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Deep Ocean Floor May Face Starvation and Sweeping Ecological Change by 2100, Warn Researchers

Researchers from 20 of the world’s leading oceanographic research centers today warned that the world’s largest habitat – the deep ocean floor – may face starvation and sweeping ecological change by the year 2100.

24 Feb 2017

Scientists Ascertain Critical Impact of Climate Change on Specific Areas of Marine Biodiversity

An innovative study with the main focus of identifying oceanic areas that come under highest conservation priority in the world has discovered six “hot spots of marine biodiversity” critically affected due to fishing pressures as well as climate change.

23 Feb 2017

Sistine Creates Custom Solar Panels to Mimic Home Facades and Other Environments

Residential solar power is on a sharp rise in the United States as photovoltaic systems become cheaper and more powerful for homeowners. A 2012 study by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that solar could reach 1 million to 3.8 million homes by 2020, a big leap from just 30,000 homes in 2006.

23 Feb 2017

Wastewater from Oil and Gas Operations Alters Microbes Downstream in West Virginia

Rutgers’ Nicole Fahrenfeld leads research documenting impacts in stream water and sediments from a wastewater disposal facility

23 Feb 2017

HyperSolar Produces Renewable Hydrogen Using Commercially Available Silicon Solar Cells

HyperSolar, Inc., a company developing a breakthrough technology to make renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, has announced that it had succeeded in producing renewable hydrogen using commercially available, inexpensive silicon solar cells (provided by Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC "MWOE") protected with its proprietary coating.

22 Feb 2017

Improved Electrical Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage

Solar utilities need a way to store extra charge for emergencies, as the sun does not shine every day. The case is similar with wind power, as the wind may not always blow.

22 Feb 2017

U.S. Grid can Handle More Offshore Wind Power and Reduce Pollution, Say Researchers

Scientists at the University of Delaware and Princeton University have completed a first-of-its-kind simulation with the electric power industry. According to the scientists injecting large quantities of offshore wind power into the electrical grid in the U.S. is manageable, and it will reduce electricity costs and minimize pollution compared to existing fossil fuel sources.

22 Feb 2017

New Hydronium-Ion Battery Shows Promise for Sustainable, High-Power Energy Storage

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new type of battery that is promising for sustainable, high-power energy storage.

21 Feb 2017

New Way of Extracting Uranium from Seawater Could Help Harness Nuclear Power in Post-Carbon Energy Future

Trace amounts of uranium exist in seawater, but efforts to extract that critical ingredient for nuclear power have produced insufficient quantities to make it a viable source for those countries that lack uranium mines.

20 Feb 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Technique for Printing Perovskite Solar Cells

Dr. Hairen Tan and his colleagues from the University of Toronto have overcome a crucial manufacturing challenge in developing a comparatively new type of solar devices known as perovskite solar cells.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers Demonstrate Laboratory-Scale Hydrogen Reforming System

An internal combustion engine is not treated as one when it is transformed into a modular reforming reactor capable of making hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there is a supply of natural gas.

17 Feb 2017

Seagrass Meadows Can Reduce Bacterial Exposure for Corals, Sea Creatures and Humans

Seagrass meadows – bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal ecosystem on Earth – can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and humans, according to new research published in Science Feb. 16.

17 Feb 2017

Antimony-Based Anode Material Improves Performance of Sodium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have become essential in everyday technology. However, these power sources can explode in certain circumstances and are not suitable for storing grid-scale energy.

16 Feb 2017

SunLink, CalCom Solar Successfully Complete Three Solar Projects in California’s Central Valley

With shared expertise in designing, permitting, building and optimizing solar energy systems for agricultural operations, SunLink Corporation and CalCom Solar have successfully completed three solar projects in Shafter and Wasco, Calif. – the first in a larger Central Valley portfolio of installations.

16 Feb 2017

Research on Electrochemical Water Catalysis to Tap Energy from Renewable Energy Sources

New, greener energy solutions are needed as fossil fuel energy is fast depleting and a leading cause of pollution.

15 Feb 2017

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Deep Ocean Floor May Face Starvation and Sweeping Ecological Change by 2100, Warn Researchers

Scientists Ascertain Critical Impact of Climate Change on Specific Areas of Marine Biodiversity

Sistine Creates Custom Solar Panels to Mimic Home Facades and Other Environments

Wastewater from Oil and Gas Operations Alters Microbes Downstream in West Virginia

HyperSolar Produces Renewable Hydrogen Using Commercially Available Silicon Solar Cells

Improved Electrical Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage

U.S. Grid can Handle More Offshore Wind Power and Reduce Pollution, Say Researchers

New Hydronium-Ion Battery Shows Promise for Sustainable, High-Power Energy Storage

New Way of Extracting Uranium from Seawater Could Help Harness Nuclear Power in Post-Carbon Energy Future

Researchers Develop Innovative Technique for Printing Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers Demonstrate Laboratory-Scale Hydrogen Reforming System

Seagrass Meadows Can Reduce Bacterial Exposure for Corals, Sea Creatures and Humans

Antimony-Based Anode Material Improves Performance of Sodium-Ion Batteries

SunLink, CalCom Solar Successfully Complete Three Solar Projects in California’s Central Valley

Research on Electrochemical Water Catalysis to Tap Energy from Renewable Energy Sources

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