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Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly important for the worldwide power mix. Nevertheless, experts are still deliberating which market model is best for transitioning to renewables. However, one of the major technological challenges in this regard, namely balancing the fluctuations that are caused by wind and solar power, may soon be solved.
Dec 2nd, 2013
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Researchers are developing a methodology and framework to accurately calculate carbon emissions from supply chains. The approach considers user needs and the requirements of different stakeholders: producers, transporters, wholesalers and political bodies.
Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreSome plastics can be recycled, but transparent film plastics are presently not considered worth reclaiming from landfill. An EU project aimed to change that, promoting flexible painted and laminated plastic film (commonly used for food, toys, cosmetics, and industrial parts) as a valuable recycling resource.
Nov 29th, 2013
Read moreScientists developed and tested an improved proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyser to fuel micro-CHP through EU funding of the project 'Pressurized PEM electrolyzer' (PRIMOLYZER).
Nov 29th, 2013
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Trough cheap technology it will be possible to use the passing of vehicles to illuminate the city.
Nov 29th, 2013
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A fleet of 130 virtual electric cars is set to commence on the roads of Munich, Germany. A smartphone's software records and processes the driving data to reveal how electric vehicles would perform the corresponding operational cycles in environmental and economic terms.
Nov 28th, 2013
Read moreREBELS program aims to develop innovative intermediate-temperature fuel cells for low-cost stationary power generation.
Nov 28th, 2013
Read moreThe first part on the Working Group I contribution to AR5 is now available.
Nov 27th, 2013
Read moreFarmers, gardeners and students have a new place to learn about climate change and how to be part of the solution.
Nov 26th, 2013
Read moreThe research initiative POWERAMP developed roadway-energy harvesting prototypes based on dynamic speed bumps that are able to transfer kinetic energy from vehicles passing over them.
Nov 26th, 2013
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More than 6 billion Euro per year can be saved in German power production costs provided all of the suitable areas in the North and Baltic Seas were used by offshore wind energy production. This is the result of a Fraunhofer IWES study commisioned by the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation.
Nov 26th, 2013
Read moreResearchers bring their invention - the world's first bioelectrically enhanced wastewater to energy system - to market.
Nov 25th, 2013
Read moreNew research suggests that even if carbon-dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years. Thus, it might take a lot less carbon than previously thought to reach the global temperature scientists deem unsafe.
Nov 24th, 2013
Read moreResearchers generate electricity rather than biomass with photosynthetic proteins.
Nov 21st, 2013
Read moreSwiss chemist Michael Graetzel, noted for his discovery of a new solar cell that's easier and less costly to produce than silicon-based cells, has won the first $50,000 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville.
Nov 21st, 2013
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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel production in tiny marine algae.
Nov 21st, 2013
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TUM CREATE presents an electric taxi for use in tropical megacities at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. EVA showcases a new super-fast charging system recharging the battery within 15 minutes, a range of 200 kilometers and an individual air conditioning. As the first university in the world, TUM presents electric vehicle concepts for different climate zones.
Nov 21st, 2013
Read moreNew analysis shows that emissions in the California cap-and-trade scheme are lower than official estimates suggest.
Nov 20th, 2013
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