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New Study Refutes the Notion of a Slowdown in the Rate of Global Warming

A team of researchers from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and LMI has performed a study which revealed that the speed of global warming over the last 15 years of this century has been as fast or faster when compared to the rate seen over the last half of the 20th century. The study, which has been published online in the journal Science, contradicts the idea that there has been a hiatus or slowdown in the rate of global warming over the past few years. The researchers used the new global surface temperature data to arrive at this conclusion.

17 Jun 2015

Toxic Algal Blooms in Klamath River Dams Create Unsafe Water Conditions

A research team from Oregon State University has discovered that reservoirs on the Klamath River contain harmful algal blooms that are capable of travelling over 180 miles along the lower parts of the river in just a matter of days. These blooms are unaffected while travelling via hydroelectric turbines and ultimately lead to unsafe water conditions downriver in northern California.

By Alessandro Pirolini 17 Jun 2015

Evaporating Water Drives Vehicle Engine

An immensely powerful yet invisible force pulls water from the earth to the top of the tallest redwood and delivers snow to the tops of the Himalayas.

17 Jun 2015

JA Solar’s Photovoltaic Modules Pass RETC’s High-Grade Class 4 Hail Test

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that its PV modules have passed the high-grade Class 4 Hail Test conducted by RETC in May at its facility located at Fremont, California, following the successful pass of the similar test conducted by TÜV Rheinland in early March this year.

17 Jun 2015

Whirlpool, One Energy and the Findlay Community Break Ground on $18 Million Wind Farm

Whirlpool Corporation, the world's largest global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances broke ground today on the Findlay Wind Farm, an $18 million "Wind for Industry" project, financed by One Energy, which provides energy solutions for large electric consumers.

17 Jun 2015

Hawboldt Industries Secures Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Cape Sharp Tidal Project

A third Nova Scotian company has secured a multi-million dollar contract with the Cape Sharp Tidal project, which has potential to be the first grid-connected tidal array in the world.

17 Jun 2015

Yingli Solar Connects 50MW PV Power Plant in Handan City to the Utility Grid

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, known as "Yingli Solar," today announced that it has connected its 50 MW PV power plant, located in Hebei Province, China, to the utility grid.

17 Jun 2015

First Solar Achieves Record 18.6% Aperture Efficiency for CdTe PV Modules

A third Nova Scotian company has secured a multi-million dollar contract with the Cape Sharp Tidal project, which has potential to be the first grid-connected tidal array in the world.

From First Solar, Inc. 17 Jun 2015

Researchers Develop New Method for Converting Squalene to Gasoline or Jet Fuel

A new method of converting squalene, which is produced by microalgae, to gasoline or jet fuel, has been developed by the research group of Professor Keiichi Tomishige and Dr. Yoshinao Nakagawa from Tohoku University's Department of Applied Chemistry, and Dr. Hideo Watanabe from the University of Tsukuba.

16 Jun 2015

Uranium-Breathing Bacteria Could Clean Polluted Groundwater at Uranium Ore Processing Sites

A strain of bacteria that "breathes" uranium may hold the key to cleaning up polluted groundwater at sites where uranium ore was processed to make nuclear weapons.

16 Jun 2015

New Strategy to Guide Consumers to Choose Green Energy

Convincing people to buy into green, renewable energy plans could be as simple as making it their default option, suggests a new study co-authored by a Stanford behavioral economist.

16 Jun 2015

VCU Researchers to Use Newly Developed Metrics to Study Impact of Ecosystems on Climate

For decades, scientists have relied on an established formula to measure the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change.

16 Jun 2015

Energy Biosciences Institute Researchers Develop Process for Drop-in Aviation Biofuel

The problem is simple to understand. Molecules of carbon and other greenhouse gases absorb heat. The more greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, the warmer the atmosphere becomes, exacerbating global climate change.

16 Jun 2015

New Computations to Help Climate Scientists Monitor Evolution of CO2 in Atmosphere

How light of different colours is absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) can now be accurately predicted using new calculations developed by a UCL-led team of scientists. This will help climate scientists studying Earth's greenhouse gas emissions to better interpret data collected from satellites and ground stations measuring CO2.

16 Jun 2015

NTNU Membrane-Based Technology Holds Promise for Full-Scale CO2 Capture in Cement Factories

The cement industry is one of the largest sources worldwide of carbon emissions, accounting for around five per cent of global emissions. New technologies being developed by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology may help substantially lower these emissions.

15 Jun 2015