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Edison Mission Group, a subsidiary of Edison International, has announced commissioning of the Pinnacle Wind Farm at NewPage located on Green Mountain, near the... Read More »
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have combined two worlds --quantum physics and nano physics -- and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser... Read More »
CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has received recognition for seven of the company’s environmentally ... Read More »
CSC announced today that it is collaborating with wireless network and performance management software provider Proximetry to leverage its AirSync™ platform as... Read More »
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has completed its acquisition of a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy... Read More »
Toyota's GRMN SPORTS HYBRID Concept II includes a four-wheel drive sports hybrid system and a new suspension for improved performance; it was... Read More »
Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are on the rise, some proponents even claiming that with enough sunlight and land, CSP could power the entire United States... Read More »
It almost sounds too good to be true: Stanford Research International (SRI) claims to have developed a new method for creating liquid transportation fuels that will... Read More »
Lufthansa has announced the positive completion of its burnFAIR project, a six-month practical trail of biosynthetic fuel on the airline’s flights. From July 15 ... Read More »
Science fiction’s insect cyborgs may not be far off. Researchers have shown that an insect's internal chemicals can be converted to electricity, potentially ... Read More »
A small company is taking an unusual tack to produce cheaper wind energy.
It is understandable why most people believe solar power is more of a futuristic technology than a modern one. Solar power is still prohibitively expensive... Read More »
ThyssenKrupp VDM, together with the Jülich Research Center, has developed Crofer 22 H, an improved high-performance material for solid oxide fuel cells. In fuel... Read More »
If all the United Kingdom's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus... Read More »
For many decades, innovation and government support have had a close relationship. Lately, however, obtaining government support for innovation has become more... Read More »
The Dow Chemical Company, through Dow Europe GmbH, and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Å., the world’s largest producer of acrylic fiber, have agreed to... Read More »
Marcelo da Luz, the founder of Power of One (Xof1) Solar Car Project, has driven his solar car to world record fame. He more than doubled the previous driving... Read More »
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Dec 21, 2011
Photosynthesis directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using just water and carbon dioxide. Scientists have long tried to mimic the underlying natural... Read More »
Ultrafast lasers, which pulse at durations of 100 femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second, and cause electrons to reach temperatures above 60,000 degrees Celsius, ... Read More »
Imagine a home or office where every appliance can carry on a minute-by-minute "conversation" with the local power grid, allowing devices to power down when ... Read More »