Breakthrough in thin-film solar cells: New insights into the indium/gallium puzzleScientists have made a major breakthrough in their search for more efficient thin-film solar cells. Computer simulations designed to investigate the so-called indium/gallium puzzle have highlighted a new way of increasing the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells.
New Findings on Carbon Dioxide Release from World’s […]
Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy sourceImagine devices that capture electricity from the air — much like solar cells capture sunlight — and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine using similar panels on the rooftops of buildings to prevent lightning before it forms. Strange […]
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 […]
Nanomachines in the powerhouse of the cell: Architecture of the largest protein complex of cellular respiration elucidatedScientists in Germany have elucidated the architecture of the largest protein complex of the cellular respiratory chain.They discovered an unknown mechanism of energy conversion in this molecular complex. The mechanism is required to utilize the energy contained in food.
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Press Release from Solar Night Industries12.28.2007-Solar Night Industries (PINKSHEETS: SLND), a renewable energy company formed to accelerate the adoption of Modern Energy Solutions by providing design and product solutions, had a challenge. Project Manager Alan Brani of Solar Night began working with their Michigan Installer/Partner, Mark Bauer of Bauer Power, who was concerned about finding […]
Frogs, foam and fuel: Solar energy converted to sugarsIn natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released to the air and the sugars are dispersed throughout the plant — like that sweet corn we look for in the summer. Unfortunately, the […]
A Comeback for Nuclear Power? (NY Times)The Obama administration has approved a $8 billion loan guarantee to support the construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia. It’s the first step in a play to expand nuclear power as a way to control greenhouse gas emissions and bolster domestic energy production.
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Just Say No to a Veto!As was mentioned on our blog a few days ago–the House approved the new (modern) energy bill by a final vote of 241 to 172. This is GREAT NEWS!!! The bill requires that 15% of every utility’s power be generated by renewable energy by the year 2020! In the fall, […]
Charging up electric car batteries in environmentally-friendly wayElectromobility makes sense only if car batteries are charged using electricity from renewable energy sources. But the supply of green electricity is not always adequate. An intelligent charging station can help, by adapting the recharging times to suit energy supply and network capacity.
Generating energy from ocean waters off […]
Wind Declines in U.S., Roars in U.K.by Paul Schwartz In the wake of the dissolution of the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) from the energy bill currently wheezing through the Congress, came a report that wind power installations in the U.S to date this year have dropped by 71 percent from last year’s level.According to the […]