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Stacked Cell Design Taps Full Solar Spectrum
The device harnesses the long-wavelength photons typically lost in conventional multijunction cell designs.
Empire State Plaza Microgrid Vies for NY Prize
The project would provide improved power reliability and energy efficiency with a 16 megawatt combined heat and power cogeneration plant supplying energy for critical facilities in the state capital.
A Bus Powered by Formic Acid
Formic acid is converted into electricity to propel an electric bus.
Saudi Aramco Insists Oil and Gas Will Be Key To Future Energy Mixes
Despite a worldwide interest in renewable energy, Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser believes that oil and gas will continue to figure heavily in the world’s supply of energy.
Using Sea Animals to Find Offshore Renewable Energy Sources
The research could help companies save time in finding the right location that would minimize marine life impact.
Unfinished Nuclear Plant Morphs into Solar Farm
The site of an abandoned nuclear power plant now hosts a solar energy farm.
Multi-tier Power Outlet Protects Against Accidental Disconnections
The new MEGAElectronics outlets come in either a four or six tier version.
Steel Tower Raises Wind Energy Profile
Nordex Group has successfully tested a 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbine on a 134 meter tubular steel tower.
Lives at Stake: Why You Should Care About Industrial Safety Systems
Machines have been a tremendous improvement to production and efficiency within the workplace. Along with their benefits come significant dangers.
NY Prize Competition Drives Community Microgrid Development
An innovative, first-in-nation competition, NY Prize seeks to demonstrate microgrid feasibility and bring the technology’s benefits to communities around the state, including improved power reliability, enhanced energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact.
Study: Solar Cell Output Cut by Air Pollution
Accumulation of dust and particulates on solar cells is cutting energy output by more than 25% in some regions.
Smart Campus Technology Implemented at Company Headquarters
SAS is starting to establish a “smart campus” at its Cary, NC, headquarters to build on its corporate sustainability leadership and Internet of Things (IoT) technology expertise. The smart campus project will take advantage of SAS’ advanced, real-time, analytics to improve energy usage while monitoring equipment performance in order to boost operational longevity.
Vatican on Its Way to Becoming CO2 Free
Vatican City, the smallest state in the world, is well on its way to becoming entirely CO2 free.
Low-temp Catalyst Yields Hydrogen from Water, CO
The catalyst could improve the performance of fuel cells that run on hydrogen but can be poisoned by CO.
Bradwell Completes Nuclear Fuel Element Debris Treatment
All the fuel element debris waste at the UK's Bradwell nuclear power plant has been treated to reduce on-site radiological risk.
Community-sized Solar Heating Feasible in Finland
Solar energy has emerged as a viable alternative in the Nordic energy markets due to price reductions.
Bee Hive Thermal Industries Introduces Mighty Mite Killer
Bee Hive Thermal Industries is introducing the Mighty Mite Killer thermal beehive system which eliminates mites and hive beetles, including the Varroa mite that is decimating honeybee colonies.
Achieving Near-Zero-Emissions Takes a Number of Tools
The study, which was conducted by 21 of the nation’s top energy experts, details how in order to achieve a near-zero-emissions energy system, we must depend on a variety of energy technologies such as nuclear energy, bioenergy and carbon capture technology in combination.
A Fix for China's Air Quality Problems: Renewable Power-by-Wire
Bringing renewable power ‘by wire’ from western China to its eastern cities could provide local air quality benefits.
Turning Food Waste into Green Energy
The joint process first involves extracting all of the energy from food waste by pressure cooking the waste to create crude bio oil, eventually refining that oil into biofuel — a process called, hydrothermal liquefaction.