Researchers building flow battery prototype to augment grid
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are scaling up a prototype iron-flow battery to provide cleaner and cheaper power when renewable energy sources are ebbing or demand is peaking. The...
View ArticleChina restricts cars, factories amid latest smog alert
China's capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert.
View ArticleHydroelectric engineers find potential in centuries-old mine
Some look at an abandoned, centuries-old iron mine in New York's Adirondacks and see a relic.
View ArticleEarliest evidence discovered of plants cooked in ancient pottery
A team of international scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere in the world.
View ArticleSmall wind turbines—a glimmer of hope for Poland's wind energy sector?
A new Polish law imposing rules for the installation of wind turbines is likely to limit the development of renewables in the country, which continues to focus on its main energy source, coal. However,...
View ArticleHawaii bill aims for 100 percent renewable transportation
Hawaii has the most aggressive renewable energy targets in the nation, aiming for its utilities to get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045.
View ArticleElectrocatalysis can advance green transition
The world population is growing, as is energy demand, and we have long been able to see the consequences of climate change caused by the world's consumption of fossil resources. The IEA reports that...
View ArticleHow we discovered that people have been cooking plants in pots for 10,000 years
The benefits of eating vegetables is one of the first lessons we try to teach our often reluctant children. Six million years ago, they wouldn't have had a choice. Our early ancestors ate nothing but...
View Article15 risks and opportunities to global conservation
or the eighth year running, an international team of experts with experience in horizon scanning, science communication and research have produced a report that identifies arising global conservation...
View ArticleAfter oil and gas, Denmark's Dong ditches coal
Danish green energy giant Dong said Thursday it was pulling out of coal use, burning another bridge to its fossil fuel past after ditching oil and gas.
View ArticleStudy suggests choice between green energy or economic growth
Poverty, unemployment and zero economic growth are the likely outcome for countries which choose renewable energy sources over fossil fuels, according to a study.
View ArticleChemists seek 'game-changer' in electrochemical water catalysis
The world's current reliance on fossil fuel energy, which is finite and a major source of pollution, begs for new, greener energy solutions. Electrochemical water catalysis or "water splitting," the...
View ArticleNew hydronium-ion battery presents opportunity for more sustainable energy...
A new type of battery developed by scientists at Oregon State University shows promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage.
View ArticleHow South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100% renewable power
Despite the criticism levelled at South Australia over its renewable energy ambitions, the state is nevertheless aiming to be carbon neutral by mid-century, which will mean moving to 100% renewable...
View ArticleNew projects to make geothermal energy more economically attractive
Geothermal energy, a clean, renewable source of energy produced by the heat of the earth, provides about 6 percent of California's total power. That number could be much higher if associated costs were...
View ArticleChina premier pledges: 'We will make our skies blue again'
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Sunday to make the country's smoggy skies blue again and "work faster" to address pollution caused by the burning of coal for heat and electricity.
View ArticleJapan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine'
Most people look for a place to hide when a typhoon is on the horizon, but Atsushi Shimizu hopes that the fury of nature may one day help resource-poor Japan tackle its energy woes.
View ArticleHow do plants make oxygen? Ask cyanobacteria
The ability to generate oxygen through photosynthesis—that helpful service performed by plants and algae, making life possible for humans and animals on Earth—evolved just once, roughly 2.3 billion...
View ArticleNew device produces hydrogen peroxide for water purification
Limited access to clean water is a major issue for billions of people in the developing world, where water sources are often contaminated with urban, industrial and agricultural waste. Many...
View ArticleRenewable energy needed to drive uptake of electric vehicles
Plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the cost and short driving ranges for consumers intending to buy electric vehicles, according to a new study.
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