China remains on top of the World’s largest producers of carbon dioxide emissions, contributing greatly towards the new record of 34 billion tonnes of emitted greenhouse gases for 2011.
The German-based private institute - a German-based private institute, The Renewable...
The second most abundant biomass material on Earth- Xylan, has always presented a challenge when it comes to its extraction from plant cell walls. Its great potential as a source of stored solar energy for production of advance biofuels...
The controversial carbon tax might be suspended for a year on flights to and from non-European nations. This is the proposal given by EU executive during a general meeting on Friday of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The EU...
For decades, photovoltaic devices have generated electricity directly from sunlight. Thermoelectric devices generate electricity from heat energy. Both devices have found their way into various applications, from photovoltaic roof panels to thermoelectric energy recovery in vehicles.
Both methods of electrical...
When most countries hit their industrial revolutions, there are usually no second thoughts about pollution, including greenhouse gases . China, the second-biggest economy on the in the world and largest GHG emitter, was no different, and now, as manufacturing...
Hundreds of millions of dollars of US government funds have gone into the advancement of electric vehicle technology, including to electric vehicle manufacturers, advanced rechargeable battery technologies, and tax incentives for EV purchasers.
Barack Obama's recent victory gives him...
The journal Nature Photonics published an article that might hold the solution to storing solar energy regardless of the time of day. The technology that transforms light energy into hydrogen is developed and presented by a team of scientists...
As more countries turn toward renewable energy, the prospects of larger power grids becomes possible, especially as renewable-rich countries start sharing with renewable-poor countries. Thoughts of a supergrid in Europe might pull together Scandinavian hydroelectric dams, German wind farms,...
Glass is a major part of most building design, allowing natural light and ambiance, as well as warming in the winter. In the summer, though, solar load can lead to increaesd use of air conditioning systems. The obvious solution,...
It has long been known that there are vast deposits of methane under the sea floor, generated by the decay of animal and plant carcasses. What has not been well-understood, though, is how this methane didn't make it to...
