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Global Warming Won't Harm Wind Energy Production, Climate Models Predict
May 2, 2011 The production of wind energy in the US over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature, say a pair of scientists who analyzed output from several ... > full story -
Hydrogen Fuel Tech Gets Boost from Low-Cost, Efficient Catalyst
May 2, 2011 Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. The ... > full story -
Solar-Thermal Flat-Panels That Generate Electric Power: Researchers See Broad Residential and Industrial Applications
May 1, 2011 By using a nanostructured material with improved thermoelectric properties inside a vacuum-sealed flat panel, researchers report adding the capacity to generate electricity to solar-thermal energy ... > full story -
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New Solar Cell Technology Greatly Boosts Efficiency
April 29, 2011 With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, scientists have boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 ... > full story -
Nuclear Photonics: Gamma Rays Search for Concealed Nuclear Threats
April 26, 2011 Gamma rays are the most energetic type of light wave and can penetrate through lead and other thick containers. A powerful new source of gamma rays will allow officials to search for hidden reactor ... > full story -
Wind Turbines: In the Wake of the Wind
April 26, 2011 Wind turbines not only produce power, they produce wakes -- similar to what forms in bodies of water -- that are invisible ripples and waves and other disturbances in the atmosphere downstream that ... > full story -
Scientists Focus on Light Ions for Fast Ignition of Fusion Fuels
April 26, 2011 Scientists have demonstrated significant progress in the efficiency and cost effectiveness of light ions in the fast ignition of fusion targets. Light ions such as lithium or carbon are easier to ... > full story -
Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Utility of Non-Precious-Metal Catalysts Documented
April 21, 2011 Scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells, the environmentally friendly devices that might replace current power sources in everything from ... > full story -
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Photovoltaic Systems Boost the Sales Price of California Homes
April 21, 2011 New research finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes without solar systems. The research is the first to empirically explore the existence ... > full story -
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Mega Wind Turbines of 20 MW
April 15, 2011 The present largest wind turbines have a capacity of 5-6 MW. Scientists have now presented the first design basis for developing mega wind turbines of 20 MW. One single wind turbine of this type in ... > full story
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