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Monumental 100.1-MWp Solar Plant Employs Sungrow’s Inverter Solutions

Sungrow, the global pioneer in providing inverter solution for renewables, has reported that a solar plant of 100.1 MWp employing its 1500 Vdc central inverter solutions started operations in Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina.

19 Aug 2019

Algae-Based Paper Filter Could Make Drinking Water Safe in Bangladesh

One of Bangladesh’s persistent challenges is the issue of access to safe drinking water.

19 Aug 2019

Health Savings from Cleaner Air Exceed Policy Costs, Reports Study

In the midst of rollbacks of the Clean Power Plan and other environmental legislation at the federal level, many U.S. states, cities, and towns have made a determination to deal with issues by themselves and execute policies to advance renewable energy and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

19 Aug 2019

Europe can Produce 100 Times More Energy through Onshore Windfarms

A new analysis by the University of Sussex and Aarhus University has shown that Europe has the potential to generate over 100 times the amount of energy it currently generates via onshore windfarms. In an analysis...

19 Aug 2019

Review on Better Understanding the Role of Glaciers in Silicon Cycling

In their study of silicon cycling in glacial environments, researchers from the University of Bristol have reported the possible significance of glaciers in carrying silicon to downstream ecosystems.

16 Aug 2019

Study Reveals Ice Sheets Influence Important Elements of the Earth’s Carbon Cycle

Ice sheets which presently cover about 10% of the Earth’s land surface, were believed to be frozen wastelands, barren with no life, and with suppressed chemical weathering 20 years ago—unrelated parts of the carbon cycle.

16 Aug 2019

Scientists Discover Potential Means to Lower Building CO2 Emissions

In the United States, use of energy in buildings—from cooling and heating house to keeping the lights on at workplace—leads to more than one-third of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

16 Aug 2019

Fracking Affects Groundwater less than Oil and Gas Production

According to a new study, traditional techniques used for producing oil and gas can have an impact on groundwater much more than fracking. The study was performed by hydrogeologists Grant Ferguson from the University of Saskatchewan and Jennifer McIntosh from the University of Arizona.

16 Aug 2019

Researchers Develop Tools to Help Manage Seagrass Survival

A new QUT-led study has developed a statistical toolbox to help avoid seagrass loss as the marine meadows provide shelter, food and oxygen to fish and at-risk species like dugongs and green turtles.

16 Aug 2019

Researchers Find a Way to Recycle Used Batteries as Energy Storage Systems

As the number of electric vehicles increases phenomenally, it becomes equally important to identify the most optimized way to reuse and recycle vehicle batteries. This observation was made as part of a Circular Economy for electric vehicle battery systems.

14 Aug 2019

Novel Method to Use Microbes to Transform Greenhouse Gases

Scientists at the University of South Florida are utilizing the power of human physiology to turn greenhouse gases into operational chemical compounds—a method that could help decrease industrial reliance on petroleum and lower carbon footprint.

14 Aug 2019

Study Assesses Current and Future Trends in the Field of Wind Energy

In the last four decades, the successful adaptation of technology for offshore use and cold climates and enhanced techniques for predicting wind conditions have stimulated a considerable increase in the use of wind turbines for generating electricity.

14 Aug 2019

New Study Could Help Develop More Efficient, Affordable Algae-Based Biofuels

Researchers from Rutgers University have found how diatoms—a kind of alga that can generate 20% of the atmospheric oxygen—are able to use solar energy for photosynthesis.

14 Aug 2019

Finding the Best Recycling Solution for Old Electric Car Batteries

There has been a sudden increase in the number of registrations of electric cars. However, what is the solution to dump used batteries? The association of Swiss car importers, “auto-schweiz,” is working hard to find a recycling solution for the whole industry, with Empa experts supporting it.

13 Aug 2019

Natural Gas Leakage is the Key Contributor to Atmospheric Methane in Los Angeles

When talking about anthropogenic climate change, carbon dioxide usually grabs the attention; however, it is not the only greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere by human activity. Neither is it the most powerful.

13 Aug 2019