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• Porous Nanofiber Opens Way for Better Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

  

  Most electric cars use lithium-ion batteries. (Credit: Flickr @ Kārlis Dambrāns https://www.flickr.com/photos/janitors/)Chemists at the NIM Cluster... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant to Be Built in Chile

  

  SunEdison's 100 MW Amanecer Solar CAP power plant in Atacama Desert. (Credit: PRNewsFoto / SunEdison)First Solar, an American manufacturer of thin film... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Hydrofracking Fluids Could Pollute Groundwater Indirectly

  

  Study examines the environmental impacts of the flowback fluid from hydraulic fracturing. (Credit: Flickr @ pfly https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Computer Models to Extend Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Lifetime

  

  Scientists use computer modeling to accelerate the development of new fuel cell technology. On the photo: Tandy Corporation TRS-80 Model 4. (Credit: Flickr @... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Pendulum-Like Generator Harvests Tidal Energy

  

  A pendulum-dynamo generator could be a better alternative to tidal turbines. (Credit: Okayama University)Scientist at the Okayama University in Japan has... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• High-Capacity Molten Air Battery Developed

  

  A novel molten air battery has the highest energy storage capacities of any other batteries to date. (Credit: William Atkins / George Washington University)A... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 6/27/2014 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 27 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Report: Methane Leakage Presents Greater Risks Than Fracking

  

  Greenhouse gas emissions are of greater environmental concern than hydraulic fracturing. (Credit: Flickr @ Jeremy Buckingham https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Aqueous Flow Organic Battery for Grid-Scale Energy Storage Developed

  

  Sri Narayan focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of electrochemical energy conversion. (Credit: USC / Gus Ruelas)Researchers at the University of... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Novel Device Cleans Up Spills by Pumping Oil Through ‘Sponge’

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Jay-P https://www.flickr.com/photos/esqenzo/)While porous hydrophobic/oleophilic materials (PHOMs) show promise for cleaning up oil spills,... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers Encourage Use of Net Energy Analysis

  

  Stanford researchers encourage the use of net energy analysis, which compares the amount of energy generated by technologies, such as these wind turbine, with... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NREL, GM Partner Up to Reduce Automotive Fuel Cell Costs

  

  The Chevrolet Sequel is a purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell-powered concept SUV developed by General Motors in 2006. (Credit: Karrmann,... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Hybrid Electric Buses to Be Demonstrated in Stockholm

  

  Volvo hybrid electric bus during charging in a garage. (Credit: Volvo Bus Corporation)Volvo, SL (Stockholm Public Transport) and a Swedish power company... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Snowflakes Help Study Wind Turbine Airflow

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ yellowcloud https://www.flickr.com/photos/yellowcloud/)Scientists at the University of Minnesota (UMN) used snowflakes from a winter... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Air Liquide to Install 4 Hydrogen Fueling Stations in Denmark

  

  Air Liquide will install 4 hydrogen fueling stations in Denmark. (Credit: Air Liquide)Air Liquide, a French multinational company which supplies industrial gase... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U Maryland to Develop Affordable Natural Gas Fuel Cells

  

  The PowerSERG 2-80 system, also called "The Cube". In a real unit, the green lights on this mockup would show that each stack is functioning. A red light would... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Ecosphere Technologies Completes Mobile Solar PowerCube

  

  Ecos PowerCube—a mobile, deployable solar power plant. (Credit: Ecosphere Technologies Inc.)Ecosphere Technologies, a U.S. technology licensing and manufacturin... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study: Fracking Increases Groundwater Radioactivity, But Only So Much

  

  A Geiger-Müller counter. (Credit: Flickr @ Leonardo Rizzi https://www.flickr.com/photos/stars6/)A study finds that hydraulic fracturing can increase... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers Quantify How Energy Storage Costs Affect Wind Farms

  

  Pakri wind farm in Estonia. (Credit: Flickr @ Kain Kalju https://www.flickr.com/photos/kainkalju/)Scientists at the Carnegie Mellon University have quantified... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Project to Develop Efficient Hydrogen Storage for Vehicles

  

  BMW Hydrogen 7. (Credit: Flickr @ Adam Gautsch https://www.flickr.com/photos/gautsch/)Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) plan to use... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY