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Technologies that are discussed controversially today may be needed to keep the future risks and costs of climate change in check. Combining the production of energy from fossil fuels and biomass with capturing and storing the CO2 they emit (CCS) can be key to achieving current climate policy objectives such as limiting the rise of the global mean temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius.
Jun 26th, 2014
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Scientists have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Okayama University's Shinji Hiejima is looking for industrial partners to commercialize his experimentally proven and patented concept of the Hydro-VENUS system for converting tidal energy into electrical power.
Jun 25th, 2014
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If no further action is taken and global temperature increases by 3.5 C, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least 190 billion euros, a net welfare loss of 1.8% of its current GDP. Several weather-related extremes could roughly double their average frequency. As a consequence, heat-related deaths could reach about 200 000, the cost of river flood damages could exceed EUR10 billion and 8000 km2 of forest could burn in southern Europe. The number of people affected by droughts could increase by a factor of seven and coastal damage, due to sea-level rise, could more than triple.
Jun 25th, 2014
Read moreThe stationary sector is experiencing a boom in prime power and residential combined heat and power systems, report concludes.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Policymakers should conduct 'net energy analyses' when evaluating the long-term sustainability of energy technologies, according to new Stanford University research
Jun 25th, 2014
Read moreA first-of-its-kind study using snow during a Minnesota blizzard is giving researchers new insight into the airflow around large wind turbines. This research is essential to improving wind energy efficiency, especially in wind farms where airflows from many large wind turbines interact with each other.
Jun 24th, 2014
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The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) today announced the release of a groundbreaking report titled 'Evolving Business Models for Renewable Energy'.
Jun 24th, 2014
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Scientists have unveiled the first glycosyltransferase clone collection specifically targeted for the study of the biosynthesis of plant cell walls.
Jun 23rd, 2014
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Specific LED treatments found more effective than high-pressure sodium lighting for greenhouse tomatoes.
Jun 23rd, 2014
Read moreConcentrating solar power could supply a large fraction of the power supply in a decarbonized energy system, shows a new study of the technology and its potential practical application.
Jun 23rd, 2014
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Scientist invents continuous, zero-toxic-emission system that converts nonrecycled plastics into crude oil.
Jun 20th, 2014
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The projects, which are funded through ARPA-E's new Reliable Electricity Based on ELectrochemical Systems (REBELS) program, are focused on improving grid stability, balancing intermittent renewable technologies, and reducing CO2 emissions using electrochemical distributed power generation systems.
Jun 19th, 2014
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Global automakers are locked in a showdown evoking the video format wars of the 1980s, as they bet on what eco-friendly vehicles will prevail in the battle for dominance of the burgeoning low-emissions sector.
Jun 18th, 2014
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The aim of the 'ONE TWO WE' program is to reduce environmental damage caused by the production of food-stuffs.
Jun 18th, 2014
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The University of Kentucky has received a $12.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its work to better understand and minimize negative health and environmental impacts from hazardous waste sites.
Jun 18th, 2014
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The 9th Asia Clean Energy Forum today saw the launch of a Sustainable Energy for All hub for Asia Pacific, aimed at mobilizing investment and finding innovative ways to bring clean, modern energy to the people of Asia and the Pacific.
Jun 18th, 2014
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The FP7-funded MULTIBIOPRO project is developing second-generation non-food oils and biomaterials from poplar and the tobacco tree (Nicotiana glauca). Both of these plants thrive on marginal land and may have the potential for large-scale production without directly competing with food crops.
Jun 18th, 2014
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