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World's First Demonstration of Power Transfer from Wheels to Power an Electric Car
December 5, 2012 — Electric vehicles (EV) have ten times higher energy performance than automobiles powered by gasoline-based engines. However, they are not yet popular with drivers due to the need to store large ... > full story -
Synchrotron Gives Insight Into Green Energy Enzymes
December 4, 2012 — Chemists have been using a Japanese synchrotron to get a detailed look at enzymes that could help power the green ... > full story -
Geoscientists Cite 'Critical Need' for Basic Research to Unleash Promising Energy Resources
November 30, 2012 — Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a trio ... > full story -
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Greener Storage for Green Energy
November 29, 2012 — Renewable energy solutions like wind and solar operate on nature’s timetable. When the sun blazes or when the breeze blows, power is plentiful—but not necessarily at the moments when ... > full story -
Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A
November 29, 2012 — Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules ... > full story -
Hydrogen Production: Can Cobalt Be Used to Replace Platinum?
November 27, 2012 — Researchers in France have developed two new cobalt-based materials that may be used to replace platinum, a rare and expensive metal, in producing hydrogen from water (electrolysis). One of them ... > full story -
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Milestone Along the Way to CO2-Free Power Plants
November 27, 2012 — An innovative method inexpensively and energetically efficiently reduces power-plant carbon dioxide emissions by more than 90 percent. The initial system for utilization on an existing power plant is ... > full story -
Synthetic Molecule Stores Solar Energy: Can Be Stored for Several Years, Then Used to Generate Heat on Demand
November 27, 2012 — Researchers have developed a system which can store solar energy in chemical bonds. The system is based on a synthetic molecule that is changed by sunlight. The molecule can be transported and stored ... > full story -
Novel Power System for Space Travel Tested
November 26, 2012 — Engineers have demonstrated a new concept for a reliable nuclear reactor that could be used on space ... > full story -
Electricity from the Marshes
November 23, 2012 — An unexpected source of new, clean energy has been found: the Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell that can generate electricity from the natural interaction between living plant roots and soil bacteria. The ... > full story
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