Energy and the Environment News

Posted February 9, 2012:

• New Battery Could Lead to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Energy

Posted February 7, 2012:

• New Tool for Analyzing Solar-Cell Materials

Posted February 6, 2012:

• More Environmental Rules Needed for Shale Gas, Says Geophysicist

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Biosolar Breakthrough Promises Cheap, Easy Green Electricity

Posted February 1, 2012:

• New Tool Determines Value of Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Earth's Energy Budget Remained out of Balance Despite Unusually Low Solar Activity, Study Finds

Posted January 27, 2012:

• NASA Study Solves Case of Earth's 'Missing Energy'

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Can the Economy Bear What Oil Prices Have in Store?

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Classifying Solar Eruptions

Posted January 24, 2012:

• New Material to Remove Radioactive Gas from Spent Nuclear Fuel

Posted January 20, 2012:

• In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Researchers' Refinement Increases Solar Concentrator Efficiency

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Power Generation Is Blowing in the Wind

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Solar Energy: New Sunflower-Inspired Pattern Increases Concentrated Solar Efficiency
• Greenhouses and Solar Power: Crop Testing With a Special Photovoltaic Panel for Greenhouses

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Engineers Make 'Building Blocks of Chemical Industry' from Wood While Boosting Production 40 Percent
• Algae for Your Fuel Tank
• Renewable Fuel: Clearing a Potential Road Block to Bisabolane

Posted January 9, 2012:

• New Research Helps Predict Bat Presence at Wind Energy Facilities

Posted December 28, 2011:

• Weather Deserves Medal for Clean Air During 2008 Olympics

Posted December 23, 2011:

• Go to Work on a Christmas Card: UK's Wrapping Paper and Festive Cards Could Provide Energy to Send a Bus to the Moon More Than 20 Times

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Paint-on Solar Cells Developed

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Chemicals and Biofuel from Wood Biomass

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Discovery of a 'Dark State' Could Mean a Brighter Future for Solar Energy

Posted December 14, 2011:

• How Exposure to Irregular Light Affects Plant Circadian Rhythms
• Ramping Up Wind Energy Research

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Small Reactors Could Figure Into US Energy Future
• Engineers Study How Hills, Nearby Turbines Affect Wind Energy Production

Posted December 9, 2011:

• Literature Review on Solar Energy and Wildlife Impacts Research
• New Solar-Powered Classroom Brings Science to Schools in Developing Countries

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Building a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
• U.S. CAFE Standards Create Profit Incentive for Larger Vehicles

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Underground Heat: Landsat Satellites Track Yellowstone's Geothermal Activity
• Solar Power Much Cheaper to Produce Than Most Analysts Realize, Study Finds

Posted December 2, 2011:

• Cheap Beads Offer Alternative Solar-Heating Storage

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Six Myths About Electricity in the U.S. South Dubunked
• Interdigitated Back-Contact Silicon Solar Cells Above 23% Efficiency

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Gone With the Wind: Why the Fast Jet Stream Winds Cannot Contribute Much Renewable Energy After All

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Cost-Effectiveness of Biofuels and Their Ability to Cut Fossil Fuel Use Questioned

Posted November 28, 2011:

• The Shadows in a City Reveal Its Energy Flow

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Fifth of Global Energy Could Come from Biomass Without Damaging Food Production, Report Suggests

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Nanoparticle Electrode for Batteries Could Make Grid-Scale Power Storage Feasible
• Insect Cyborgs May Become First Responders: Search and Monitor Hazardous Places

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Carbon Mitigation Strategy Uses Wood for Buildings First, Bioenergy Second

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Evaluating Price Hikes: Research Shows That Recent Oil Shocks Are Not Causing Inflation

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Corn Gene Boosts Biofuels from Switchgrass

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Toward More Cost-Effective Production of Biofuels from Plant Lignocellulosic Biomass

Posted November 15, 2011:

• U.S. Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War on Trash

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