US Military Turning to Renewable Energy Sources
Switching to green energy is becoming even more popular, as the Department of Defence announced their plans to fulfil 25% of the energy needs of the Pentagon using...
Mitigating Climate Change – Regulation or Taxation?
As Americans are becoming more informed on the causes of climate change, they are also getting a better idea on what needs to be...
Antiquated Electric Grid Needs a Reboot
Electric companies played soothsayer to customers days before Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. They warned of extensive power failure and potential widespread outages. Their predictions were...
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...
Survey Finds Optimism Surrounds Renewable Energy Sector
Despite increasing cynicism about clean energy, the renewable energy sector is alive and well and has a notable trust premium over other forms of...
Wind Farm to Invade Middle East Oilfields
A cool breeze in blowing in the Middle East, a region perennially beset by news of war and terrorism and that is closely associated...
Astounding Discovery: Marine Algae Using Quantum Mechanics Principles for Light Harvesting
Professor Greg Scholes, the lead author of the study published recently in Nature, says: "There's been a lot of excitement and speculation that nature may be using quantum mechanical practices. Our latest experiments show that normally functioning biological systems have the capacity to use quantum mechanics in order to optimize a process as essential to their survival as photosynthesis."
UK to Get Up to 1 GigaWatt of Free Electricity From Gas Pressure
Engineers from UK's National Grid and a company called 2OC want to built inside the gas pipes mini turbines to produce energy using the gas pressure.
Wastewater Disposal from Oil and Gas Industry Triggers Earthquakes
The rapid increase in the rate of earthquakes across the state of Oklahoma has been linked to wastewater disposal by the oil and gas...
US DOE Releases Web-Based Software to Determine Solutions for a Clean Energy Future
An energy analysis tool that helps educators and individuals determine future energy use scenarios has been created by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE)...
