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ViZn Selected to Provide 200 kW Flow Battery in Central America

ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of energy storage systems for utility, commercial and industrial (C&I), and microgrid applications, has been selected to provide a 200kW (four hour) flow battery in Central America.

16 Mar 2017

QMUL, Larkfleet Secure Funding to Enhance Revolutionary Solar Thermal Technology

A revolutionary solar thermal technology is to be tested in Mexico, thanks to funding secured by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and industry partner Larkfleet Ltd.

15 Mar 2017

Certain Species of Larva Accelerate Release of Greenhouse Gases into Atmosphere

Chaoborus spp is a small fly species that is found all over the world (except in Antarctica). The insect spends one to two years of its life cycle under water in a larval state, in lakes no deeper than 70 metres.

15 Mar 2017

Unidentified Regulatory Mechanism Prevented Extreme Climate Cooling During the Ice Ages

Atmospheric CO2 concentrations swung over a range of 100 ppm (parts per million, by volume) during the ice ages. The exact processes behind this variation have been difficult to pinpoint, but it is known that changes in the storage of carbon by photosynthetic organisms played an important role.

15 Mar 2017

New Study Makes Major Step to Estimate Historical Ocean Heat Content Change

The Earth's energy imbalance (EEI) drives global warming, because our planet traps more heat due to the continuous increase of greenhouse gases. From the energy perspective, global warming is really ocean warming, as more than 90% of the trapped heat is stored in the ocean.

14 Mar 2017

VTT, ZAE Bayern Join Forces to Develop Emission-Free, Solar Powered 10kW Chiller

Demand and the need for cooling are growing as the effects of climate change intensify. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and German company ZAE Bayern have built an emission-free, solar-powered chiller; a pilot system has been tested in Finland and Germany.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Use Solar Power to Generate Sustainable Fuel from Biomass

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass.

14 Mar 2017

Growing Sustainable Energy Crops on Conservation Lands May Not Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landscapes, according to researchers who conducted a study on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land.

13 Mar 2017

Study Reveals that Relationship Between Biodiversity and Carbon Storage in Rainforests Not as Strong as Once Assumed

Conservationists working to safeguard tropical forests often assume that old growth forests containing great stores of carbon also hold high biodiversity, but a new study finds that the relationship may not be as strong as once thought, according to a group of researchers with contributions from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other organizations.

10 Mar 2017

New Molecule Converts Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide into Carbon-Neutral Fuel Source

An international research team led by Liang-shi Li from Indiana University has reached a new milestone in the quest to create carbon-neutral fuels and others materials from carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.

9 Mar 2017

Converting Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber for Tires

A team of researchers at The Ohio State University report that food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has been used to manufacture tires for over a century.

7 Mar 2017

New Method to Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Electric Transport and Smart Grid Uses

Most of today’s portable electronics including cell phones, laptops, tablets, smart watches, and fitness trackers are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. However, their energy density - the quantity of energy stored within a given quantity of physical space, or mass - will have to be enhanced for these batteries to be extensively used in electric transport and smart grid applications.

7 Mar 2017

Scientists Explore Cause Behind Performance Degradation in Operating Sodium-Ion Battery

Sometimes understanding how a problem arises in the first place is key to finding its solution. For a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, taking this approach led them to the cause of degraded performance in an operating sodium-ion battery.

7 Mar 2017

New Method Allows Identification of Suitable Marginal Lands for Sustainable Biomass Production

Researchers from the Agroenergy group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have developed a methodology that allows them to identify suitable marginal lands to grow plant species tolerant to salinity with bioenergy purposes.

6 Mar 2017

Sustainable, High Energy Density Battery for Facilitating Widespread Use of Wind and Solar Power

A team of researchers at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute have developed a novel economical, rechargeable, high energy density battery that will soon facilitate the extensive use of wind and solar power.

3 Mar 2017