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Ocean Biodiversity More Resilient to Climate Change than Expected

The billions of single-celled marine organisms known as phytoplankton can drift from one region of the world's oceans to almost any other place on the globe in less than a decade, Princeton University researchers have found.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop New Kind of Microbial Fuel Cell to Generate Electricity from Urine

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed an innovative miniature fuel cell that can generate electricity from urine, creating an affordable, renewable and carbon-neutral way of generating power.

19 Apr 2016

More CO2 in Air Could Mitigate Projected Damage to Crops Caused by Climate Change

Many scientists fear that global warming will hit staple food crops hard, with heat stress, extreme weather events and water shortages. On the other hand, higher levels of carbon dioxide--the main cause of ongoing warming--is known to boost many plants' productivity, and reduce their use of water.

19 Apr 2016

New Study Proposes Novel Mechanism for Arctic Ocean Acidification

When organic material from thawing permafrost is transported to the sea and breaks down in the seawater it contributes to a more rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean, finds new research by scientists from Stockholm University and colleagues.

19 Apr 2016

Better Stress Withstanding Trees More Resistant to Drought

Massive tree die-offs due to drought have ravaged forests across the American West and left ecologists struggling to predict how and when tree deaths will happen, and how rising temperatures due to climate change might affect the health of forests.

19 Apr 2016

ABB and Solar Impulse Prove Renewables are Reliable Power Source

By flying halfway around the world on solar power alone, Solar Impulse has already proven that it is possible to produce a stable, 24/7 electricity supply using only renewable energy. On the ground, ABB, a world leader in power and microgrid technologies, is helping remote communities and islands like Hawaii to meet and sustain their own energy needs by incorporating renewable and clean energy technologies into the power grid.

18 Apr 2016

Dartmouth Researchers Explore Impact of Clear-Cutting on Climate Change

Clear-cutting loosens up carbon stored in forest soils, increasing the chances it will return to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and contribute to climate change, a Dartmouth College study shows.

18 Apr 2016

Scientists Explain Inefficiency of Zinc-Oxide Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Specialized systems of materials, like those comprising of inorganic and organic thin films, are required to convert solar energy into solar fuels or electricity. Processes taking place at the junction of these thin films play a vital role in transforming the solar energy.

18 Apr 2016

RNRG Announces Installation of TurbinePhD Condition Monitoring Systems at Grant County Wind Farm

RNRG has announced today that the site-wide installation of its “TurbinePhD” condition monitoring systems has been completed at the 21 MW Grant County Wind Farm in Minnesota, USA.

15 Apr 2016

PolyU Team Fabricates Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells with Record-Breaking Conversion Efficiency

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with the world's highest power conversion efficiency of 25.5% recently. Perovskite solar cells first appeared in 2009 with an efficiency of just 3.8%.

13 Apr 2016

Professor Max Zhang Helps Cornell’s Community and Regional Development Institute Build Sustainably Green Localities

From studying smog along Beijing’s streets to improving how U.S. interstate highways clear the exhaust to electrifying New York City parking spaces, engineer Max Zhang adds verdancy to vibrant communities.

13 Apr 2016

Swedish Solar Energy Expert Midsummer Receives Funding from Mistra for Development Of Lightweight Solar Modules on Vehicles

Swedish solar energy expert Midsummer, a leading provider of equipment for cost-effective manufacturing of flexible CIGS thin film solar cells, has received funding from Mistra for the development of lightweight solar modules on vehicles.

From Midsummer AB 13 Apr 2016

Climate Change and Copper-Contaminated Wetlands Could Lead to Amphibian Extinction

According to a team of researchers from the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the disappearance of two amphibian species, which include the southern leopard frog and the southern toad, may be accelerated by the effects of copper-contaminated wetlands and climate change.

12 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Bacteria-Powered Solar Panel to Generate Clean Energy

A team of researchers from Binghamton University have successfully connected nine bio-solar cells into a bio-solar panel for the first time ever, facilitating the next step in the development of bacteria-powered energy.

12 Apr 2016

Researchers Present Study on Mitigating Climate Change by Reducing Food Waste

A recent study has highlighted that by mid-century it would be possible to trace nearly a tenth of the total global greenhouse-gas emissions obtained from agriculture. For the very first time, a research team from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research have provided a global report on the overall food loss rate, and they have also calculated the associated emissions.

11 Apr 2016