The Cost of Clean Air Based on New Environmental Regulations

Economists at the University of Chicago and MIT published a study, which reports an annual cost of $21 billion for manufacturing companies, due to...

Paper Assesses Energy Development’s Impact on Wildlife

Scientists from Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources, George Wittemyer and Joseph Northrup, have published a paper assessing the impact of booming...

Renewable Energy Usage Led by Germany in 2012

Germany is fast becoming a world leader in renewable energy usage. In the first half of 2012, a staggering 67.9 billion KWh was generated...

Super Strain of Microalgae with Biofuel Potential Discovered in Australia

Researchers at SARDI have discovered and isolated a super strain of a native microalgae species after six years of bioprospecting. This discovery could form...

New System Developed to Predict Wave Power Doubles Marine Energy Output

Researchers at the University of Exeter developed a system that can predict wave power. This offers huge possibilities in harnessing the full potential of...

Chinese Grid Operators to Raise Prices, Target “Irresponsible” Consumers

It's only logic, right: you consume more, you pay more! In China however, you pay even more than the normal "more": starting this July,...

Heat Flow Controlled With Atomic Precision by Illinois Scientists

Heat flow can now be controlled with atom-level precision. This, as has been demonstrated by investigators from the University of Illinois, can be achieved...

Analysis on Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Reveals High Energy Generation Potential

River mouths have recently been reported to have the capacity to produce renewable electricity that could support over half a billion people. A river...

Energy From Thin Air Obtainable From Charged Atmospheric Dust Particles

Energy from thin air... who wouldn't want to have that? A study led by Fernando Galembeck, Ph.D, at University of Campinas in Campinas, Brazil,...

UCLA Scientists Produce Cheap Fuel from Solar Power and CO2

Running an electric car on electricity is something pretty common (and logical), but running a gasoline car on electricity is something of fantastic realm....