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New Approach to Tackling Plastic Waste by Converting into Fuel

A collaborative team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) in China have formulated a novel method for recycling massive quantities of plastic waste into liquid fuel.

22 Jun 2016

PNNL Awarded $4.4 Million to Bring 12 Clean Energy Technologies Closer to Commercial Use

A dozen clean energy technologies that enable everything from lightweight, fuel-sipping cars to the expansion of renewable energy and cleaner fossil fuel use are getting a boost at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

22 Jun 2016

Soil Organic Matter Decline in Bavarian Alps Linked to Climate Warming

Alpine forests will be at great risk should weather phenomena such as droughts and torrential rain become more frequent. As a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows, the mountain forests of the Bavarian Alps have seen a significant reduction in topsoil organic matter over the past three decades.

22 Jun 2016

New Study Investigates Possibility of Replacing Nuclear Power with Wind Power in Sweden

The Swedish power supply is largely free of carbon emissions. Indeed, it is mainly based on a combination of hydroelectric and nuclear power combined with power exchange with neighbouring Scandinavian countries.

22 Jun 2016

Chesapeake Bay Could Contribute More Methane to Atmosphere than Expected

We all know by now that methane is bad for the environment. It’s one of those greenhouse gases that trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere and contribute to our warming climate. It’s regularly emitted during the production and transport of coal and oil, and sometimes even cows get the blame.

22 Jun 2016

New Solar Cells Provide Non-Toxic Alternatives to Silicon Cells

In today’s world of increasing economic and industrial requirements, there is an urgent need for cleaner sources of energy. Solar energy is one fast emerging alternative choice for fossil fuels.

22 Jun 2016

JA Solar Provides 11MW High-Efficiency PV Modules for Power Project in Egypt

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JA Solar), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it had provided 11MW of high-efficiency PV modules for a power project in the Red Sea region of Egypt.

21 Jun 2016

Hanwha Q CELLS Attains World-Record-Breaking Multicrystalline Solar Module Efficiency

Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. ("Hanwha Q CELLS" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest photovoltaic manufacturers of high-quality, high-efficiency solar modules, has achieved a world-record-breaking multicrystalline solar module efficiency.

21 Jun 2016

Study Helps Researchers Identify Key Criteria for Storing Greenhouse Gas Effectively

Natural underground reservoirs of carbon dioxide are giving scientists vital clues how best to store man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas.

21 Jun 2016

Gradually Rising Temperatures Caused by Climate Change to Affect Maize Cultivation in Africa

Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.

21 Jun 2016

Australian Scientists Study Coral Bleaching Caused by Rising Sea Temperatures

Death is only one possible outcome from coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures due to global warming. Australian scientists report that many surviving corals affected by mass bleaching from high sea temperatures on the northern Great Barrier Reef are the sickest they have ever seen.

21 Jun 2016

Clemson University Scientists Combine Multiple Threats to Predict Climate-Induced Extinctions

Clemson University scientists Paul Leonard and Rob Baldwin are part of a collaborative study on how rising sea levels and increased urbanization — both now and in the future — are joining forces to fragment habitat connectivity across the region.

21 Jun 2016

Wind Power Could Provide 26% of China’s Electricity by 2030

China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power — if it properly integrates wind into its existing power system, according to a newly published MIT study.

21 Jun 2016

Novel Methods to Make Hydrogen Fuel from Water and Optimize Grid-Scale Batteries

A Stanford University research lab have created unique technologies designed to handle two of the biggest energy challenges facing mankind today. One is grid-scale energy storage, and the other is clean fuel for transportation. The researchers illustrated their findings in two research studies published in the Science Advances and Nature Communications journals.

20 Jun 2016

Challenges of Farming in Unpredictable Climate Discussed at Reunion Weekend Lecture

Thor Oechsner ’87 spent years cultivating a rich layer of topsoil essential to growing lush fields of organic wheat, rye and buckwheat. But it took just a few minutes for those years of hard work to be washed away when more than 5 inches of rain fell on his Newfield, New York, farm last summer.

20 Jun 2016