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Researchers Solve a Controversial Questions on Photosynthesis

By developing innovative methods to visualize energy changes in subcellular compartments in live plants, the team of Dr Boon Leong LIM, Associate Professor of the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong, recently solved a controversial question in photosynthesis: what is the source of NADH for mitochondria to generate ATP? The results were just published in the journal Nature Communications.

1 Jul 2020

An Eco-Friendly Crop for Human Consumption

Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers will have access to growing this beneficial crop.

26 Jun 2020

Solar-Powered Organisms Achieve Efficient Light Energy Harvesting

By quieting their "noisy" photosynthetic antennae networks and tuning them to their environments, solar-powered organisms achieve remarkably efficient light energy harvesting, according to a network theory report.

26 Jun 2020

Controlled Thermal Resources Welcomes $US 4.46m Support from the California Energy Commission

The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) furthered its commitment to support geothermal renewable energy development and the state’s emerging lithium industry by awarding Controlled Thermal Resources’ (“CTR”) Hell’s Kitchen Geothermal LLC, two grants totalling $US 4.46 million.

From Controlled Thermal Resources 23 Jun 2020

Technology can Help People Consume Efficiently to Save Energy, Resources

A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: technology will only get us so far when working towards sustainability - we need far-reaching lifestyle changes and different economic paradigms.

22 Jun 2020

Energy Vault Named Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum as It Offers an Economic Way to Store Clean Energy and Deliver Dispatchable Power

Energy Vault, the creator of products that combine conventional physics with advanced machine vision software to provide utility-scale storage of clean energy, today announced its selection as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2020.

From Energy Vault 17 Jun 2020

Enphase Energy Partners with Excel Power to Deliver Solar Projects in Australia

Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of solar microinverters, today announced that Excel Power, a leading commercial and residential solar company with headquarters in Toowoomba, Australia, is leveraging the safety, reliability, and versatility of Enphase microinverters to build a growing base of commercial solar customers.

16 Jun 2020

UK Businesses Forging Ahead to Meet China’s Undimmed Low Carbon Energy Demand

Eight green energy innovators secure major collaborations to supply world’s fastest growing offshore and renewable energy markets.

10 Jun 2020

Study on Hot Charge Carriers Could Optimize Energy Conversion and Storage

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Purdue University, and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom have discovered how to measure the number of “hot charge carriers” (for instance, electrons with extra energy) in a metal nanostructure.

8 Jun 2020

A Made-In-Canada Clean Energy Solution Wins Multiple Awards for Innovation

Eavor Technologies Inc, an advanced closed-loop Geothermal energy solution based in Calgary, Alberta, has announced they are the winners of multiple international awards for their innovative technology.

From Eavor Technologies Inc. 2 Jun 2020