Highly accurate method for measuring luminous efficacy of LEDs September 24, 2015 // 1 Comment A new method helps discovering the most efficient lamps, which may save billions in lighting costs in the future. [...]
Researchers produce flexible energy storage September 24, 2015 // 3 Comments The Department of Applied Physics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) developed a simpler way to make manganese [...]
Chernobyl meltdown was preventable, study says September 23, 2015 // 2 Comments The worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown never should have happened, according to a new study. [...]
Gas turbines answer the need for energy storage September 23, 2015 // 1 Comment Since the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine at the time that energy is needed, many [...]
Transparent coat cools solar cells by beaming heat to space September 23, 2015 // 3 Comments The hotter solar cells get, the less efficient they become at converting the photons in light into useful electricity. Now, [...]
Real-time feedback most effective method to save electricity September 23, 2015 // 2 Comments A study shows that apps that give real-time energy use are the most effective tools to save energy. Real-time feedback is [...]
Fortune 500 companies plan to use 100% renewable energy September 23, 2015 // 1 Comment Ten Fortune 500 companies joined the cause for renewable energy. Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, NIKE, Inc., Procter [...]
France goes green with new law on rooftops September 22, 2015 // 2 Comments A new law in France says that all buildings in commercial zones must have part of their roofs covered with plants or solar [...]
Artificial plants can power the future September 22, 2015 // 1 Comment Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley are hacking photosynthesis to produce energy. The team created an [...]
Startup builds electric rickshaws to reduce pollution September 22, 2015 // 3 Comments Surya Conversions builds hybrid electric conversion kits for vehicles in developing countries in order to reduce pollution [...]