Environment

Spanish solar industry leaders to hit the streets in protest today

By / January 25, 2011

Renewable Energy Magazine reported yesterday that Spain’s photovoltaic industry lobby groups have urged their members to take to the streets to protest the government’s move to retroactively slash subsidies for…

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Rice group: Silica + titania = cheap, green, improved water purification

By / January 17, 2011

Tanzania water source. Credit: Bob Metcalf I don’t have enough historical perspective to know if this is truly a eureka moment or not, but a group from Rice University reports…

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Investors hit the brakes on Tesla Motors

By / December 28, 2010

According to a NPR report, Tesla Motors shares dropped a dramatic 15 percent on Monday. Yesterday was the first day company insiders and early investors were allowed to sell their…

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Solar reactor to make fuel from sunlight

By / December 27, 2010

Researchers have developed a prototype device that directly converts sun rays into fuels that can be stored. The BBC reports that the devices uses a quartz window and cavity to…

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DOE study poinpoints public land for solar development

By / December 17, 2010

Peter offered readers a heads up Wednesday about yesterday’s meeting with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Here’s what transpired. According to a DOE…

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Duke, NETL study CO2 storage impact: Leakage must be reckoned with

By / November 30, 2010

Duke University, in collaboration with the DOE, just completed a study on carbon storage and the impacts of CO2 injection into different geologic formations. The findings were published in the…

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Glass optics enhance concentrating solar performance

By / November 29, 2010

An all-glass optical lens may be the key component to achieving higher efficiency and higher energy production concentrating solar power systems. Silicon Valley-based Solergy, who recently announced plans  to install…

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Missouri S&T geothermal energy system to replace power plant

By / November 22, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology plans to install a new geothermal energy system. The project is expected to reduce energy costs, as well as cut the campus’s carbon dioxide…

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Avalon plans to produce separated rare earths by 2016

By / November 22, 2010

In an interview with Rueters, Avalon Rare Metals CEO Don Bubar stated that the Toronto-based mining company plans to produce separated rare earths by 2016. With demand increasing by roughly…

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Wood pulp-derived nanocrystals help cast tunable chiral silica films, with possible sensor and window uses

By / November 18, 2010

Tuning the pores of a new type of glass film causes different colors, but adding a drop of waterturns them transparent. (Credit: Nature/Kevin Shopsowit.) A team at the University of British…

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