Get Ready For The Age Of Room Temperature Superconductors (No More Hot Laptops!)
September 28th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Brookhaven researchers are hot on the trail of a new class of superconductors that could cool down your laptop, among other things
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Tina Casey specializes in military and corporate sustainability, advanced technology, emerging materials, biofuels, and water and wastewater issues. Tina’s articles are reposted frequently on Reuters, Scientific American, and many other sites. Views expressed are her own. Follow her on Twitter @TinaMCasey and Google+.
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Yuuuuge Energy Company Thumbs Nose At Trump, Dials Up 1500 MW Of Wind Energy
September 27th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Super-successful businessman Donald Trump has been hating on the US wind energy industry iall year, super-big energy company Xcel blows him off
Columbia Scientists Unlock Big Perovskite Solar Cell Mystery
September 22nd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Perovskite solar cells give up the secret behind their "superstar" potential for bringing on the next generation of low cost, high efficiency solar
100% “Invisible” Biofuel Powers US Navy’s Green Growler
September 22nd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The US Navy has just demonstrated a new 100 percent biofuel that is "invisible" to pilots, as source-agnostic drop-in replacement for JP-5 petroleum fuel
Heavy Hitters Line Up To “PREP” For Climate Change
September 22nd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
NOAA, NASA, Google, IBM, and other A-list data gatherers are helping infrastructure planners prepare for climate change impacts with new PREP initiative
New Weapon For US Air Force: Mobile Solar + Energy Storage
September 20th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Yes, solar is tough enough: US Air Force tests a new mobile solar powered microgrid with energy storage, to be used at forward operating bases overseas
US Army Welcomes Dakota Access Protesters To Stay Indefinitely
September 19th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
In support of the Obama Administration's action on the Dakota Access pipeline, the US Army Corps of Engineers has given legal status to the protesters
America’s OPEC: 6 States Declare Emergency Gas Shortages After Koch-Owned Pipeline Spill
September 18th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A massive pipline spill on a Koch-owned pipeline has resulted in a 6-state emergency, demonstrating the risks and hazards of long distance fuel supply
Obama To Koch Bros: I’ll See Your PR Plan & Raise You 86 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind Energy By 2050
September 12th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The Koch brothers are behind a new public relations campaign for oil and gas, but that won'd stop offshore wind energy development in the
New Reuters Exposé On Climate Change Denial Aims At Small Fry, Misses The Big One
September 8th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new Reuters report nails major US corporations for supporting climate change denial with campaign contributions, but there are bigger fish to fry
Space Age Solar Cells, Coming Soon To A Rooftop Near You
September 7th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The Swiss company Insolight is determined to bring NASA-level solar cells to your rooftop, without the NASA-level price tag
Energy Storage Mashup Aims Thermal Tech At Fruits & Veggies (And Ice Cream)
September 6th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Grocery stores in Brooklyn and Queens are being recruited for a massive energy storage and load shifting experiment in New York City
Oklahoma Earthquake Spurs Emergency Action On Oil & Gas Wastewater
September 5th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The latest Oklahoma earthquake prompted Governor Mary Fallin to stop pussyfooting around and start issuing emergency orders for oil and gas wastewater
Researchers Hack Fluffy Powder To Solve EV Energy Storage Riddle
August 29th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The US Army is funding energy storage research aimed at extending EV battery range, lowering cost, and improving performance
New Fracking Study Pulls Rug Out From Under “Safe” Fracking
August 26th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Whenever a new fracking study comes out, you can be sure that fossil industry stakeholders will run over to the [&hellip
EPA To Texas Fracking Regulators: Your Slip Is Showing!
August 23rd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Texas regulators have been playing ostrich when it comes to investigating the link between fracking waste disposal and earthquakes, sez US
The Solar Revolution, Coming Soon To A Truck Near You (CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
August 22nd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The solar company eNow offers a turnkey solar solution for auxiliary power systems on trucks, RVs and practically "anything that moves."
New “Artificial Leaf” Solar Cell Upcycles Atmospheric CO2 For Sustainable Fuel
August 22nd, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new one-pot "artificial leaf" solar energy harvesting system grabs CO2 from the air, converts it into fuel like magic (or like nanoscience, whatever)
New “Large Virus” Thin Film Solar Strategy Pays Off For NIST Team
August 16th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A common polymer the thickness of a large virus could bring about a "sustainable revolution" of low cost, high volume, rapid payback solar cells
Whoops! North Carolina Offshore Wind Energy Slips Past Koch Bros Barrier
August 15th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Last Friday the Department of the Interior brought the hammer down in favor of offshore wind energy development in North Carolina
Common Bug Opens Door To Next-Gen Graphene Solar Cells
August 11th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new generation of lighter, cheaper solar cells and other electronic devices could all be thanks to a common soil dwelling bacteria
Brace Yourself: “Hot Electron” Solar Cell Breaks Shockley-Queisser Limit Thanks To Inventor Of Photocopier
August 9th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A bi-national team from Russia and the US has demonstrated how solar cells can break through the Shockley-Queisser theoretical conversion efficiency limit
5 Crazy (Or Not-So-Crazy) Green Aviation Concepts Greenlighted By NASA
August 8th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
NASA doesn't know if its five new cutting edge green aviation research projects will work but it's all about the journey, not the destination
Wisconsin Wind Industry Finally Shakes Off Koch Brothers
August 8th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Wisconsin's moribund wind industry finally shows signs of waking up, possibly due to a falling-out between its governor and the Koch brothers
Renewable Energy Wars: Living Microbial Electricity Generators Vs. The Nukes
August 5th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Some day in the sparkling green future, giant living masses of bacteria will generate renewable energy from nuclear waste sites
“Ripening” Method Yields High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
August 5th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
It sounds like the name of a DC Comics villain, but Otswald Ripening could become the hero of the perovskite solar cell field
3-D Printed “Whispering Gallery” Concentrating Solar Power Coming To A Rooftop Near You…Eventually
August 1st, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new concentrating solar power system based on the "whispering gallery" effect could shrink CSP plants down to rooftop size -- and 3-D print them, too
Low Cost Solar Goal In Reach, Energy Dept. Set To Blow Right Past It
July 29th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The new idea is to drive the cost of solar power down past fossil fuels, and sink it to the range of two or three cents per kilowatt hour by
Solar-Powered Graphene Evaporator Zaps Dirty Water … With Bacteria?!?
July 28th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new water desalination system brings graphene together with solar power and a natural biofoam produced by a bacteria that wine lovers love to hate
Your New EV Will Go Farther, Charge Faster With New “Glass” Battery
July 26th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter
It’s Official: Donald Trump Throws Coal Under Bus
July 25th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
RNC 2016 paid a lot of lip service to coal, but it seems that words are all the industry can expect from a Donald Trump administration.
New Graphene Demo In The Works For Tiny Farmingdale, NY
July 25th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
The tiny village of Farmingdale, New York could become a graphene production hotspot if everything works out for a new R&D operation planned by Cemtrex
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