Drones used to locate dangerous, unplugged oil wells
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- There are millions of unplugged oil wells in the ...
Tag: Energy Sources
New NIST framework strives for cleaner, more secure power grid
Credit: B. Hayes/NIST Whether it's a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor's roof or a freshly installed ...
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future
Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityCredit: UNEP Shifting ...
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, Clark University geographer finds
Clark researchers discover some US forests add to global warmingCredit: n/a WORCESTER, Mass. -- New research by Christopher A. Williams, ...
Russian scientists significantly improved coal-burning efficiency
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of Russian scientists from NUST MISIS, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Boreskov Institute of ...
Brazil: Air conditioning equipment days of use will double without climate action
Credit: See the paper Space cooling already accounts for 14% of residential electricity demand in Brazil, and it is expected ...
UTEP awarded $1 million NNSA grant to expose minority students to nuclear energy industry
Credit: Norman Love. EL PASO, Texas - Students from The University of Texas at El Paso will have more opportunities ...
Shining a light on the true value of solar power
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your ...
Cleaning Up the Mississippi River
Louisiana State University Boyd Professor tracks 100-year historyCredit: LSU Louisiana State University College of the Coast & Environment Boyd Professor ...
Half of global wastewater treated, rates in developing countries still lagging
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about ...
New tool at Sandia brings some West Texas wind to the Duke City — virtually
Credit: Photo by Bret Latter, courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have a ...
Novel photocatalyst effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
Credit: City University of Hong Kong Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases causing global warming. If ...
Ural Federal University scientists discover ways to increase oil production efficiency
The article "Instability of the fluid interface at arbitrary perturbation amplitudes. Displacement in the Hele-Shaw cell" of UrFU research group ...
Salt battery design overcomes bump in the road to help electric cars go the extra mile
Credit: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Using salt as a key ingredient, Chinese and British researchers have designed a new ...
Are plastics and microplastics in the Ocean on the increase?
The answer might not be so straightforwardCredit: Prof. Alan Deidun That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic ...
In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects
Credit: Victor Baptista The development of small hydropower dams is widespread throughout Brazil and elsewhere in the world, vastly overshadowing ...
Pitt researcher receives ARPA-E grant to ‘innervate’ pipelines
Credit: Paul Ohodnicki When you stub your toe, a chain of nerves sends a signal from your toe to your ...
Getting to net zero — and even net negative — is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
New analysis provides detailed blueprint for the US to become carbon neutral by 2050Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab) Reaching zero net ...
Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead
Credit: Jason Bonnette, The University of Texas at Austin Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal ...
World’s largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action
UNDP's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population after results processed by Oxford University; 64% believe climate change is a global emergencyCredit: UNDP ...
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