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Researchers Discover Cost-Effective Technique for Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Present Underground

A cost-efficient method for monitoring the storage of carbon dioxide deep underground has been discovered by scientists.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Hybrid Sweetgum Trees that Enhance Bioenergy and Paper Production

Sweetgum trees survive in a wide range of diverse conditions and have a fast growth rate similar to pine trees. They provide the type of fiber needed for specialty papers, and they have long been desired by paper and bioenergy producers.

13 Jul 2016

Solar-Tectic Unveils Details of Breakthrough Solar Cell Technology at Energy Conference in Scotland

Solar-Tectic LLC ("ST") presented a paper today at the "Fifth International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics (ECM5) - working on small scales" in Inverness, Scotland, making public for the first time details of its breakthrough technology for highly efficient and inexpensive solar cells.

12 Jul 2016

Scripps-Led Study Confirms Credibility of Computerized Climate Simulations in Predicting Effects of Global Warming

A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego-led research team analyzing satellite cloud records has found that the cloudy storm tracks on Earth are moving toward the poles and subtropical dry zones are expanding. Cloud tops are also moving higher in the atmosphere.

12 Jul 2016

New NASA-Funded Study Results Predict Decline in Adélie Penguin Population by End of 2099

Climate has influenced the distribution patterns of Adélie penguins across Antarctica for millions of years. The geologic record tells us that as glaciers expanded and covered Adélie breeding habitats with ice, penguins in the region abandoned their colonies. When the glaciers melted during warming periods, the Adélie penguins were able to return to their rocky breeding grounds.

11 Jul 2016

Mitsubishi Electric’s Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor to be Field Tested in Singapore

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation plan on conducting a field test of its Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor (Eco-MBR), which is designed to handle recycling of industrial wastewater and sewage with less energy consumption at the Public Utilities Board's (PUB), Singapore's national water agency, Changi Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP).

11 Jul 2016

New Study Explores the Quest for Sustainable Fuel

The sun provides a clean and infinite source of energy and has the potential to meet the sustainable demands of all future energy requirements. However, one major problem remains: the sun doesn't shine all the time and it is very difficult store its energy.

11 Jul 2016

Scientists Illustrate Unwanted Stability Caused by Water Molecules

In the development of fuels from agricultural waste and other biomass, water slows the potential of a solid acid catalyst to successfully carry out its task, and this process uses a lot of energy and is time consuming. However, scientists were unaware of how the unpleasant reactions took place. This mystery was explored by a team from a major German university and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

11 Jul 2016

Researchers Find New Approach to Track Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields

To assess the likely impact of climate change on U.S. agriculture, researchers typically run a combination of climate and crop models that project how yields of maize, wheat, and other key crops will change over time.

8 Jul 2016

Weathering of Rocks Due to Early Non-Vascular Plants Holds Secret to Ordovician Glaciations

During the Ordovician period, the concentration of CO2 in the earth's atmosphere was about eight times higher than today. It has been hard to explain why the climate cooled and why the Ordovician glaciations took place.

8 Jul 2016

Countries with Large Carbon Sinks Tend to be Main Destination for Major Climate Mitigation Funding

New research has found that developing countries with large carbon sinks and good governance tend to be the main destination for major green donors' climate mitigation funding.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Link Mortality Data to Record-Breaking Temperatures Across Europe

Combining climate and mortality data, researchers have estimated that 315 deaths in Greater London and 735 deaths in Central Paris can be strongly linked to the 2003 heatwave that set record-breaking temperatures across Europe.

8 Jul 2016

NTU Researchers Invent New Nanofilter for Efficient Wastewater Treatment

A team of researchers from at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore have developed a new nanofilter capable of reducing the energy required to treat wastewater. The amount of energy is reduced up to five times the normal quantity required for the treatment.

8 Jul 2016

Propel Fuels’ Low-Carbon Diesel Improves Air Quality, Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Carlsbad

In partnership with California's leading low-carbon fuel brand Propel Fuels, the City of Carlsbad is now fueling with the nation's cleanest and most advanced renewable diesel: Propel Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable).

8 Jul 2016

JAMR’s Non-Grid-Connected Wind Power Seawater Desalination System Receives BlueSky Award

The non-grid-connected wind power seawater desalination system developed by the Jiangsu Academy of Macroeconomic Research, in partnership with Jiangsu Fengsheng Seawater Desalination Technology, was announced as a winner at the sixth BlueSky Award ceremony, which was held from June 17th to 18th during the Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum.

7 Jul 2016