How To Get Wind Turbines To Work HarderHow much usable energy do wind turbines produce? It is a question that perplexes engineers and frustrates potential users, especially on windless days. A new study provides a formula for answering this vexing question.
ORNL Roof and Attic System Shows Efficient Retrofit Option A new roof and attic system […]
Natural Solar Collectors On Butterfly Wings Inspire More Powerful Solar CellsThe discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the future.
Cost Of Installed Solar Photovoltaic […]
Federal Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy and Electric Power Transmission ProjectsThe recently adopted $787 billion economic stimulus package known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created a temporary program to facilitate the rapid deployment of renewable energy and electric power transmission projects by providing federal loan guarantees for certain projects that commence […]
Toward Cheap Underwater Sensor NetsComputer scientists are one step closer to building low cost networks of underwater sensors for real time underwater environmental monitoring. New research highlights the energy conservation benefits of using reconfigurable hardware rather than competing hardware platforms for their experimental underwater sensor nets.
Green Up Your Act: Part 37 More Tips to Reduce […]
Saratoga Environmental ExpoThe Saratoga Environmental Expo this past weekend was a pleasant surprise.
Optical Computer Closer: Optical Transistor Made From Single MoleculeResearchers have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. This has brought them one step closer to an optical computer.
Big Old House Windows - Part 3 in the seriesLets continue prying into this big old house.
Press Release from Solar Night Industries12.18.2007-Solar Night Industries (PINKSHEETS: SLND), a renewable energy company formed to accelerate the adoption of Modern Energy Solutions, today announced the launch of their Modern Energy Plan, a proprietary process designed to help homeowners and commercial businesses save time and expense as they struggle to find knowledgeable suppliers and installers […]
We Can Lead our LeaderSierra Club has started a “Be Part of the 2% Solution” Campaign. The motivation behind the campaign came from a growing consensus illustrated below: The world’s scientists agree: Global warming is real, here, and happening faster than anyone predicted. But scientists also say we can curb global warming and its consequences […]
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells To Power Air Force Unmanned Aerial VehiclesDye-sensitized solar cells are expected to power Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles in the future because they are an optimum energy harvesting source that may lead to longer flight times without refueling.
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing - OmahaNeat blog from Fine Homebuilding magazine on building […]
Scientists Break Light Modulation Speed Record — TwiceResearchers have constructed a light-emitting transistor that has set a new record with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 gigahertz held by a light-emitting diode. But, the researchers didn’t stop there. By internally connecting the base and collector of a light-emitting […]