A new study released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) shows that renewable energy use in the U.S was up for 2011, while overall energy use was down. The decrease in energy use was partly due to more higher-efficiency energy technologies in the transportation and residential sectors. Coal use declined across the … [continued]
All of the world’s energy needs could be provided for solely by wind power, according to new research from the Carnegie Institute and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The winds are capable of providing more than enough energy to meet all of the world’s demands. The potential of atmospheric … [continued]
They’re at it again–Republicans and Democrats in a practically dysfunctional Congress fought over budgetary matters this past week, specifically an extension of the wind energy production tax credit. The wind energy PTC has helped spur billions of dollars of investment in a young, emerging industry that’s going to prove vital in decades to come. It’s helped create thousands of good jobs when job creation has cratered. It’s improved environmental and health conditions. We won’t have it, Congressional Republicans voted once again.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has announced an ambitious plan to hire a whopping 300 new employees, with the goal of achieving “innovative solutions to the nation’s most important challenges in strategic security, energy, and the environment.” While perhaps best known for its work in weapons, nuclear and laser technology, the … [continued]
The common zinnia flower may play a key role in transforming the U.S. from a country under siege from high risk fossil fuels, to a nation powered by cleaner, safer biofuels from renewable sources. Scientists working in collaboration from three national laboratories have used four different kinds of imaging systems … [continued]
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Arnold Magnetic Technologies are putting together their expertise on magnetic technology and applying it to high efficiency flywheel energy storage systems. Flywheels are ideal for storing energy from intermittent sources like solar power installations and wind farms. The use of magnets eliminates the need … [continued]
With the help of a high tech underground steam cleaning technology developed at UCal-Berkeley and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a creosote-soaked Superfund site in Visalia, California has been cleaned up more than 100 years ahead of schedule, saving millions of dollars and pointing the way toward a more efficient … [continued]
