Wind power is attracting more and more interest. In Sweden it’s the third largest source of electricity. But research is facing some challenges: How can turbines interact with each other and how do you prevent neighbouring wind power parks from “stealing” energy from each other.
Scientists have developed a new hybrid, solar-energy system that harnesses the full spectrum of the sun's radiation by pairing a photovoltaic cell with polymer films. The films convert the light that goes unused by the solar cell into heat and then converts the heat into electricity. They report on their device, which produces a voltage more than five times higher than other hybrid systems, in the journal ACS Nano.
These days, more and more people are striving to build energy-efficient new homes or are simply looking to make their current homes more energy-efficient. Fortunately, one company, NexPower, is providing these people with a wide range of green solutions, thanks to its energy-efficient, affordable, and stylish solar glass.
AliCloud, Alibaba Group’s cloud computing arm, today announced the launch of an innovative and eco-friendly AliCloud Qiandao Lake Data Center. The new data center, AliCloud’s eighth globally, is focused on fulfilling the growing cloud and big data business needs of Alibaba Group.
The University of Central Florida is one of only two universities in the nation to land a federal grant that could revolutionize the technology used to run power plants.
By compiling meteorological wind data – derived from several sources – Cornell University and the Technical University of Denmark scientists have assembled the first full observational wind atlas of the Great Lakes. The atlas bolsters the chances for developing wind energy in the region.
The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) today announced Apogee Scientific, Carnot Compression and NanoConversion Technologies the top presenters of the 2015 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge.
Researchers at Hiroshima University and the University of Tsukuba showed that coccolith disks made of calcium carbonate in Emiliania huxleyi, one of the promising biomass resources, potentially perform roles in reducing and enhancing the light that enters the cell by light scattering.
In the world of computer gaming, bragging rights are accorded to those who can boast of blazing-fast graphics cards, the most powerful processors, the highest-resolution monitors, and the coolest decorative lighting. They are not bestowed upon those crowing about the energy efficiency of their system. If they were, gaming computers worldwide might well be consuming billions of dollars less in electricity use annually, with no loss in performance, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Summer series on student projects: Three future micro-engineers have developed an interactive website – a sort of social network about energy – in order to link grid operators with users and encourage users to reduce their electricity consumption and share their ideas.
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