Nano parfait a treat for scientists: Researchers spin pure batches of nanotubes speciesIn two new papers, researchers report using ultracentrifugation to create highly purified samples of carbon nanotube species. One team has made a small but significant step toward the dream of an efficient nationwide electrical grid that depends on highly conductive quantum nanowire. The […]
World record in current intensity achieved with distribution cablesResearchers in Spain have developed the most advanced and powerful conductivity cable in the world. This prototype measures 30 metres and was made using superconducting material. The new cable surpasses the record in current intensity (3200 Ampers RMS) and can transport an electrical charge five times greater […]
Energy conservation in south could save billions, create jobs, study findsEnergy-efficiency measures in the southern US could save consumers $41 billion on their energy bills, open 380,000 new jobs, and save 8.6 billion gallons of water by 2020, according to a new study. The study concludes that investing $200 billion in energy efficiency programs by […]
Food vs. fuel: Growing grain for food is more energy efficientUsing productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, scientists concluded, after analyzing 17 years’ worth of data to help settle the food versus fuel debate.
President Obama’s Energy Speech at MITPresident Barack Obama has been a courageous supporter of […]
Northeast Dominates Top 10 List for Energy Efficiency PoliciesThe American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy today released the third edition of its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which scores and ranks states on the adoption and implementation of energy efficiency policies and programs. Six northeastern states made the top 10; the south is well represented in […]
Purple pokeberries hold secret to affordable solar power worldwidePokeberries — the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home — could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe, according to researchers.
DOE Launches New Web Tool to Help Schools Save Moneyby Derrick […]
Schooling fish offer new ideas for wind farmingThe quest to derive energy from wind may soon be getting some help from a fluid-dynamics expert — and a school of fish.
Surprising behavior of tiny ‘artificial muscles’ explainedUsing neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, a team of researchers may have resolved a 10-year-old question about an exotic class […]
Find Some New Arguments.Please!I often hear, from modern energy slowpokes, that (in regards to wind turbines) they are “ugly” or “too loud” or “too BIG”. After I address these outdated complaints (for the LAST time.or until next time, anyway), I beg you, please go out and finally purchase the wind turbine you’ve been secretly pining […]
NYS DEC - Waking Up After its HiatusThe word from a large environmental law firm in Albany confirms there’s a new sheriff in town. Clients who have seen 12 years of little to no enforcement pressure from DEC are getting concerned and calling their attorneys for advice. Good news for lawyers and even bettter news […]
Storing green electricity as natural gasRenewable electricity can be transformed into a substitute for natural gas. Until now, electricity was generated from gas. Now, a German-Austrian cooperation wants to go in the opposite direction. In the future, these researchers and entrepreneurs would like to store surplus electricity EUR such as from wind power or solar […]