It is fascinating to see wind turbines carefully planted in an array on a refreshing landscape and running along with strong winds in a seemingly serene and consistent manner; but behind this perceptively simplicity of wind farms is the...
After discovering that soil erosion can actually store some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, acting as a carbon sink, a recent discovery reveals that after some time it can also be a carbon source as its stored carbon will...
On October 25, Kean Stimm of Kean Wind Turbines, Inc. announced his self-proclaimed engineering breakthrough to the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce and Springville-Griffith Institute high school upperclassmen. Stimm’s goal for the lecture was to inspire the next generation...
To prevent the dangerous consequences of climate change from happening, about 200 nations have acquiesced in 2010’s United Nation climate talk to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2oC.
For this to be achievable within the century, a...
Using the present methods in scaling up algal biofuel production is not environmentally sustainable to meet fuel demands, according to a report conducted by the National Research Council (NRC). The report also said, however, that this will not be...
While unquestionably tragic, the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 has Japan reconsidering previously feared forms of renewable energy. Long-neglected geothermal energy is now being considered thanks to the country’s massive energy shortage.
Even onsen (hot...
Two hundred and fifty million years ago, massive volcanic eruptions resulted to the greatest extinction of many a species (90% of marine life and 70% of land vertebrates) in the Early Triassic period. Those that survived had much difficulty...
Home to over one billion people, and fast becoming one of the world's economic powers, Chinese automakers are ramping up their activity both in and out of the country. Economic prosperity has been finding its way further from the...
Office buildings are power hungry, with lighting, computers, air conditioning systems, and other technology. Upgrades to lighting, windows, and insulation, as well as changing habits has added much to a building's economy, but there is still much that can...
In the aftermath of superstorm Hurricane Sandy, hundred of thousands are still without power. One of the things some people fail to take into disaster preparation is having enough gasoline on hand. When the power goes out, so do...
