The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive the coldest winter temperatures at a certain location. The USDA describes the latest map, jointly developed by Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate … [continued]
The US wave energy startup CalWave is determined to solve the global warming crisis, one little blue box at a time.
A new remote-controlled mooring system for wave energy devices is part of ARPA-E’s plan for drinking the milkshake of fossil energy stakeholders.
Participants Gained Blue Economy Connections and Real-World Experience in the NREL-Managed Competition
Researchers are turning conventional solar power wisdom upside down with new evidence that farmland can optimize solar cell efficiency.
The next generation of low cost, low impact solar cells could come from a fungus that transforms ordinary wood into a blue-hued source material for artists and artisans.
Batteries are the key to the zero carbon future, there’s little argument about that. But today’s batteries are less than ideal in many respects. They cost too much, are too big, weigh too much, function poorly in low temperatures, are prone to catch fire under certain circumstances, or simply don’t … [continued]
The energy storage field could shift in a whole new direction, according to an OSU research team that has developed a new hydronium-ion battery.
Solar energy has been identified as a potential low-cost and highly-efficient means of providing electricity to those in off-grid, remote areas, but a new study has concluded that with little access to financial resources, new business models will be required to make this happen.
The Energy Department has announced funding for a new, $40 million utility scale test site in the waters of the continental US, off the coast of Oregon.
