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• Lanthanum-Based Perovskite Materials to Improve Fuel Cells

  

  SOFC cathode preparation process. (Credit: University of the Basque Country)Scientists at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have studied the effect... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EWEA Releases European Offshore Wind Industry Statistics

  

  The EWEA has released the "European offshore wind industry — key trends and statistics 1st half 2014" report.According to the report, on the first six months... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Cheaper Platinum-Yttrium Fuel Cell Catalyst Developed

  

  Fuel cells are an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel and gasoline engines. (Credit: Flickr @ Edgar Zuniga Jr. https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: Fuel Economy Improvements Exhibit Diminishing Returns in Savings

  

  Annual fuel consumption per vehicle (assuming 12000 miles per year) vs. Annual fuel cost per vehicle (assiming $3,50 per gallon). (Source: U.S. Energy... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Magnetic Materials Make Electric Motors More Efficient

  

  New materials, production techniques increase the efficiency of electric motors by 60-70%. (Credit: Flickr @ h080 https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• KIT Commissions Germany’s Largest Solar Power Storage Park

  

  New technologies for the “Energiewende” are being tested in the solar power storage park on Campus North of the KIT. (Credit: KIT)On the occasion of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Engineering Professor Designs Energy Efficient Cooking Pan

  

  An energy efficient cooking pan. (Credit: Lakeland)A novel energy-efficient cooking pan based on research by University of Oxford Professor of Engineering Thoma... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Find Worst Possible Place for Great Lakes Oil Spill

  

  The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. (Credit:... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• FLEXLAB Energy Efficiency Test Bed for Buildings Opens for Business

  

  FLEXLAB includes a rotating testbed which can track with the sun. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)Department of Energy’s FLEXLAB—an advanced energy efficiency test bed fo... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 7/11/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

  

  Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Carbon-Based Catalyst for Batteries, Fuel Cells Developed

  

  (Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)Chemists at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, have developed a carbon-based catalyst for water electrolysi... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• X-Rays Help Study Chemical Reactions in Fuel Cells

  

  Miniaturized fuel cells are probed with high brilliance X-rays at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: Hydropower Limited by Money, Not Resources

  

  Total U.S. hydropower electricity generating capacity, 1950-2040. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA-860, and the Oak Ridge National... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Water and Ice in Hydrogen Fuel Cells Directly Imaged

  

  The researchers Pierre Boillat and Johannes Biesdorf in an experiment in which they switched on a fuel cell without preheating at temperatures below zero degree... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Take Snapshots of Photosynthetic Water Oxidation

  

  Photosytem II utilizes a water-splitting manganese-calcium enzyme that when energized by sunlight catalyzes a four photon-step cycle of oxidation states... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Laser Helps Understand Inner Workings of Solar Panels

  

  The solar array atop the Vietnam Assembly and Test Factory in Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest operating solar facility in Vietnam. (Credit: Flickr @ Intel Free... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Night-Time Lights Intensity Indicates Regional Favoritism

  

  Scientists use satellite data on nighttime light intensity to pinpoint regional favoritism. (Source: Image and Data processing by NOAA's National Geophysical... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EPIA Publishes Global Solar Energy Market Outlook 2014-2018

  

  The EPIA has released the “Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014-2018” report.The European Photovoltaic Industry Association has just published its... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Sponge-Like Material Helps Li-Ion Batteries Run Longer

  

  Silicon sponge improves lithium-ion battery performance. (Credit: Flickr @ hardwarehank https://www.flickr.com/photos/ralree/)Researchers at Pacific Northwest... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Daimler, BMW Group Are Developing Inductive Charging for Cars

  

  @Daimler and @BMW to develop standardized inductive charging for EVs. (Credit: BMW Group)In a recent press release by the BMW Group, the company outlines plans... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY