India sets up solar energy parkSeptember 30, 2015 // 3 CommentsThe state government of Karnataka in India set up the biggest solar energy park at the town of Pavagada. The park costs [...]
Solar panel hybrid roof slashes energy billsSeptember 29, 2015 // 3 CommentsDr. Hussam Jouhara with his prototype hybrid solar panel. Credit: Image courtesy of Brunel University Scientists at Brunel [...]
Intrexon and Dominion Energy explore natural gas conversionSeptember 28, 2015 // 1 CommentIntrexon Corporation announced that Intrexon Energy Partners (IEP), and Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to explore [...]
Giant solar-powered fridge solves food problemsSeptember 25, 2015 // 5 CommentsThe Aldelano Solar ColdBox is an industrial-grade, portable, solar-powered cold storage mini-warehouse that provides [...]
Breakthrough makes hydrogen fuel cells more efficientSeptember 25, 2015 // 3 CommentsScientists turn our attention back to hydrogen-based energy as they discover new methods and materials to make the process [...]
SolarCity installs solar panels in houses for freeSeptember 25, 2015 // 4 CommentsSolarCity is installing solar panels on roofs for free, so people can spend less on energy. The solar power provider will [...]
Lithium-ion battery inventor working on cheaper alternativeSeptember 25, 2015 // 4 CommentsThe inventor of the lithium-ion battery is developing sodium-ion batteries as a cheaper alternative. Sodium, the main [...]
Sustainability research is growing faster than research overallSeptember 24, 2015 // 2 CommentsA study published by Elsevier and SciDev.Net says that research on sustainability is growing almost twice as much as [...]
Valero Energy Partners LP buys Corpus Christi Terminal Services Business for US$465mnSeptember 24, 2015 // 1 CommentValero Energy Partners LP (VLP) announced yesterday that it acquired Corpus Christi Terminal Services from a subsidiary of [...]
New protein speeds up biofuel productionSeptember 24, 2015 // 5 CommentsFor this research, Gonzalez-Esquer worked with Cheryl Kerfeld, the Hannah Distinguished Professor of Structural [...]