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• Gas Separation Membrane Can Reduce Chemical Industry Energy Consumption

  

  A chemical plant in Ukishima, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Credit: Flickr @ ykanazawa1999 http://www.flickr.com/photos/27889738@N07/) Researchers at the MESA+... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Make Gasoline-Like Fuel From Plant Waste

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Robert Couse-Baker http://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/) Gasoline-like fuels can be produced from cellulosic materials such as farm and... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Low U.S. Natural Gas Prices Help Increase Plastic Production

  

  Plastic resin industry energy consumption and net exports of raw plastics. (Source: EIA, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, and Bureau of Economic Analysi... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• GWEC: Global Wind Energy Capacity Grows 12,5% in 2013

  

  A wind farm spotted outside Palm Springs, California. (Credit: Flickr @ Sam Howzit http://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/) The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Uranium Concentrate Production Is Up in 2013

  

  Total U.S. production of uranium concentrate. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Domestic Uranium Production Report, Quarterly) U.S. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EU Wind Energy Growth Slows in 2013

  

  Wind turbines in Germany. (Credit: Vestas) According to the latest report by The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), during 2013, 10,917 MW of new wind... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• PAH Emissions From Canada’s Oil Sands Likely Underestimated

  

  An Athabasca oil sands mining site, Alberta, Canada. (Credit: Shell) A new comprehensive modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Piezoelectric Devices Harvest Energy From Heart, Lungs, Diaphragm

  

  The mechanical energy harvester, which is flexible enough to conform to the surface of an organ such as the heart, converts the organ's motion into... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Vestas Launches World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine

  

  Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine. (Credit: Vestas) Vestas’ first V164-8.0 MW prototype wind turbine has successfully produced its first kW·h of electricity... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EU Worries About Rare Earth Metals Scarcity, Aims to Recycle

  

  SINTEF’s Ana María Martínez believes that high-temperature electrolysis can be used to recover rare earth metals from scrap. In this photo, she has just opened ... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Solar Jobs Up 19.9% Since Last Year

  

  Workers secure the base of a solar panel frame. (Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation) Last week, The Solar Foundation released its National Solar Jobs... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Improve Perovskite Solar Cell Production Process

  

  UCLA postdoctoral researcher Huanping Zhou displays perovskite solar cells made using a vapor-assisted solution process. The process has shown potential for... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Wind Farms to Sense Approaching Aircraft

  

  The sensors being attached to the turbine mast. The warning beacons only blink if the radar system detects an airplane. (Credit: Fraunhofer FHR) Some people... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Enel Green Power Tests R115 Marine Wave Energy Converter

  

  A render image of the R115 marine wave energy converter. (Credit: 40South Energy) With the initial testing phase for the R115 marine wave energy converter... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Catalyst Converts Greenhouse Gas Into Useful Chemicals

  

  A UD engineering research team led by Feng Jiao has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide to carbon... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• January, 2014: This Month in Energy

  

  Global renewable energy share can double by 2030, China can cut its energy use by 22%, several studies look into the future of electric and fuel cell vehicles,... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Safeguards Tool for Plutonium Analysis Proposed

  

  A silicon drift detector. (Credit: University of Jyväskylä) A promising new safeguards tool for plutonium analysis has been developed by the Radiation and... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Company Develops Solar-Powered Computers for Students in Africa

  A business which is based at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) has developed a unique solar-powered off-grid computing solution which is... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Using Smartphones for Occupancy Sensing Can Save Energy

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ closari http://www.flickr.com/photos/closari/) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researcher Bruce Nordman had an idea... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Wind Turbine Active Power Control Can Improve Grid Stability

  

  Wind turbines near Searsburg, Vermont. (Credit: Flickr @ Jared and Corin http://www.flickr.com/photos/redjar/) The Energy Department’s National Renewable... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY