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Pre-Enrollment for Georgia Power’s New Community Solar Program Begins

Georgia Power to launch Community Solar, the latest way for residential customers to get involved in helping support the growth and development of renewable energy in Georgia.

20 Oct 2017

Amazon Launches New Wind and Solar Projects Across the U.S.

On October 19, 2017, Amazon announced that its largest wind farm yet — Amazon Wind Farm Texas — is presently up and running, adding more than 1,000,000 MWh of clean energy to the grid every year.

20 Oct 2017

Researchers Reveal Actual Effect of Hydropower Generation in the Amazon

An innovative study performed at the University of Stirling has proposed that the effect of hydropower production on the environment in the Amazon might be more than that speculated earlier.

20 Oct 2017

Micro-Scale Bio-Solar Cell can Generate Higher Power Density for Longer Time

Scientists from the Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a micro-scale biological solar cell with the ability to generate higher power density for longer than any such prevalent cell.

19 Oct 2017

Need for Renewable Energy Development in the Caribbean Following Recent Hurricanes

Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder, and Bruce Levy, CEO of BMR Energy, will meet this week with energy industry and government leaders from all over the Caribbean in order to discuss renewable energy development following the recent hurricanes in the region.

19 Oct 2017

MIT Team Develops New Approach to Harness Wasted Methane

Methane gas, an abundant natural resource, is frequently disposed of through burning, but new research by researchers at MIT could make it easier to trap this gas for use as a chemical feedstock or fuel.

17 Oct 2017

Pressure Not an Issue in Reverse Osmosis Desalinisation

Fouling of membranes by microorganisms is a huge headache for the desalinization industry, and is blamed for the high cost of the reverse osmosis process used in most plants today. Researchers from MIT have suggested a new approach which could reduce the rate of fouling and improve efficiency.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 17 Oct 2017

WELTEC BIOPOWER Extends AD Plant in France Breton Biogas Plant to Be Stepped up to 500 kW

Together with its French partner WELTEC Agripower, German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER is currently working on an extension AD project in Iffendic, Brittany.

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 16 Oct 2017

Mechanical Engineers Study the Concept of “Cool Flame” in Depth

One may think the term “cool flame” sounds like an oxymoron. However, it is an important constituent in diesel combustion, a constituent that when properly perceived can lead to the development of superior engine designs that have lesser emissions and higher efficiency.

13 Oct 2017

Innovative Process for Desalination of Brackish Seawater

University of Illinois Engineers have reached one step closer to formulating a saltwater desalination technique, which is prospectively less expensive when compared to reverse osmosis and is dependent on battery technology.

13 Oct 2017

Intelligent Ventilation System Enables Creation of Energy-Efficient “Smart Labs”

Scientific research labs represent a huge portion of the energy demand of a university campus: in many cases, as much as two-thirds of a campus’ energy use can be attributed to research labs.

13 Oct 2017

Intelligent Ventilation System Enables Creation of Energy-Efficient “Smart Labs”

Scientific research labs represent a huge portion of the energy demand of a university campus: in many cases, as much as two-thirds of a campus’ energy use can be attributed to research labs.

13 Oct 2017

Researchers Use Lignin as Base Material for Designing Redox Flow Batteries

The spike in the use of renewable sources of energy has rendered the stabilization of electricity networks highly difficult than ever before. Redox flow batteries might come in handy in overcoming this difficulty.

12 Oct 2017

Targeting Top 10 Rivers Could Halve the Amount of Plastic Waste

Huge amounts of plastic bits that endanger aquatic life are washing into the oceans and even into the most pristine waters. However, it has not been fully understood how these plastic bits get there from inland cities.

12 Oct 2017

Innovative Lithium-Sulfur Rechargeable Flow Battery for Storing Renewable Power

It is well known that solar power and wind power are the most sought-after renewable energy sources. However, they have not been extensively connected to the U.S. grid due to intermittency issues. That is, they mandate the use of energy-storage systems that, at the least, run nearly $100 per kilowatt hour and can be operated in only specific locations.

12 Oct 2017