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  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of a relatively new class of solar devices called perovskite solar cells. This alternative solar technology could lead to low-cost, printable solar panels capable of turning nearly any surface into a power generator. "Economies of scale have greatly reduced the cost of silicon manufacturing," sai ... read more |
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Accelerated chlorophyll reaction in microdroplets to reveal secret of photosynthesisSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 DGIST announced that the research team of the fellow Hong-Gil Nam and the research team of Professor Richard N. Zere of Stanford University have found in their joint research that chlorophyll demeta ... more  
Cooling roofs and other structures with no energyBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial - an engineered material with extraordinary properties not found in nature - to act as a kind of ... more 
First Solar Awarded 140Mw Module Supply Contract For Australia'S Largest Solar ProjectBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 First Solar, Inc. has been awarded the module supply contract for the 140 megawatt (MW)DC Sun Metals Solar Farm in North Queensland (QLD), Australia. It will be Australia's largest solar project onc ... more 
Governors tell Trump that China will reap low-carbon rewardsWashington (UPI) Feb 14, 2017 Strong economic powers like China may take over as the global leaders in renewable energy and leave the U.S. economy depending on Beijing, state governors said. ... more |
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50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa
21 dead, 30-plus missing in Kenya landslide: minister Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protests Tanzania preliminary results show landslide win for President Hassan: state TV Aid headed towards hurricane-ravaged Jamaica Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean Melissa 'killed us' say Cubans, already in storm's eye Melissa 'killed us' says Cubans, already in storm's eye Devastated Caribbean assesses damage as hurricane eyes Bermuda |
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Magnolia Solar awarded US Patent for High Efficiency Multijunction Solar CellRogers AR (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Ecoark Holdings has announced its subsidiary Magnolia Solar, Inc. has recently been awarded a new U.S. patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. Patent No 9,543 ... more 
French government gets renewable energy endorsementBrussels (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 A move by the French government to budget for more solar and hydropower projects on its grid was endorsed Friday by the European Commission. ... more 
Powerful change: A profile of today's solar consumerBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 People with higher incomes and better education no longer dominate demand for the domestic solar market in Queensland with a new QUT study revealing the highest uptake in solar PV systems comes from ... more 
EU to phase out China solar panel dutiesBrussels (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 The EU said Wednesday it aimed to phase out anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panel imports after 18 months, ending a bitter dispute with one of its largest trading partners. ... more 
NREL research pinpoints promise of polycrystalline perovskitesGolden CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cells. ... more 
Material can turn sunlight, heat and movement into electricityWashington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 Many forms of energy surround you: sunlight, the heat in your room and even your own movements. All that energy - normally wasted - can potentially help power your portable and wearable gadgets, fro ... more |
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 NRDC: States should lead low-carbon economy 
Academics build ultimate solar-powered water purifierBuffalo NY (SPX) Feb 01, 2017 You've seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now, academics have added a third element - carbon-dipped paper - that may turn this survival ... more 
Storing solar power increases energy consumption and emissionsAustin TX (SPX) Feb 01, 2017 Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The U ... more 
Saudi Arabia takes low-carbon energy approachParis (UPI) Jan 30, 2017 French energy company ENGIE said it was making progress on its efforts to advance its low carbon portfolio with a new contract in Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Eltek to provide solar energy for hospitals in Zimbabwe under UNDP programmeDrammen, Norway (SPX) Jan 31, 2017 Eltek has announced a contract with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide complete photovoltaic solar solutions for 104 hospitals in Zimbabwe. Eltek will provide full delivery ... more |
  Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 
The provincial government of Alberta said it was creating new jobs by offering funding to support bioenergy and a low-carbon future.
The government said it was offering up to $45 million to support a bioenergy producer program aimed at deriving fuels from crops and livestock waste.
The industry already powers the equivalent of 200,000 average households in Alberta and contributes ... more Syracuse NY (SPX) Feb 01, 2017A better way to farm algae  Leiden, The Netherlands (SPX) Jan 31, 2017DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 31, 2017Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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 Singapore (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 
The word 'replicant' evokes thoughts of a sci-fi world where society has replaced common creatures with artificial machines that replicate their behaviour. Now researchers from Singapore have shown that if such machines are ever created, they'll run more efficiently if they harness quantum theory to respond to the environment.
This follows the findings of a team from the Centre for Quantum ... more Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2017How algorithms secretly run the world  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot  Paris (AFP) Feb 11, 2017Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives |
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 Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 
All electric service providers in Michigan met their renewable energy targets, with wind contributing most to the green economy, a public commission found.
"The combined efforts of the electric providers, renewable energy project developers, communities hosting renewable energy projects, renewable energy advocates and many others have contributed to the effective implementation of Michi ... more Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Feb 9, 2017British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm  Milan, Italy (SPX) Jan 31, 2017Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm  Moscow (AFP) Jan 31, 2017Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it's been transformed into a modular reforming reactor that could make hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there's a natural gas supply available.
By adding a catalyst, a hydrogen separating membrane and carbon dioxide sorbent to the century-old four-stroke engine cycle, researchers have demonstrated ... more Hanover NH (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment  Dubai (AFP) Feb 13, 2017Tesla takes on Gulf gas guzzlers  Brussels (UPI) Feb 13, 2017Germany to expand infrastructure for electric vehicles |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Li-S batteries are considered as promising alternatives for Li-ion batteries in the new generation of energy storages, due to high specific capacity (1675 mAh/g) and energy density (2600 mWh/g) of sulfur. But the poor conductivity of sulfur and severe shuttle effect of reaction intermediates destory the stability of this system.
A variety of porous carbon materials have been applied as sul ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries  College Park MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2017UMD physicist improves method for designing fusion experiments  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Next-Gen batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2017 
The French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday a truck carrying a chemical used in the uranium fuel process had tipped over in Benin, but there was "no risk" of contamination.
The accident occurred in the West African country on Sunday near Dassa, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of the capital Cotonou.
The truck was carrying uranate, an oxide used in the process to make nuclear fuel. ... more Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Slovenian nuclear plant shuts down after water problem Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Slovenian nuclear plant restarts after shutdown  Caen, France (AFP) Feb 9, 2017Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk' |
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 Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017  As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival this weekend, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition.
Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chin is part of a growing movement on the island to make the celebrations greener, creating sustainable lights which can be converted into everything from desk lamps to flower vases.
Each year huge electric sculptures go on display ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax  Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 08, 2017Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Savannahs form one of the largest habitats in the world, covering around one-fifth of the Earth's land area. They are mainly to be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Savannahs are home not only to unique wildlife, including the 'Big Five' - the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion - but also to thousands of endemic plant species such as the baobab, or monkey bread tree.
" ... more Wageningen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Why nature restoration takes time  Gambier OH (SPX) Feb 07, 2017Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds  Miami (AFP) Feb 6, 2017Amazon forest was transformed by ancient people: study |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 
Nearly one year ago the LIGO Collaboration announced the detection of gravitational waves, once again confirming Einstein's theory of General Relativity. This important discovery by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO) has spurred great interest in improving these advanced optical detectors.
The mission of gravitational wave scientists worldwide is to ma ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2017New laser technology from Hannover enables more sensitive gravitational-wave detectors  Portsmouth, UK (SPX) Jan 25, 2017Cosmologists a step closer to understanding quantum gravity |
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 Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Holographic atomic memory, invented and constructed by physicists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, is the first device able to generate single photons on demand in groups of several dozen or more. The device, successfully demonstrated in practice, overcomes one of the fundamental obstacles towards the construction of some type of quantum computer.
Completely secure, ... more Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Feb 10, 2017UNIST engineers oxide semiconductor just single atom thick  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Mail armor inspires physicists  Boston MA (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Chip could make voice control ubiquitous in electronics |
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 Bangalore, India (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 
Toxic smoke billowed Friday from a lake in India's technology capital Bangalore after the polluted water caught fire, with residents lamenting authorities' alleged inaction over the blighted environment.
The fire erupted late Thursday after a nearby pile of burning trash apparently caused chemical effluents on Bellandur lake to burst into flames.
TV footage showed thick grey plumes of s ... more Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Trump's pick to head environment agency confirmed  New Delhi (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Deaths from India air pollution rival China: study  Miami FL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017New study helps explain how garbage patches form in the world's oceans |
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 Tufang, China (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 
Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago.
It's an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China's Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a range of colourful festivals. ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester  Taipei (AFP) Feb 14, 2017Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller |
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 Fairfax, Va. (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 
Logos Technologies' Redkite wide-area sensor has successfully performed its initial flight test aboard a small, tactical unmanned aerial system.
The test, using Insitu's integrator vehicle, was conducted earlier this month in Oregon and was the first time a wide-area motion imagery, or WAMI, system had been carried in the internal payload bay of a small UAS, Logos Technologies said. ... more Washington (UPI) Feb 14, 2017U.S. Marines test 'Instant Eye' mini drone  Norfolk, Va. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017NS Mayport picked as forward operating base for drones  Jakarta (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Indonesia first to purchase Skeldar V-200 drone |
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 Singapore (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in a myriad of applications. They are especially ideal for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices which require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and smooth interactions with humans externally and internal ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Feb 14, 2017After 15 years, SABER on TIMED Still Breaks Ground from Space  Canberra (SPX) Feb 10, 2017ANU scientists make new high-tech liquid materials  Ashburn VA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Curtiss-Wright offers COTS Module for measuring microgravity acceleration |
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 London (UPI) Jan 6, 2017 
Britain's Ministry of Defense has awarded MBDA and other industry partners a $36 million contract to produce a Laser Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator.
The contract, which aims to allow Britain's first laser weapon to enter service by the mid-2020s, will task contractors to assess the technology's capabilities. Project leaders hope to demonstrate the system in 2019.
"The U.K. h ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2017U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weapons Redondo Beach, Calif. (UPI) Nov 2, 2016Northrop Grumman to develop next-gen fighter laser system  London, UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2016UK to start laser gun program |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form that is similar to graphene. But, when thinned down to less than a nanometer thick, MoS2 demonstrates properties with great promise as a functional material for electronic devices and surface coatings.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana- ... more Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 07, 2017Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle  Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2017Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle  Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 03, 20171,000 times more efficient nano-LED opens door to faster microchips |
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