http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) —Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration identified two unique methods for this energy storage approach and two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice. http://phys.org/news288283006.html Technology Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:06 EST news288283006 Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for training and expertise in measuring its solar resource. http://phys.org/news287762432.html Technology Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:24 EST news287762432 Two University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. http://phys.org/news283697477.html Chemistry Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:07 EST news283697477 Solar thermal energy will halve in cost by 2020, the new director of the CSIRO's Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative said today. http://phys.org/news279277101.html Technology Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:30:02 EST news279277101 New transmission and generation infrastructure, relative to power generated by Wyoming's vaunted wind, would help diversify the state's economy with more high-paying jobs—both during the construction and operation phases—while providing economically priced renewable power to California, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Wyoming's Wind Energy Research Center. http://phys.org/news278578941.html Technology Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:02:36 EST news278578941 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will help develop microbes that convert methane found in natural gas into liquid diesel fuel, a novel approach that if successful could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower dependence on foreign oil. http://phys.org/news276868252.html Technology Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:50:59 EST news276868252 The Office of Naval Research (ONR), a leader in the exploration of renewable power, played a major role in the development of a new "World Green City" unveiled here on Dec. 12 as a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources. http://phys.org/news274629324.html Technology Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:56:18 EST news274629324 Sustainable business innovation is good business; researchers from Aalto University, Finland have proved. The researchers tested how sustainability business innovations and the market value of companies in the construction sector are connected. The study is a first of its kind. An event study model was used to analyse large construction sector companies in several European countries as well as Australia. http://phys.org/news273927821.html Other Sciences Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:03:52 EST news273927821 British renewable energy firm Blue Energy announced Tuesday that it will build a giant solar power plant in Ghana which it claimed will become the biggest in Africa. http://phys.org/news273848015.html Technology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:54:08 EST news273848015 As a corporate responsibility consultant, Kellie McElhaney publicly criticized Apple's recent appointment of another man to an already all-male executive team. McElhaney's new research goes one step further, indicating that the number of women on a corporate board correlates with a firm's sustainability performance. http://phys.org/news272520399.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:07:01 EST news272520399 Greenpeace called here Tuesday for more use of renewable energy and greener cars to help protect the Arctic and other areas from being spoiled by oil drilling. http://phys.org/news258119914.html Space & Earth Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:58:41 EST news258119914 America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers. http://phys.org/news255107143.html Technology Tue, 01 May 2012 16:05:52 EST news255107143 Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050, according to a draft United Nations report obtained by AFP. http://phys.org/news223964259.html Technology Sat, 07 May 2011 06:00:02 EST news223964259 California's clean-tech economy took center stage Tuesday at SunPower's solar manufacturing facility in Milpitas as Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law an ambitious mandate that requires the state's utilities to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such as geothermal, wind and solar by 2020. http://phys.org/news222007328.html Technology Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:00:01 EST news222007328 The Czech Republic's solar power boom is set to slow this year after scoring Europe's third-fastest increase in installed output in 2010, an expert said Monday, blaming new taxes and rules. http://phys.org/news218720625.html Technology Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:43:56 EST news218720625 Moored in the channel, the little gray barge strains against a raging morning tide. The torrent soon will drain nearby rocky inlets and fishing harbors by 20 feet - as high as a two-story house - only to flood them again six hours later. http://phys.org/news209914518.html Technology Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:35:52 EST news209914518 (AP) -- A $22 billion clean-energy city being built in the desert outside Abu Dhabi will no longer aim to produce all its own power, the developer revealed Sunday following a wide-ranging review that retools some of the project's ambitions. http://phys.org/news205909009.html Technology Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:57:06 EST news205909009 An analysis of wind farm applications in England shows that rejection of wind energy projects is connected to areas with high political engagement and high life expectancy. The current trend shows that many technically suitable locations may remain unused because of the threat of effective local resistance by people who are relatively privileged. http://phys.org/news203315736.html Technology Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:35:47 EST news203315736 In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear, according to twin reports launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21). http://phys.org/news198391597.html Technology Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:01 EST news198391597 Europe could meet all its electricity needs from renewable sources by mid-century, according to a report released Monday by services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers. http://phys.org/news189101270.html Technology Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:08:00 EST news189101270 A year ago, U.S. Marines operating in the Arabian Desert only viewed the sun as the source of the region's relentless heat. Recently, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Advanced Power Generation Future Naval Capabilities program introduced technology that allows the Marines to harness some of that sunshine to help power their field equipment. http://phys.org/news179501481.html Technology Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:33:11 EST news179501481 (AP) -- Administration officials say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is moving ahead with plans to sign an executive order establishing the most aggressive renewable energy standard in the nation. http://phys.org/news172163870.html Technology Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:40:16 EST news172163870