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New coal technology harnesses energy without burning, nears pilot-scale development
A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State University. The technology is now ready for testing at a larger scale.
February 6, 2013 Read more
Scientists turn toxic by-product into biofuel booster
Engineered enzyme increases output of alkanes, possible replacement for key component of gasoline.
February 5, 2013 Read more
Climate change impacts to US coasts threaten public health, safety and economy
According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems.
February 4, 2013 Read more
Falling EU carbon price should inspire greater mitigation efforts
In the absence of policy action, China would account for 41% of global emissions in 2030 and developing countries 70%. Whatever weight were given to the requirements of historical responsibility and justice, effective global mitigation would require major and early reductions from business as usual emissions in China and other developing countries.
February 3, 2013 Read more
Increases in extreme rainfall linked to global warming
A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise.
February 1, 2013 Read more
Chinese Academic says air pollution in China is more frightening than SARS virus
Air pollution is more frightening than SARS because no one can escape it, said Zhong Nanshan, a leading Chinese specialist in respiratory diseases, during a TV interview aired on Wednesday.
February 1, 2013 Read more
Biomass bonanza as plastics' raw materials
How European scientists are a preparing for a change from a fossil-fuel to a bio-based economy.
February 1, 2013 Read more
Official start for Research Alliance for Wind Energy in Germany
A unique alliance for German wind energy research was officially formed in Berlin yesterday - the Research Alliance for Wind Energy. Representatives of the three partners, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities Oldenburg, Hannover and Bremen, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Systems Technology (IWES) signed the cooperation agreement.
February 1, 2013 Read more
Populations may have trouble adapting to climate change
A new study investigated how an organism - in this case, a simple virus - adapts to temperature change when that change comes in different ways: constant, in a recognizable pattern or at random.
January 31, 2013 Read more
Solar power: Is it time for the big push?
There are great expectations for solar power, especially in the coming years, when the International Energy Agency projects solar to grow faster than any other renewable power. But what does science need to do to more fully respond to the opportunities ahead?
January 31, 2013 Read more
GE introduces the world's most efficient high-output wind turbine
The 2.5-120 is the first wind turbine to bring together world-class efficiency and power output at low wind speed sites, capturing a 25 percent increase in efficiency and a 15 percent increase in power output compared to GE's current model.
January 31, 2013 Read more
Researchers harness nature to produce the fuel of the future
Hydrogen has tremendous potential as an eco-friendly fuel, but it is expensive to produce. Now researchers at Princeton University and Rutgers University have moved a step closer to harnessing nature to produce hydrogen for us.
January 31, 2013 Read more
Study: Work needed to make algal biofuel viable
Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell researchers find that more innovation is needed to make the technology economically and energetically viable at a commercial scale.
January 30, 2013 Read more
U.S. wind power installed new record of 13,124 MW
4Q numbers show 2012 was best year ever, as industry reached 60,000 MW; Texas, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois are leaders.
January 30, 2013 Read more
China burns almost half of the world's coal consumption
Of the 2.9 billion tons of global coal demand growth since 2000, China accounted for 2.3 billion tons (82%). China now accounts for 47% of global coal consumption - almost as much as the entire rest of the world combined.
January 30, 2013 Read more
First mobile app for green chemistry fosters sustainable manufacturing of medicines
The first mobile application to foster wider use of the environmentally friendly and sustainable principles of green chemistry is the topic of a new report.
January 30, 2013 Read more
Biofuels blend right in
Winemakers have long known that blending different grape varietals can favorably balance the flavor characteristics of the wine they produce. In the future, makers of advanced biofuels might use a similar strategy, blending different feedstock varieties to balance the energy characteristics of the transportation fuel they produce.
January 30, 2013 Read more
Revolutionary cooling system uses lasers instead of refrigerants
Bulky and noisy air-conditioning compressors and refrigerators may soon be a thing of the past. With the latest discovery by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, current cooling systems which uses refrigerant harmful to the ozone layer could be replaced by a revolutionary cooling system using lasers.
January 30, 2013 Read more