Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a solution to the problem of reliable storage for alternative energy: a bacteria that can convert electricity to methane when combined with CO2. Any surplus power from wind, solar, or tidal sources is fed into the bacteria and combined with CO2 from the atmosphere to create methane for [...]
Researchers Create 3-D Surface to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
March 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Microsoft Looks to Cut Carbon Footprint 30% by 2012
March 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
Microsoft has announced plans to make both their headquarters and their products more environmentally sound. With energy-conservation, use of renewable energy, improved data center design, and reduction in air travel, the company plans to reduce their carbon emissions by 30 percent compared to 2007 levels by 2012.
Study: Iron Pyrite is No Fool's Gold for Solar Manufacturers
February 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a study this week concluding that the solar industry could use many cheaper and more abundant alternatives to silicon, including iron pyrite — most commonly known as fool’s gold. In total, the researchers found 23 alternative semiconductors, but only 12 are more easily found than silicon. Iron pyrite [...]
NFL Buys Renewable Energy for Super Bowl XLIII
January 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
New Compact Turbine Could Triple Wind Power Output
December 1, 2008 By 25 Comments
New Cost-Effective Battery Tested to Store Wind-Power
November 18, 2008 By 30 Comments
For the first time in America, a company has developed an efficient battery solution to storing wind power, a clear answer to critics who claim turbines are unreliable. Xcel Energy‘s “Wind-to-Battery” project is currently being tested on a Minnesota wind farm. The company believes that the 80-ton battery will power 500 homes for 7 hours [...]
Zoo’s Poo Could Fuel a New Toronto Biogas Facility
November 16, 2008 By 4 Comments
The Toronto Zoo says their 5,000 animals produce enough dung to easily cover the costs of the proposed $13 million biogas-to-power facility within five years. The plant would produce enough electricity for not only the zoo, but thousands of Toronto households. Similar operations that convert farm animal and human waste into biogas are already in [...]
