New method to reduce cost of nuclear waste disposal while irradiating medical supplies and food, was developed by a researcher at Oregon State University.
Russell Goff, a masters student in the OSU Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, estimated...
A recent study published in the latest issue of Nature established that future climate change and fresh water availability predictions will be strongly impacted by the large amounts of water taken up by plants.
The research was conducted by Scott...
The first new nuclear reactors on US soil in over three decades are currently being built in South Carolina and Georgia.
As part of President Barack Obama's goal of promoting clean sources of energy, he guaranteed $8.3 billion in federal...
What started as a proof-of-concept – PlanetSolar's Tûranor solar boat recently circumnavigated the globe – is now setting sail again on a research mission in the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf Stream.
PlanetSolar wasn't really sure what it was going to do...
Current best-technology wind energy is produced by huge wind turbines with blades that exceed 600ft diameter, but this is also cause for concern because they can kill birds that pass through.
Wind turbines are actually pretty good renewable-energy generators, but...
Hydrogen itself is a clean fuel and can be used in fuel cells to generate electricity or even burned in traditional internal combustion engines with zero harmful emissions, but producing hydrogen isn't so clean.
The goal of hydrogen power is...
The Tesla Model S is possibly the most technologically advanced vehicle on the road today, and Elon Musk is putting his money where his mouth is, offering both special financing and a guaranteed buyback price.
Elon Musk has no delusions...
Recent reports released by Navigant Research predict that the annual revenue of the global energy market could exceed $40 billion by 2020, thanks to the 400 individual projects currently running or under development.
A key factor that will determine the...
British economist, Nicholas Stern, author of of the most significant and prominent studies on climate change in the last decade, warns that global warming will be much more severe and detrimental than predicted.
Stern is a former chief economist for...
Aquion Energy received an additional boost from major investors, including Bill Gates, to develop a cheap and environmentally-friendly water-based battery system.
The new energy storage technology by Aquion Energy received a total of $35 million in investments. The energy storage...
