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New Research Finds No Substantive Evidence for a 'Hiatus' in Global Warming

There is no substantive evidence for a 'pause' or 'hiatus' in global warming and the use of those terms is therefore inaccurate, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has found.

26 Nov 2015

New Power Cell Harnesses Electrical Energy from Blue-Green Algae

As world leaders prepare to gather in France for the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change next week, global warming -- and how to stop it -- is a hot topic.

26 Nov 2015

Transportation Sector Could Nearly Halve its CO2 Emissions by 2050

The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this would require further efficiency improvement and, especially, promotion of public transport in cities, alongside with a large-scale shift to electric cars. These are key findings of a study, in which Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was one of the partners and which is now published in the journal “Science”.

26 Nov 2015

Empa’s ‘Move’ Platform to Study How Surplus Renewable Electricity Could be Converted into Fuel

On November 23, 2015, Empa officially opened the research and technology transfer platform “move” in the presence of renowned energy and mobility experts. Over the next few years, Empa will use the platform to study how surplus renewable electricity can be converted into fuel for cars, utility vehicles and machinery in the summertime and thus be rendered utilizable as energy. The name “move” doesn’t just stand for motorized mobility, but also the switch from fossil to renewable energy – all the way to the realization of a closed carbon cycle modeled on nature.

26 Nov 2015

LG Chem to Integrate Six Large-Scale Batteries in STEAG Power Plants

The energy revolution is gaining ground. In the months to come, LG Chem, one of the leading manufacturers of energy storage systems, will be integrating six large-scale batteries in STEAG power plants. As part of the world's largest ESS (energy storage systems) project, STEAG GBS (Großbatterie-Systeme) plants belonging to the German power supplier in North-Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate will be modernized.

25 Nov 2015

Trina Solar Achieves 15GW Milestone in Solar Module Shipments

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, today announced that its accumulative shipments since 2005 have exceeded 15 GW as of the end of Q3, 2015, marking a significant milestone for the Company.

25 Nov 2015

Commissioning of Zhangbei Project's 8Mwh Vanadium Flow Battery Underway

Sparton Resources Inc. ("Sparton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the commissioning of Zhangbei Project's 8 megawatt hour vanadium flow battery is underway. (Please see Sparton News Releases dated September 10, 2015 and November 12, 2015).

25 Nov 2015

EMPA Researchers Produce Double-Layer Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Stacking two solar cells one over the other has advantages: Because the energy is “harvested” in two stages, and overall the sunlight can be converted to electricity more efficiently. Empa researchers have come up with a procedure that makes it possible to produce thin film tandem solar cells in which a thin perovskite layer is used. The processing of perovskite takes place at just 50 degrees Celsius and such a process is potentially applicable for low cost roll-to-roll production in future.

25 Nov 2015

Biodico Westside Biofuel Production Facility to go Online in December

Biodico, a sustainable biofuel and bioenergy company, today announced its Biodico Westside Facility, the world’s first biofuel production facility that operates entirely on renewable heat and power generated on-site, will go online the first week of December.

25 Nov 2015

Solar Energy Could be Stored Underground

Over the last few years, Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his colleague, Mark Delucchi of the University of California, Berkeley, have produced a series of plans, based on huge amounts of data churned through computer models, showing how each state in America could shift from fossil fuel to entirely renewable energy.

25 Nov 2015

AAAS Honors UNH Professor for Exceptional Climate Change Modeling Work

University of New Hampshire Earth system science professor Steve Frolking has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Frolking, a research professor of biogeochemistry in UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS) and department of Earth sciences, is being recognized for his contributions in understanding the Earth's carbon cycle and its relationship to climate. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

24 Nov 2015

VTT’s Methods and Tools Could Help Minimize Effects of Wind Farms on Digital Communications

Using methods developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, wind farms can now be designed to minimize their effects on television broadcasting and mobile communications.

24 Nov 2015

National Strategy to Promote Higher Level of Sustainable Innovation in Norway

Can our forests, seaweed, grass and fisheries waste be transformed into new and valuable raw materials? Researchers are asking 1500 Norwegian companies what they're currently doing with their resources, and what they see themselves doing in 2030.

24 Nov 2015

DIBt Grants National Technical Approval to CCA’s Particle Separator for Cleaning Flue Gas

Renewable fuels, such as wood chips, pellets, and firewood are popular. For wood-fired heating systems and furnaces to comply with the new stricter fine dust limits in Germany, particle separators are used to clean the flue gas. The particle separator made by CCA, a spinoff of KIT, has now been granted the national technical approval by the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt). A long-term test revealed that it works effectively and in an economically efficient manner.

24 Nov 2015

Novel Research Project Uncovers Details about Mysterious Leopard Seals

In the pristine wilds of the Antarctic, the mysterious leopard seal rules the animal kingdom. This polar bear-sized top predator has razor-sharp canine teeth and the ability to greatly impact or even decimate entire communities of its prey, yet very few scientific studies have focused on this species.

23 Nov 2015