Rebound Effect Impedes US Energy Consumption Reduction
Despite per capita energy consumption staying pretty stable over the past thirty years, the way Americans use energy is changing drastically.
Even with all the...
Nature Inspires Engineers to Develop Energy-Efficient Windows
Nature may provide clues about how to reduce energy leaks from windows, according to engineering experts at the University of Toronto and Harvard University.
University...
U.S. Renewable Energy Use on the Rise
The annual U.S. energy chart on energy usage and waste released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), indicates that in 2012, the extensive use...
Natural Gas Fracking Linked to Increased Seismic Activity
Natural gas extraction techniques vary, but fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has been linked to water pollution, methane emissions, and even increased seismic activity .
Fracking...
Electricity From Carbon Dioxide and Water Produced by Dutch Scientists
Researchers from Wetsus, the center for excellence for sustainable water technology in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, established a method to create an electrical current from...
DOE Announces Safeguards to Protect Energy from Climate Change
On Thursday, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released a report that stated that action must be taken to address the increasing number of...
Germany’s Transition To Green Energy Moving Faster Than Ever
Germany's feed-in tariffs, an initiative that began in year 2000, allow small scale green energy producers to sell excess power to the national grid.
The...
The Looks of a Century of Renewable Energy in the US
While it's true that renewable energy has been on the rise in the last hundred years, it's also interesting to note that it hasn't...
TVs, Computers and Icemakers in U.S. Use as Much Energy as Mexico
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a striking report indicating that household devices in the U.S., such as TVs, computers...
British Government Plans to Encourage Fracking, People Oppose
British governmental officials are about to announce the results from research conducted by the British Geological Survey on quantities of trapped gas in the...
