March 6th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
A change in chemical composition enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a perovskite solar cell developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The new formula enabled the solar cell to resist a stability problem that has so far thwarted the commercialization of perovskites
May 4th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder has shown that declining natural gas prices were primarily responsible for the significant reduction in US coal use for power generation over the past decade, putting to rest (for the moment) the mythical "War on Coal."
December 12th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
By the end of this century, global climate change may impact the wind resources in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, decreasing hotspots in the North but increasing hotspots in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
August 7th, 2016 | by James Ayre
The portion of the Greenland ice sheet covering the Cold War–era US military base known as Camp Century — also [&hellip
August 5th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
President Obama's new Clean Power Plan for reducing carbon emissions could get a big assist from carbon capture at municipal wastewater treatment plants
January 14th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
The announcement this morning by President Obama of a revised target for US methane emissions is not just another gimmick [&hellip
March 19th, 2014 | by James Ayre
A toilet that can transform human waste into biochar, powered by nothing but the sun, has been developed by researchers [&hellip
February 21st, 2014 | by James Ayre
Thermoelectric materials can see their performance radically improved via the utilization of an array of ‘nanoscale pillars,’ according to new [&hellip
August 2nd, 2013 | by James Ayre
A radically new way of producing hydrogen fuel from water — one that wasn’t even thought to be possible — [&hellip
January 28th, 2013 | by Mridul Chadha
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has executed a 500kW solar PV plant for the University of Colorado Boulder. The system [&hellip
March 22nd, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
It’s World Water Day today, the 19th annual UN World Water Day. Last year, I posted a roundup of [&hellip
