Entries in Renewable Energy
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Chemists Say ‘Dry Water’ Could Solve Carbon Dioxide Storage ProblemsMaking water without the wet? Inside a highly advanced technique that some say could have a big impact in reducing global warming.…
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Solving the American Power Crisis: The Future of Grid Energy StorageElectricity, that wonderfully efficient medium for distributing power, has a behavioral quirk imparted by natural law: you can’t save it. This simple fact dictates the way we generate electricity and also poses a problem effectively using some forms of renewable energy. A myriad of new technologies under development may help both traditional and renewable generating sources by providing cost-effective, large-scale energy storage for the electric power grid.…
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Nevada Geothermal Power is Set to Boom into a $22.5 Billion IndustryNevada's geothermal energy is poised to make a significant contribution to America's renewable energy future, as a potential $22.5 billion industry over the next three decades. …
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The Future of Power Quality: Addressing Our Aging Power GridPower quality - or, simply, the usability of electric power - is a vital concern to many commercial businesses and industries. The proof is a rapidly growing global market for products to correct or improve power quality that will top $11 billion in 2011. The manufacturers of these products have reason to smile, because the outlook for improvement of the power quality in the U.S. is not very rosy.…
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Quantum Well Solar Cells May Revolutionize Solar TechnologyBy the end of 2010, a new breed of solar cell will hit the market. These new cells may very well revolutionize the solar industry, combining record-breaking efficiency with an ultra-tiny footprint.…
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Green School Leads and Teaches by ExampleIf there is a public building in Pennsylvania that wants to call itself the “Greenest” in the state, it will have to work hard to beat Green Valley Elementary school in Sinking Spring.…
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Fungal Fuels - Scavenging Green Energy from the World’s WasteBy extracting cellulase enzymes from fungus and mixing them with a liquefied wood pulp, sugar can be produced. Add that sugar to yeast, ferment, and you have fungal ethanol, or myconol as some like to call it. Best of all, you don’t need specific crops to produce it: any waste cellulose will do.…
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Algae: More Than Just A Fuel SourceWhile algae might not be what you want to swim in, there's no mucking about when it comes to the diverse uses scientists continue to discover about the fastest growing organism in the world. It can produce 15,000 gallons of oil per year but its bi-products stand to be just as useful, here is a list of just a few of them.…
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Town Plans To Generate Electricity From TrashIt has been done before but not on this scale! Scientist in Minoa, New York have created the first prototype for a small-scale co-digestor using human and food waste to generate electricity for its village.…
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Mycoremediation: Fungal Hope For A Clean FutureUsing fungus to attack our most pressing environmental problems. …
