Study reveals wildlife is abundant in Chernobyl
Credit: UGA Aiken, S.C. - A scavenger study that used fish carcasses as bait provides additional evidence that wildlife is ...
Tag: Energy Sources
Hybrid electricity system would reduce rates, improve service
A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five ...
China not 'walking the walk' on methane emissions
Chinese regulations on coal mining have not curbed the nation's growing methane emissions over the past five years as intendedCredit: ...
Fault lines are no barrier to safe storage of CO2 below ground
Carbon dioxide is unlikely to escape through geological faults, study showsCredit: Johannes Miocic Carbon dioxide emissions can be captured and ...
SwRI engineers create decision-making tool for oil spill clean-up
Tool finds the best solutions for specific spill scenarios SAN ANTONIO -- January 21, 2019 -- A team of Southwest ...
Keeping roads in good shape reduces greenhouse gas emissions, Rutgers-led study finds
Delaying pavement maintenance boosts emissions and costsCredit: Hao Wang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Keeping road pavement in good shape saves money and ...
'Realistic' new model points the way to more efficient and profitable fracking
Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, other parametersCredit: Northwestern University A new computational model could ...
PNNL tech serves as fish body double
PNNL's autonomous 'Sensor fish' and acoustic transmitter licensed by wildlife tracking company ATSCredit: PNNL Hundreds of surrogate "fish" will be ...
Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimated, study shows
Study shows that deforestation, loss of biodiversity and economic damage done to communities living near dams have not been factored ...
Study: Racial inequality in the deployment of rooftop solar energy in the US
Fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling for household ...
Guiding the way to a more sustainable energy future
Lehigh's Energy Research Center helps lead society's transition away from fossil fuelsCredit: Lehigh University The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...
Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter
MADISON, Wis. -- If you've ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don't ...
NREL details great potential for floating PV systems
Technology already in widespread use overseas, especially in Japan National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar ...
Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
Credit: Isabel Jones Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to ...
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