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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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Trina Solar modules eligible for calls for tenders in FranceZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "company"), a global leader in photovoltaic ("PV") modules, solutions, and services, has announced that its PV modules, after an official audit, ... more 
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 |
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Avalanche in Spanish Pyrenees kills three skiers
Death toll from Spain flooding rises to three Body found in Spain flooding takes death toll to two Ivory Coast ruling party set for election landslide: early results One dead, two missing in southern Spain after flooding Three missing in southern Spain after flooding Two dead as storm batters Nordics 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan One dead as storm batters Nordics 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan: USGS |
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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 
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 |
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NRDC: States should lead low-carbon economyWashington (UPI) Feb 2, 2017 It may be up to the governments of U.S. states to take the lead in the effort to advance a low-carbon economy, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. ... more 
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 |
  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 Lausanne, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Scientists invent new, faster gait for six-legged robots  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot  Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2017How algorithms secretly run the world |
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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  Singapore (SPX) Feb 17, 2017NTU Singapore invents ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones  Dubai (AFP) Feb 13, 2017Tesla takes on Gulf gas guzzlers |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Wearable electronics are here - the most prominent versions are sold in the form of watches or sports bands. But soon, more comfortable products could become available in softer materials made in part with an unexpected ingredient: green tea.
Researchers report in ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry C a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2017Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Accelerating low-carbon innovation through policy |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems. "Periodic inspection of the components of nuclear power plants is important to avoid accidents and ensure safe operation," said Mohammad R. Jahanshahi, an assistant professor in Purdue University's Lyles School of Civil Engineering.
"How ... more Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Slovenian nuclear plant shuts down after water problem Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Slovenian nuclear plant restarts after shutdown  Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2017'No risk' in Benin after truck with chemical for nuclear production crashes |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017 
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted draft reforms of Europe's carbon market after 2021, a key step in reaching the bloc's climate change goals.
The European Commission published its reform plans in July 2015 for the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS), the world's largest.
Ivo Belet, climate spokesman for the centre-right European People's party, said the "balanced" reforms woul ... more Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  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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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
In order to restore tropical rainforests, it is not enough to simply set up protected areas and leave them to their own devices. In particular, tree species with large fruit and seeds distributed by birds will have to be actively planted.
This is one of the conclusions of a large-scale study by scientists from ETH Zurich in the Western Ghats, the mountain range running along the western co ... more Jena, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017How much biomass grows in the savannah  Wageningen, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Why nature restoration takes time  Gambier OH (SPX) Feb 07, 2017Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 
Although scientists have been able to levitate specific types of material, a pair of UChicago undergraduate physics students helped take the science to a new level. Third-year Frankie Fung and fourth-year Mykhaylo Usatyuk led a team of UChicago researchers who demonstrated how to levitate a variety of objects - ceramic and polyethylene spheres, glass bubbles, ice particles, lint strands and this ... more Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors  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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 Nashville TN (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
You may not realize it but alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices.
When your computer crashes and you get the dreaded blue screen or your smartphone freezes and you have to go through the time-consuming process of a reset, most likely you blame the manufacturer: Microsoft or A ... more Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Mail armor inspires physicists  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Photons on demand make enables photonic like integrated circuit  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Feb 10, 2017UNIST engineers oxide semiconductor just single atom thick |
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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  London (AFP) Feb 17, 2017London to tax old cars to combat air pollution  Manila (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Environmental lawyer murdered in Philippines: police |
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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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2017Hong Kong police jailed over attack on democracy protester  Fangshan, China (AFP) Feb 18, 2017Struggle against evil sparks China ritual  Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 14, 2017  Marines in Camp Lejune, N.C., recently completed training using the Instant Eye, a new hand-held unmanned aircraft designed to support reconnaissance missions.
The Instant Eye is made by PSI Tactical, and is capable of taking off and landing at 90-degree angles. Many other unmanned aerial vehicles require either a runway or throwing for launch. According to the U.S. Marine Corps, the de ... more Mont-De-Marsan, France (AFP) Feb 20, 2017Born killers: French army grooms eagles to down drones  Jakarta (UPI) Feb 17, 2017Indonesia first to purchase Skeldar V-200 drone  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Monitoring birds by drone |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2017 
Machines and devices used in modern industry are required to withstand harsh conditions. When the environmental temperature changes, the volume of the materials used to make these devices usually changes slightly, typically by less than 0.01%. Although this may seem like a trivial change, over time this thermal expansion can seriously degrade the performance of industrial systems and equipment. ... more Paris (ESA) Feb 21, 2017ESA's six-legged Suntracker flying on a Dragon  Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Sky and Space signs agreement with US Department of Defence  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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 Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 
Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving methods for constructing tiny "nanomaterials" using a "bottom-up" approach called "molecular self-assembly". Using this method, molecules are chosen according to their ability to spontaneously interact and combine to form shapes with specific functions. In the f ... more Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2017Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionize electronics  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2017Turning up the heat for perfect nano diamonds  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 07, 2017Supercomputing, experiment combine for first look at magnetism of real nanoparticle |
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