaro, which produces chicken, and in Xaquixe, a company dedicated to the development of glass art in the state of Oaxaca.

19 Mar 2015

Unusually Warm Ocean Conditions Reducing Marine Productivity in Waters off the West Coast

Large-scale climate patterns that affect the Pacific Ocean indicate that waters off the West Coast have shifted toward warmer, less productive conditions that may affect marine species from seabirds to salmon, according to the 2015 State of the California Current Report delivered to the Pacific Fishery Management Council.

19 Mar 2015

SkyPower and IGD Enter Agreement with Egyptian Government to Develop 3,000MW of Solar PV Projects

SkyPower Global and International Gulf Development (IGD) have signed a historic agreement with the Government of Egypt for the development of 3,000 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be built over the next four years.

18 Mar 2015

SolAero Solar Panels Power Four Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Spacecraft

SolAero Technologies Corp. a leading provider of high efficiency solar cells, assemblies and panels for space power applications, is proud to announce that 32 SolAero solar panels populated with high-efficiency triple-junction ZTJ solar cells are powering the four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission spacecraft that launched successfully on March 12, 2015 aboard the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

18 Mar 2015

Discovery of Strongest Bonds Using Supercomputers May Help Develop Catalysts for Biofuel Production

One of life's strongest bonds has been discovered by a science team researching biofuels with the help of supercomputers. Their find could boost efforts to develop catalysts for biofuel production from non-food waste plants.

18 Mar 2015

Serbian Government Grants Reservoir Location Permit for 33.1MW Green-Field Brodarevo 2 Hydro Project

Reservoir Capital Corp., is pleased to report that the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of the Republic of Serbia, has granted the Location Permit for the Company's 33.1 Megawatt Brodarevo 2 hydroelectric project on the Lim River in southwest Serbia.

18 Mar 2015

Global Warming Causes More Snowfall on Antarctica

"Warmer air transports more moisture and hence produces more precipitation - in cold Antarctica this takes the form of snowfall," lead author Katja Frieler from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) explains.

18 Mar 2015