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• Smart Nanostructure Will Reduce Energy Losses in Solar Cells

  

  An international team of scientists including physicists from the FOM Foundation, Delft University of Technology and Toyota, have created a new nanomaterial tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Siemens Installs 576 MW North Sea Offshore Converter Station

  

  After the HVDC platform HelWin1 reached its setup zone a further four days were required for installation. HelWin1 is a floating jack-up platform that is moved... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Refrigerator Trucks in Three States to Use Fuel Cells for Cooling

  

  A refrigerator truck (Credit: Flickr @ Zena C http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenac/)Grocery merchants in Texas, California and New York will soon have ice cream,... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Fluid Flow Research Will Help Oil Separation

  

  A liquid sheet squeezed from two clapping hands at the velocity of 10.2 centimeter per second. (Credit: Virginia Tech)In a paper appearing this month in Physica... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• ARPA-E Funds 22 Energy Storage Research Projects

  

  Some batteries being tested at the Idaho National Laboratory. (Credit: Flickr @ Idaho National Laboratory http://www.flickr.com/photos/inl/)Advanced Research... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Innovative Skylight Design Guide Released

  

  The LRC’s new light scoops design balances out daily and seasonal fluctuations in light level and temperature. (Credit: Lighting Research Center)The Lighting... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 10 Years of Consistent Development Will Cut Wind Power Price by One-Third

  

  RWE npower renewables’ North Hoyle offshore wind farm viewed from the Great Orme’s Head. The project is located 4-5 miles off the North Wales coast. (Credit:... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First Results of RheinMobil Electric Mobility Project Presented

  

  On the road since spring: data from commuter and business trips are used for further development. (Photo: Markus Breig)The first results of the RheinMobil... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chemists Combine Natural Materials With Synthetic Ones to ‘Upgrade’...

  

  Plants usually convert light into chemical energy with a photosynthetic efficiency of 3–6%. (Credit: Flickr @ halfrain http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: New Homes 30% Larger, Consume 21% Less Energy

  

  Modern house of contemporary design, glass and wood, Washington Park neighborhood, Seattle, Washington, USA. (Credit: Flickr @ Wonderlane http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Chemical Engineers Advance Flexible Organic Solar Cell Manufacturing Technology

  

  Work by a research team at Penn State and Rice University could lead to the development of flexible solar cells. The engineers' technique centers on control of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• GE Scientists Use Supercomputer to Solve Wind Turbine Ice Accumulation

  

  Caribou Wind Park as seen from the top of one of the turbines.A recent study of electrical power producing systems across Europe conducted by Siemens AG has... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Korean Engineers Unveil Armadillo-T, a Foldable Compact Electric Car

  

  This light and compact electric car completely folds in half when parking, which makes it a perfect fit for public or private transportation in an urban... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 3D Graphene Can Replace Platinum in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

  

  A platinum nugget from Kondyor mine (Russia). The novel material can replace platinum in dye-sensitized solar cells with virtually no loss of generating... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Research Project to Map Wind Flow Data Improving Wind Farm Performance

  

  A wind farm in Sonora County, Texas. (Credit: Flickr @ Matthew Rutledge http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutlo/)A group of scientists at Texas Tech University’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EPFL Student Proposes to Use Smart Solar Energy to Power Refugee Camps

  

  More than 22 thousand of darfurian refugees live in Farchana Refugee Camp in Eastern Chad. (Credit: Flickr @ European Commission DG ECHO http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Fungus and Bacteria Create Isobutanol from Waste Plant Material

  

  The biofuel isobutanol, in the vial, was produced by a microbe community feeding on corn stalks and leaves or switchgrass, shown in the flasks behind.... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• World’s Largest Hydro Turbine Enters Service in China

  

  The Xiluodu Dam is an arch dam on the Jinsha River in China. (Credit: Voith) The world’s largest 784 megawatt (MW) generator-turbine unit built by Voith, a... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Household Energy Consumption Decreased by 25% in England, Wales

  

  A view of North London by night from the London Eye. (Credit: Flickr @ Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/)Average total... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Better Glue Makes Li-Ion Batteries Last Longer

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Heather Kennedy http://www.flickr.com/photos/moria/)Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford have found that the... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY