Tag: Energy Sources

June 5, 2019

Hydrate formation proves to be the key to the problemCredit: Kazan Federal University Associated petroleum gas is wasted in the ...

New approach optimizes use of future wave electricity generators during disaster

June 4, 2019

Variational calculus technique shows the fastest way to provide enough electricity to restart local power grids hit by hurricanes through ...

Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country

June 3, 2019

Research group has found a way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuelCredit: Washington State University RICHLAND, Wash. - ...

Evidence of multiple unmonitored coal ash spills found in N.C. lake

June 3, 2019

New evidence of unmonitored and unreported coal ash spills in a North Carolina lake highlights the risk of similar spills ...

Swapping water for CO2 could make fracking greener and more effective

May 30, 2019

Credit: Xuehang Song Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Petroleum (Beijing) have demonstrated that CO2 ...

Greater transparency needed over lobbyist influence on UK renewable energy schemes

May 29, 2019

Greater transparency is needed to understand the influence of lobbyists when delivering crucial renewable energy schemes in the UK, new ...

NYS winters could pose solar farm ‘ramping’ snag for power grid

ITHACA, N.Y. - By adding utility-scale solar farms throughout New York state, summer electricity demand from conventional sources could be ...

Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce ...

Societal values and perceptions shape energy production and use as much as new technology

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Societal values and perceptions have shaped the energy landscape as much as the technologies that drive its ...

Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history

Updates to the geological record connect to the region's resourcesCredit: Justin V. Strauss HANOVER, N.H. - May 28, 2019 - ...

Replacing diesel with liquefied natural leads to a fuel economy of up to 60% in São Paulo

A study conducted in Brazil at the FAPESP-funded Research Centre for Gas Innovation pointed to the environmental and economic benefits ...

Release of solar panel dataset helps cities make power grids more safe, reliable

More data is required to better predict and understand how solar energy can be integrated into the power gridCredit: Australian ...

Lessons from Pohang: Solving geothermal energy’s earthquake problem

A Stanford geophysicist discusses flaws in some of the most common ways to minimize the risk of earthquakes when harnessing ...

Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study finds

May 27, 2019

Credit: University of York Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed 'safe' levels by up to ...

100% renewables doesn’t equal zero-carbon energy, and the difference is growing

May 24, 2019

While 160 companies around the world have committed to use "100 percent renewable energy," that does not mean "100 percent ...

Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storage

ITHACA, N.Y. - One of the big issues with sustainable energy systems is how to store electricity that's generated from ...

Trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada

The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured ...

Measuring methane from coal and gas in Pennsylvania informative

Credit: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is ...

Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels

Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the ...

Charging into the future — novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries