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Black Silicon Increases Efficiency of Solar Cells

Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, have demonstrated results that show a huge improvement in the light absorption and the surface passivation on silicon nanostructures. This has been achieved by applying atomic layer coating. The results advance the development of devices that require high sensitivity light response such as high efficiency solar cells.

21 Jan 2013

Nautilus Solar Commences Operation of 1,115kW Raymour Solar PV Project

Nautilus Solar Energy ("Nautilus Solar"), a leading independent solar power producer, has started commercial operation of its 1,115kW roof mounted, solar photovoltaic project located in Gibbstown, NJ. The project is on the rooftop of Raymour & Flanigan's ("Raymour") distribution center on Swedesboro Avenue. The power is being sold at a discount to the utility tariff rate to Raymour under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement. SRECs are being sold to Atlantic City Electric.

19 Jan 2013

Study Reveals Complex Range of Forest Plant Responses to Warming Climate

Longer, warmer growing seasons associated with a changing climate are altering growing conditions in temperate rain forests, but not all plant species will be negatively affected, according to research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station.

19 Jan 2013

International Biodiversity Study on Effects of Climate Change on Africa's Rainforests

UCLA professor Thomas B. Smith will head an international research project investigating the effects of climate change on biodiversity in Central Africa's rainforests, under a $4.95 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

19 Jan 2013

GEOMAR Scientists to Study Effects of Ocean Acidification on Plankton Communities

From January to June 2013, more than 60 European scientists will conduct a worldwide unique long-term experiment on ocean acidification at the west coast of Sweden. To study how natural marine communities develop in response to acidifying waters, the scientists will deploy a large-scale mesocosm facility in the Gullmar Fjord. The field experiment, which takes place in the framework of the German project on ocean acidification BIOACID (Biological Impacts of Ocean ACIDification), is coordinated by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.

19 Jan 2013

NSF Funds Project for Conserving Central African Biodiversity under Climate Change

The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the 12 projects funded in a fourth round of Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) awards. Many of these projects engage scientists in research to develop clean, safe, reliable, affordable energy alternatives, as the need for solutions challenges societies across the globe.

19 Jan 2013

Fusion for Energy Signs Contract for Tokamak Complex Construction

Fusion for Energy (F4E), the organisation managing Europe’s contribution to ITER, celebrates a landmark achievement with the signature of one of its largest contracts in the area of the civil engineering works for the construction of the Tokamak complex, the building that will host the ITER Tokamak machine. Other buildings and amenities surrounding the Tokamak complex will also be delivered through this contract.

19 Jan 2013

Latino Organizations Call for Strong Standards to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

Today, over 20 Latino leaders and organizations submitted a letter to the White House today asking President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency for strong standards to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. The Latino population in the United States is particularly vulnerable to the effects of carbon pollution since fully one-half live in counties currently in violation of clean air standards.

18 Jan 2013

EFDA Publishes Roadmap to Supply Fusion Electricity to the Grid

The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) has published a roadmap which outlines how to supply fusion electricity to the grid by 2050. The roadmap to the realisation of fusion energy breaks the quest for fusion energy down into eight missions.

18 Jan 2013

Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Chevron Energy Complete Solar Installation

Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Chevron Energy Solutions today announced completion of a solar installation and energy efficiency improvements expected to reduce both carbon emissions and energy costs, saving more than $2 million over the program's life.

18 Jan 2013

Spending on Energy Efficiency Programs to Double by 2025

Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to about $9.5 billion per year, according to projections published today by researchers at Berkeley Lab.

18 Jan 2013

World Energy Congress Announces Launch of ‘Tomorrow’s Energy Prize’

The World Energy Council today officially launched the “Tomorrow’s Energy Prize”, a US$60,000 competition to recognise the most outstanding papers submitted to the World Energy Congress, which takes place in Daegu, Korea, from 13 to 17 October 2013.

18 Jan 2013

Funding Plays an Important Role in Tidal Power Projects

New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand.

17 Jan 2013

KI Completes Installation of 115 kW Solar PV System at Green Bay, Wisconsin

KI has completed the installation of Northeast Wisconsin's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Green Bay, WI., design and development facility. The new 115 kilowatt (kW) array—comprised of 480 PV solar panels, covering approximately 22,820 square feet of rooftop space—converts sunlight into electricity, producing approximately 152,640 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean energy annually while displacing 108 metric tons carbon dioxide emissions.

17 Jan 2013

Jute Works as a Sustainable Reinforcement for Mortar and Concrete

Fashionable people may turn up their noses at jute — the cheap fiber used to make burlap, gunny sacks, twine and other common products — but new research is enhancing jute's appeal as an inexpensive, sustainable reinforcement for mortar and concrete. The study appears in ACS' journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

17 Jan 2013