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RIT Scientists Developing Advanced Solutions to Minimize Food Waste

Scientists at RIT are busy when it comes to identifying creative and new ways to lessen food waste.

13 Nov 2018

New Study Evaluates the Potential Carbon Storage Benefits of Streamside Forests

Since forests are capable of storing substantial amounts of carbon, both in the soil and the trees, restoration of degraded forests is an important strategy for dealing with climate change.

13 Nov 2018

New Approach May Help Design More Efficient Wind Farms

The growing demands for energy have prompted scientists at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, to complete a new algorithm, or method, to design highly efficient wind farms that would not only help in generating more revenue for builders but would also aid in producing renewable energy for their customers.

12 Nov 2018

Predictive Model Suggests Ragweed May Expand Its Range due to Climate Change

A new predictive model put together by an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a climate scientist at the University of Washington proposes that climate change may allow common ragweed to spread its growing range northward and into big northeast metro areas, worsening conditions for millions of people dealing with asthma and hay fever.

9 Nov 2018

New System Paves Way Towards Transforming Greenhouse Gases into Industrial Fuels

Visualize a day when emissions spilling from heavy industry and power plants are trapped and conveyed into catalytic reactors that chemically convert greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), into chemicals or industrial fuels that release only oxygen.

9 Nov 2018

Warmer, Drier Climate Expected to Increase Disturbances in World’s Temperate Forests

A new study, co-authored by a Portland State University (PSU) professor, shows that a warmer, drier climate is anticipated to increase the possibility of larger-scale disturbances in forests, for example, wildfires, disease, drought, and insect outbreaks.

8 Nov 2018

New Plasma Generator Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technology Could Enable Better Use of Landfill Gas

Landfills release methane gas that has traditionally been the subject of intense interest for alternative energy.

7 Nov 2018

Importance of Less Intrusive Technologies to Harness Hydropower than Dams

Much of the developed world was built with the help of a renewable source of electricity—hydropower from dams. However, five researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) state that behind the roaring cascades is a legacy of overestimated value and underestimated costs.

7 Nov 2018

Study Explores Use of Geothermal Energy for Powering Desalination Plants

Certain regions of the world are affected worst by water shortages, and with rising global temperatures, many more areas may be experiencing drought conditions.

5 Nov 2018

A Cleaner Method for Recycling Rare Earths for Sustainable Technology

A set of 17 elements at the bottom of the periodic table is closely entwined with modern life. Most of these metals, referred to as rare earths (REs), are highly magnetic and are used in green power, computing, and other technologies.

5 Nov 2018

Replacing Gasoline with Alternative Fuels

Formerly unexploited organic waste can be transformed into biofuel using the technology developed by the scientists from the EU BIOGO project.

5 Nov 2018

MITOS Announces Winners of 2018 Campus Sustainability Incubator Fund Grants

Campus sustainability incubator grants provide funding for innovative projects that bring together faculty, staff, and students and use MIT as a test bed for innovation.

5 Nov 2018

Harnessing Power of Sustainable Energy by Putting Less Expensive Components into More Efficient Batteries

Producing energy can be inefficient, expensive, or toxic to the environment—or some unsuccessful combination of the three. Nonetheless, Jesse Hinricher reasons it doesn’t have to be.

2 Nov 2018

Rise of Robotic Solar Panel Cleaners as Solar Power Sets New Energy Generation Record

In a UK first, a Telford-based company has invested in robotic solar panel cleaning technology. Their investment has come at a time when renewable energy sources – including solar power – are providing almost a third of UK electricity generation.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 2 Nov 2018

Bioenergy Coupled with Carbon Capture and Storage Could Reduce U.S. Coal Emissions

With the future consequences of rising global temperatures, the need for solutions has become progressively urgent. In parallel, a majority of people have voiced concerns regarding loss of jobs as coal-fired power plants and other current technologies are phased out.

2 Nov 2018