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• Domestic Generation Satisfies 84% of U.S. Energy Demand

  

  U.S. energy flow, 2013. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, May 2014). Note: Supply equals domestic production, plus imports... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Novel Nickel-Based Catalyst Efficiently Splits Water

  

  Researcher discovers inexpensive catalyst to produce oxygen and hydrogen gas. (Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson / University of Delaware)The University of Delaware’s... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• May, 2014: This Month in Energy

  

  According to a new report by the International Energy Agency, electricity will increasingly power the world’s economies in the 21st century, rivaling oil as... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EU to Discuss New Energy Security Strategy

  

  European Commission building, reflected in EU Council windows. (Credit: Flickr @ Jim Killock https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkillock/)The European Commission... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Carbon Fiber Battery to Reduce Electric Car Weight

  

  Woven carbon fibre can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries. (Photo: Peter Larsson / KTH Royal Institute)Eric Jacques, a researcher in vehicle and... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Nanotechnology Enables Storing Energy in Copper Wire

  

  Scientists figure out a way to store energy in cloths. (Credit: Flickr @ Jim Wrigley Photography https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimwrigleyphoto/)Scientists at th... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Company Claims Its SolarWindow Is 10 Times More Efficient Than Rooftop PV

  

  Rocky Mountains seen through the New Energy Technologies’ electricity-generating SolarWindow. (Credit: New Energy Technologies)New Energy Technologies, Inc. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Video Streaming More Energy Efficient Than DVDs

  

  Online videos might be an environmentally-friendly alternative to DVDs. (Credit: Flickr @ William Hook https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhook/)Watching a liv... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Global Renewable Energy Generation Achieves New Record

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ BlackRockSolar https://www.flickr.com/photos/freethesun/ and Jim McDougall https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmcd/)The newly released... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers Protect Organic Solar Cells With Flexible Glass

  

  Organic photovoltaics printed on ultra-thin glass. (Credit: Fraunhofer IAP)Organic solar modules have advantages over silicon solar cells. However, one... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Piezoelectric Transistor to Cut Power Consumption of Microchips

  

  Sketch of the transistor prototype. The transistor current flows through tiny silicon bars, which are enveloped by a package of conductor layers and... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Evaluates Global Algae Biofuel Potential

  

  Algae is grown at a Colorado plant. USU researchers estimate untillable land in Brazil, Canada, China and the U.S. could produce enough algal biofuel to... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Coatings Stabilize Semiconductors for Use in Solar Fuel Generators

  

  Postdoctoral scholar Shu Hu (foreground) demonstrates how to make photoelectrochemical measurements of a solar-fuels cell. (Credit: Robert Paz)Caltech... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chinese Solar Panels Less Green Than European Ones

  

  The world's largest building integrated solar facade at Suntech headquarters, Wuxi, China. (Credit: Flickr @ Dricus https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• IRENA: 6.5 M People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide

  

  In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Home Solar Installations Exceed Commercial Ones

  

  U.S. residential solar PV installations exceeded commercial ones for the first time in Q1 2014. (Credit: Flickr @ Team Massachusetts 4D Home https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Power Plant Carbon Standards Have Side Benefits

  

  When power plants limit carbon dioxide emissions, they can also release less other pollutants. (Credit: Flickr @ Dana https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Laser Generates Artificial Sunlight to Test Solar Cells

  

  NIST engineer Tasshi Dennis with NIST's solar simulator based on a white light laser. The instrument simulates sunlight to help measure the properties of solar... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Algae Assimilates Harmful Ammonium, Produces Biogas

  

  An algal bloom in Dianchi Lake, China. (Credit: Flickr @ eutrophication hypoxia https://www.flickr.com/photos/48722974@N07/)The Basque Institute for Agricultura... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Electric School Buses Could Save Millions of Dollars

  

  Electric school buses that feed the power grid could save school districts millions. (Credit: Trans Tech Bus)Electric school buses that feed the power grid coul... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY