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• Wind Turbines Remain Productive for Up to 25 Years

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Patrick Finnegan http://www.flickr.com/photos/vax-o-matic/)Wind turbines can remain productive for up to 25 years, making wind farms a good... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• ORNL Scientists Examine Electrochemical Processes in Batteries in Real-Time

  

  A new in situ transmission electron microscopy technique enabled ORNL researchers to image the snowflake-like growth of the solid electrolyte interphase from a... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: U.S. To Retire 60 GW of Coal Power by 2020

  

  Projected cumulative retirements of coal-fired generating capacity, 2012-2040. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2014... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Solar-Induced Fuel Cell Converts Biomass to Electricity

  

  A new solar-induced direct biomass-to-electricity hybrid fuel cell can operate on fuels as varied as powdered wood. The fuel cell, shown on the right, relies... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• IAEA Delivers Final Report on Fukushima Decommissioning

  

  IAEA experts visiting TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on 27 November 2013 looked at the fuel assembly removal process in Reactor Unit 4. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Refrigeration Technology Could Kick-Start Carbon Dioxide Storage

  

  SINTEF scientists have found that it could be more energy-efficient and cheaper than previously thought to capture CO2 by turning it into a liquid. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Inject Salmon With Novel Microbatteries

  

  The microbattery created by Jie Xiao and Daniel Deng and colleagues, amid grains of rice. (Credit: PNNL)Scientists have created a microbattery that packs twice... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Water Shortages in UK Could Paralyze Electricity Generation

  

  Stratford-on-Avon Canal near Shirley, UK, and electricity pylons along it. (Credit: Flickr @ Elliott Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/)New researc... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: Peak-to-Average Electricity Demand Ratio Increases Across U.S.

  Across the United States, but most pronounced in New England, the ratio of annual peak-hour electric demand to average hourly demand has risen over the past 20... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• BDNT, ABB to Roll Out ‘World’s Largest EV Fast Charger Network’

  

  Camouflaged DENZA preproduction car at a Chinese media event in 2013. The electric DENZA vehicle will see its world premiere at the Auto China trade fair in... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Pomegranate-Shaped Electrode Could Lead to More Powerful Batteries

  

  A novel battery electrode features silicon nanoparticles clustered like pomegranate seeds in a tough carbon rind. (Credit: Greg Stewart / SLAC)An electrode... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• America’s Natural Gas System Leakier Than Previously Thought

  

  Gas processing plants are significant sources of methane, researchers have found. (Credit: Flickr @ Will Merydith http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Discover Crude Oil Cardiotoxicity Mechanism in Fish

  

  A bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus).Scientists from Stanford University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that crude... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NIF Experiment Achieves Fusion Fuel Gain Exceeding Unity

  

  A metallic case called a hohlraum holds the fuel capsule for NIF experiments. Target handling systems precisely position the target and freeze it to cryogenic... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• World’s Largest Solar Thermal Project Now Operational

  

  An aerial view of Tower 1 and its heliostats at the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility. (Credit: BrightSource Energy)NRG Energy, Inc. announced on Feb. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• E.ON to Build Unique 5MW Modular Battery

  

  RWTH Aachen University, Lecture Hall (on left) built in a former power station. (Credit: RWTH Aachen University)The E.ON Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Reveals Causes of Light-Induced Degradation in Solar Cells

  

  (Credit: Dave Dugdale / SolarDave.com)Researchers at the Helmholtz Center Berlin (HZB) have taken a leap forward towards a deeper understanding of... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Bosch, GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Aim to Double EV Battery Capacity

  

  (Credit: Robert Bosch GmbH)Robert Bosch GmbH and the Japanese companies GS Yuasa International Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation have set up a joint venture,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• US DOE: Nation’s Solar Industry 60% Towards Cost-Competition Goal

  

  President Obama speaks about issues concerning world energy and the importance of solar power during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base. (Credit: U.S. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Suggests Using Industrial Waste for Fracking

  

  A waste bottle glass that has been engineered into proppants for use in gas and oil recovery. (Credit: John Hellmann / Nittany Extraction Technologies... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY