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• Scientists Use Cobalt-Based Catalysts to Replicate Photosynthesis

  

  Currently, the most efficient methods we have for making fuel — principally, hydrogen — from sunlight and water involve rare and expensive metal catalysts,... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Ventyx Announces Its North American Power Market Analysis

  

  Ventyx's 2013 North American Power Reference Case. Ventyx, an ABB software company, announced availability of its 2013 North American Power Reference Case, a... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 3-D Photonic Crystals Help Thin-Film Solar Cells Absorb More Light

  

  Thin film photovoltaic laminates being installed onto a roof. (Credit: Fieldsken Ken Fields... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Slightly Higher in 2013 Because of Coal

  

  Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, January 2014) According to the EIA, once al... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chinese Scientists Suggest Using Infrared Light for Hydrogen Production

  

  Illustration of the boron-nitride bilayer (blue and orange atoms) functionalized with fluorine atoms along the bottom and hydrogen atoms long the top. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Acid Mine Drainage Can Remove Radioactivity From Fracking Wastewater

  

  Acid mine drainage causes severe environmental problems in the Rio Tinto, Spain.(Credit: Flickr @ Javier Santos Romero http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Total Enters UK Shale Gas Market

  

  East Midlands region shown within England. (Credit: UK Office National Statistics). The full map is available here... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Wind Turbines Still Have No Impact on Residential Property Value

  

  Ostensibly, wind turbines such as this do not inconvenience the residents. (Credit: Flickr @ clive darra http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsse-info/) Last August... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Tiny Micro-Robotic Windmill Recharges Phone Batteries

  

  One of Rao's micro-windmills is placed here on a penny. (Credit: University of Texas at Arlington) A UT Arlington research associate and electrical engineering... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• New Anode Design Quadruples Life of Lithium-Sulfur Battery

  

  PNNL’s lithium-sulfur battery research is primarily aimed at improving the range of electric vehicles. (Credit: Flickr @ mariordo59 http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Finds Flaws in Some Tidal Energy Schemes

  

  Aerial photograph of the Rance Tidal Power Station in France. Renewable energy can be generated by harnessing the power from the tides, which can be predicted... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Consumers Buy Energy Efficient Light Bulbs If Energy Costs Are Labeled

  

  The public learns about energy efficient light bulb options in the exhibit tent at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. (Credit: Stefano Paltera ... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientist Proposes ‘Comminution’ as Alternative to Fracking

  

  Fracking the Bakken Formation in North Dakota. (Credit: Joshua Doubek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frac_job_in_process.JPG) Instead of pumping deep... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study: Even Flying Uses Less Energy Than Traveling by Car

  

  Come fly with me, it’s less energy intensive than driving a car. (Credit: Flickr @ Michael Gil http://www.flickr.com/photos/msvg/) Fuel economy must improve... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Gene Discovery Will Help Grow Willow for Biomass

  

  Salix alba, commonly known as white willow.(Credit: Willow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_alba_020.jpg) Rothamsted Research scientists, in collaboratio... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Helmholtz Coil May Help Lessen Fusion Instabilities

  

  Sandia National Laboratories physicist Thomas Awe examines coils that reduce plasma instabilities in the quest for controlled nuclear fusion at Sandia’s Z... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Alstom to Construct Israel’s First Pumped Hydropower Storage Facility

  

  3D rendering of hydro pump turbine. (Credit: Alstom) The 300 MW pumped hydropower storage facility, located 60 km east of Haifa (Israel), will be commissioned i... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Power Plants’ Shift to Natural Gas Means Less Emissions

  

  In 2013, Xcel Energy decommissioned this coal-fired power unit in Denver's Arapahoe Station. (Credit: Will von Dauster / NOAA) Power plants that use natural... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EPFL Scientists Propose Cheaper Hydrogen Production Method

  

  Molybdenum is an abundant and cheap material. It is used in steel alloys because of its resistance to corrosion and weldability (for example, in wrenches and... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: Electricity Prices Up Across the U.S. From 2012 to 2013

  

  Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading locations. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on SNL Energy) Wholesale, on-peak... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY