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Industries across Europe are threatened as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an aircleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove these compounds.
Dec 29th, 2012
Read moreACTIVEWINDFARMS ('Active wind farms: optimization and control of atmospheric energy extraction in gigawatt wind farms') is investigating ways to introduce optimal techniques for improved control of the interaction between large wind farms and the atmospheric boundary layer.
Dec 28th, 2012
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The storage capacity of concentrating solar power can add significant value to a utility company's optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests.
Dec 28th, 2012
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Researchers will use the five-year, $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design solar energy systems and installation and connection procedures that require little or no customization by homeowners and installers.
Dec 21st, 2012
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Scientists have developed and patented a type of biological concrete that supports the natural, accelerated growth of pigmented organisms. The material, which has been designed for the fa�ades of buildings or other constructions in Mediterranean climates, offers environmental, thermal and aesthetic advantages over other similar construction solutions.
Dec 20th, 2012
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Surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other health-endangering substances. Using a new test procedure, Fraunhofer researchers can find out how the coatings behave during a long-term test.
Dec 20th, 2012
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Stanford researchers have succeeded in developing the world's first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells. Unlike standard thin-film solar cells, the peel-and-stick version from Stanford does not require any direct fabrication on the final carrier substrate.
Dec 20th, 2012
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Researchers discover a link between climate and volcanic eruptions.
Dec 19th, 2012
Read morePresent plans for seeding the oceans with iron fail to take into account several factors that could scupper those plans.
Dec 19th, 2012
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Shakila Umair, researcher at KTH, travelled to Pakistan to see how common electronic devices are dismantled and recycled. She investigated the harsh living conditions of people working with e-waste.
Dec 19th, 2012
Read moreIn a letter to EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, more than 70 solar companies and associations say retroactive measures against support schemes are unfair and damage investment climate for renewables.
Dec 19th, 2012
Read moreIn a pan-European contest organised by the European Commission, more than 70 organisations from across Europe have taken part in a campaign called 'A world you like. With a climate you like', which aims to find the best and most original idea for combating climate change.
Dec 18th, 2012
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How to be more resourceful is a dilemma facing us all as we strive to reduce, reuse, recycle and substitute. Now an EU project is focusing on the latter with the substitution of critical raw materials.
Dec 18th, 2012
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While we do measure the bounty that nature provides, we fail to measure the intrinsic wealth that's found in natural goods. That's the reason why our inclusive wealth is not growing, and one of the reasons why we haven't achieved sustainability.
Dec 18th, 2012
Read moreA new heat-trading simulation tool could help create the kind of open-market for heat trading as a means to avoid dumping useful heat and save energy while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Dec 18th, 2012
Read moreInland ice in West Antarctica is melting faster than expected. New observations published by oceanographers from the University of Gothenburg and the US may improve our ability to predict future changes in relation to melting ice.
Dec 18th, 2012
Read moreEU grant totaling 5,770,922 euros to exploit poplar and tobacco tree for possible new bio-materials.
Dec 18th, 2012
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Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR.
Dec 17th, 2012
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