SNI to attend WMU’s Wind Turbine DedicationWestern Michigan University President John M. Dunn and WMU’s School of Engineering invite you to “Catch the Electricity”. As they dedicate the school’s first wind turbine generator! Featuring Congressman Fred Upton. Friday, September 14, 2007, at the College of Engineering, Parkview Campus.
Ancient Diatoms Lead To New Technology For Solar […]
Polymer Solar Cells With Higher Efficiency Levels CreatedCurrently solar cells are difficult to handle, expensive to purchase and complicated to install. The hope is that consumers will one day be able to buy solar cells from their local hardware store and simply hang them like posters on a wall. A recent study has shown that […]
Opteron Shanghai has efficiency edge over low-power XeonLike the MPG for Hummers and hybrids, energy efficiency can vary greatly among servers READ MORE
IT versus global climate changeWith a carbon cap-and-trade system on the horizon and the effects of climate change being felt, IT has a chance to shine READ MORE
Virus-built Battery Could Power […]
Atmospheric ‘Sunshade’ Could Reduce Solar Power GenerationThe concept of delaying global warming by adding particles into the upper atmosphere to cool the climate could unintentionally reduce peak electricity generated by large solar power plants by as much as one-fifth, according to a new study.
Flexible, Transparent Supercapacitors Could Pave Way To E-PaperA prototype high-performance device uses […]
Environmentally-friendly Energy: Sunlight Turns Carbon Dioxide To MethaneDual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide and water vapor into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power, according to researchers. Burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. […]
Solar heated, superinsulated house heats and cools itselfThis house heats and cools itself with no furnace and no air conditioning.
Green Up Your Act: Part 37 More Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint 1. Reduce–Buy less things, download music instead of buying the CD, choose products with less packaging, grow your own food, buy less things. 2. Re-Use–re-use old grocery bags, share your old clothes with a cousin, use old sauce jars for storing small […]
Report: U.S. companies waste $2.8B per year powering unused PCsBoth financial and environmental incentives should compel organizations to embrace PC power management READ MORE
Nanotech Batteries For A New Energy FutureScientists have developed new systems for storing electrical energy derived from alternative sources that are, in some cases, 10 times more efficient than what is […]
Obama’s Energy Plan: OverviewHow will Obama’s New Energy for America plan create five million new jobs and revitalize a clean energy economy? Here’s an overview.
New Research Expected To Improve Laser Devices And Make Photovoltaics More EfficientScientists have induced electrons in the nanocrystals of semiconductors to cool more slowly by forcing them into a smaller volume. […]
Nanotech Batteries For A New Energy FutureScientists have developed new systems for storing electrical energy derived from alternative sources that are, in some cases, 10 times more efficient than what is commercially available.
Hot Solar Winds: Energy Simulation Explains Physical Mystery Of Voyager SpacecraftWith a new 3D-model for energy simulation scientists are studying the ‘physical mystery’ […]