I read story after story of emerging renewable energy plants, so it was surprising to find out that there had been little mapped information on where all of the wind and solar power infrastructure lived — until now.
Over the next couple of hundred years, temperatures could rise to levels not experienced at any point in the last 420 million years, if fossil fuel reserves continue to be extracted and burnt, according to new research from the University of Southampton.
Common diesel exhaust pollution notably limits the sensory abilities of honeybees, new research from the University of Southampton has found, possibly greatly limiting bees’ ability to forage effectively. Many of the common air pollutants found within diesel exhaust appear to greatly limit the honeybees’ ability to recognize floral scents — … [continued]
Tidal power is always pretty impressive to understand, given the sheer scale on which the power is generated. Imagine a wind turbine turned upside down and dunked in some of the roughest seas and you begin to imagine just how tricky but beneficial tidal power can be. And according to … [continued]
Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK have created a method for forming virtual power plants that would effectively bring renewable energy from smaller generators into the grid. The formation of such “cooperative virtual power plants” (CVPPs) would use intelligent and multi-agent software systems and include a … [continued]
Working in tandem, the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems have discovered that a new type of battery has the potential to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power. The study looked specifically at the use of lithium batteries as a storage method … [continued]
