The combustion of fossil fuels drives the world's energy production, but it also emits carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. In recent years, researchers have worked to cultivate alternative, renewable energy sources, ...
Materials Science
Feb 24, 2016
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As renewable energy sources goes, solar rays have historically hogged the limelight.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 23, 2016
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The UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, is a hub for renewable energy and energy recycling research, but less well known are its applications as a hub for nuclear research. Work in this area is transforming ...
General Physics
Feb 14, 2016
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A new study contributes to "increasing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cutting the emission of gases that pollute the atmosphere."
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2016
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The Navy is launching a carrier strike group to be powered partly by biofuel, calling it a milestone toward easing the military's reliance on foreign oil.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 20, 2016
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Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., have taken atomic-level images of individual nanoparticles during heating that could lead to improved fuel-cell technologies at lower cost, reduce dependence on imported ...
Materials Science
Dec 18, 2015
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Seasonal and daily patterns of electricity consumption follow almost identical forms everywhere. Demand is low in the middle of the night when the bulk of humanity is sleeping and it peaks either in the middle of the day ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 14, 2015
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Finding the right mix of green energy technologies for generating electricity will be crucial in reducing the global impact of pollution for the next generation, according to a United Nations report co-written by a Yale professor.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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The world has a carbon dioxide problem, and to fix it, much attention has been paid to renewable energy sources, which don't emit the greenhouse gas. But what if we could turn waste CO2 into marketable chemicals and fuels ...
Environment
Nov 18, 2015
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Austria's largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 5, 2015
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