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• Study: Framework for Biomass Contracts Will Ensure Stable Biomass Supply

  

  A rape field near Scarborough, UK. (Credit: Flickr @ Thomas Tolkien http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomtolkien/)Farmers who grow corn and soybeans can take... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• GE Control System Makes New York’s Largest Power Plant 5% More Efficient

  

  New York will glow a little brighter. (Credit: General Electric)Ravenswood Generating Station is New York’s largest power plant with enough capacity to... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Connection Between Solar Cells That Handles Energy of 70,000 Suns Developed

  

  The discovery means solar cell manufacturers can create stacked solar cells that can handle high-intensity solar energies without losing voltage at the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Cheap Labor Is Not the Sole Reason for Chinese Solar Panels’ Low Prices

  

  A solar array at Cooper Vineyards in Louisa, VA. (CreditL Flickr @ U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/)A study of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• German Car Manufacturers Agreed to Use Qi Wireless Charging Technology

  

  Nokia wireless charging car holder. (Credit: Nokia)CE4A working group recommended its members to use the Qi standard for inductive electrical power transfer... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• CSIRO Developed High Temperature Battery for Extreme Conditions

  

  CSIRO’s high temperature battery. (Credit: CSIRO)As more oil and gas is extracted from mature, deep and ultra deep wells over the next few decades, the demand o... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• KIT Starts Up a Battery Research Factory for Small Series Production

  

  On almost 1,500 square meters, the KIT develops new production methods for lower-cost and more efficient lithium-ion batteries. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• World’s Largest Single-Site Binary Geothermal Power Plant Built in New Zealand

  

  Ngatamariki geothermal power plant. (Credit: Ormat Technologies, Inc.)Ormat Technologies, a provider of alternative and renewable energy technology, announced... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Solar Cells Applied Directly to Silicon Chip Can Power Wireless Sensors

  

  The solar cell sits directly on the sensor module’s silicon chip. (Credit: Fraunhofer IMS)Small solar cells attached directly to a silicon chip can potentially... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• World’s First Fully Active Regenerative Suspension Developed

  

  The first fully active and regenerative suspension in the world will make passenger cars safer, more dynamic, and more comfortable — with maximum energy... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• IIT-Argonne Team Receives Award to Develop ‘Nanoelectrofuel’ Battery Tech

  

  Researchers (left to right) Dileep Singh, Carlo Segre, Mike Duoba, John Katsoudas, Elena Timofeeva, and Chris Pelliccione stand by one of the plug-in electric... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Ion-Conducting Polymer Improves Solar Cell Performance

  

  DSSC panel is tested in the laboratory at the School of Chemical Science and Engineering. (Photo: David Callahan)Drawing their inspiration from photosynthesis,... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Electrical Charge ‘Stripes’ May Play Important Role in Superconductivity

  

  Scientists Simon Billinge, Milinda Abeykoon, Emil Bozin, and John Tranquada are making strides toward uncovering the role of "charge stripes" in... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Modular Battery System: Storing Energy in the Roof of a Bus

  

  Modular batteries (orange) can be integrated easily in the free space of the vehicle. (Image: KIT)Battery-based electric drives can be economically applied in... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Construction Commenced on Europe’s Biggest Commercial Battery Park

  

  Schwerin at night. (Credit: Flickr @ Harald Hoyer http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhoyer/)Northeast German power utility WEMAG and Younicos, a renewable energy... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• European Emergency Services Adopt Nissan Leaf as Emergency Support Vehicle

  

  Nissan Leaf police car in Portugal. (Credit: Nissan Motor Company)Emergency services in Portugal, France, UK and Switzerland are adopting Nissan Leaf as a... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Layered Semiconductors May Greatly Improve Photoelectrochemical Cells

  

  For industrial use, ZnO is produced at levels of 105 tons per year.Theoretical simulations reveal that layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces can be... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientist to ‘Paint’ Solar Cells With Nanoparticle-Based ‘Inks’

  

  UAlberta researcher Jillian Buriak (centre) worked with post-doctoral fellows Erik Luber (right) and Hosnay Mobarok to create nanoparticles that could lead to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• BNL Researchers Study Electron ‘Traffic Congestion’ to Improve Organic Solar...

  

  Nanditha Dissanayake, Matthew Eisaman, Yutong Pang, and Ahsan Ashraf display the setup used to track the flow of electrons through the photoactive layer of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chemists Use Chlorophyll From Plants to Create Solar Cells, LEDs, Lasers

  

  Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. (Credit: Flickr @ Anderson Mancini http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY