Grants recently awarded to MIT researchers by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) could help to pave the way for a method of generating electricity that produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and that could become a major ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 26, 2010
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Deutsche Bank and a handful of other global firms pledged on Friday to get at least 25 percent of their energy from wind.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 18, 2011
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Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently. Coupled with customers' varying power demand, many wind-farm managers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 25, 2013
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US emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change fell in 2011 and have slipped to a 20-year low this year as the the world's largest economy uses more natural gas and less coal, data shows.
Environment
Aug 17, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans have become more and more concerned with the idea of using cleaner energy sources and creating new jobs through the use of solar energy. A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 23, 2010
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The advent of inexpensive wearable sensors that can monitor heart rate and body temperature, as well as levels of blood sugar and metabolic byproducts, has allowed researchers and health professionals to monitor human health ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 16, 2020
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A breakthrough discovery about titanium dioxide will significantly increase the efficiency of future solar devices, according to new research from scientists in our Department of Chemistry.
Materials Science
Jul 19, 2013
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China will add some 1,500 gigawatts of power production capacity by 2030, or the equivalent of Britain's existing capacity every year, a study showed on Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 28, 2013
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Power from renewable energy sources is getting cheaper every year, according to a study released Wednesday, challenging long-standing myths that clean energy technology is too expensive to adopt.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 6, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department of Energy's ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 16, 2009
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