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• Tidal Energy Technology Helps Predict Storm Surges

  

  HR Wallingford’s model predictions of an example major storm surge event around the UK coastline. (Credit: HR Wallingford). Full animation available here. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Make Algae Produce More Hydrogen

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Tristan Schmurr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kewl/)Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have demonstrate... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA Assesses Uncertainties for Global Petroleum Supply

  

  World liquid fuels and global inventory net withdrawals charts. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook February 2014)The U.S. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• USGS Assesses Wind Energy Impacts on Wildlife

  

  USGS has recently undertaken a project to develop a methodology for assessing wind energy impacts on wildlife at a national scale.According to the USGS blog,... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 91 Companies Urge EU to Support Strong Renewable Energy Targets

  

  A wind farm in Cambridgeshire county, England. (Credit: Flickr @ Fiona http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionaandneilpics/)Leading European companies are calling... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Technology Prevents Spontaneous Combustion in Li-Ion Batteries

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ kev-shine http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinshine/)In studying a material that prevents marine life from sticking to the bottom of ships,... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NREL Report Compares Concentrating Solar Power Technologies

  

  Nevada Solar One. Concentrating solar power (CSP) collectors near Boulder City. (Credit: Flickr @ J. N. Stuart http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Lockheed Martin to Develop World’s Largest Wave Energy Project

  

  Wave power uses special buoys that use the rising and falling of ocean waves to generate electricity. (Credit: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Company Set to ‘Revolutionize Wastewater Treatment’

  

  ClearCove process produces clean water and solid material that can be used to make methane biogas.ClearCove Systems, a company founded by two former Rochester... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Report Reviews Impact of Oil, Gas Drilling Accidents on EU Fisheries

  

  Beaches closed immediately after Cosco Busan spill in San Francisco Bay. (Credit: Flickr @ Ingrid Taylar http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylar/)“The Impact of Oil... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Free App Helps Choose Locations for Renewable Energy

  

  The simulation program FreeGreenius calculates profitability and the optimal design of a power plant. The picture shows a parabolic trough collector at the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Low Frequency Vibrations to Power Electronic Devices

  

  A vibrational energy harvester developed at the University of Michigan in 2011. (Credit: Erkan Aktakka / University of Michigan)Researchers from A*STAR’s... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New System Measures Wind Turbine Oscillations Remotely

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Patrick Finnegan http://www.flickr.com/photos/vax-o-matic/)The rotor and mast of a wind turbine can oscillate even in normal operation. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• WaveRoller Wave Energy Converter Performance Independently Verified

  

  A WaveRoller wave power converter with 3 panels installed. (Credit: AW-Power)WaveRoller, a wave energy device created by a Finnish company, AW-Energy, has... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Computer Models Helps Track Spilled Oil

  

  Surface residual ball (SRB) made of a mix of oil and sand on Gulf of Mexico beach. (Credit: USGS)A newly developed computer model holds the promise of helping... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Innovative Tankless Water Heater Launches on Kickstarter

  

  The Heatworks Model 1 measures a length of 12.5 (32 cm) inches and 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. (Credit: Kickstarter)ISI Technology, a Charleston-area, South... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Overhead Power Lines Don’t Increase Risk of Leukemia

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Chris Yunker http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-yunker/)Children who live near overhead power lines in early life do not have a greater risk o... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Measures Investors’ Reaction to ‘Unburnable Carbon’

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Steve Snodgrass http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensnodgrass/)Investors in U.S. oil and gas companies have not ignored the science when... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Atomic Force Microscopy Identifies Best Microbes for Biofuel Production

  

  A slide culture of a Streptomyces sp. grown on tap water agar. While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are now reporting a new, fast... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• BCU to Showcase Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car in India

  

  BCU's hydrogen fuel cell car concept. (Credit: Birmingham City University) Birmingham City University is set to showcase the concept and design behind what coul... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY