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Moth eyes inspire more efficient thin-film solar cells
Published at May 20, 2013
source: Treehugger
Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to biomimicry to solve one of thin-film solar technology's biggest problems: light reflection between films that causes... -
Not Just Blowing in the Wind: Compressing Air for Renewable Energy Storage
Published at May 20, 2013
source: Science Daily
Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a... -
Senate Committee Passes Geothermal Leasing Measure
Published at May 17, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met Thursday, May 16th, to vote on a series of measures that included S. 363, The Geothermal... -
Breakthrough Renewable Energy Forecasting Coming to Grid by 2015
Published at May 13, 2013
source: The Energy Collective
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is adding to its already impressive list of renewable energy innovations with a new two-year... -
DOE Announces $13 Million to Advance Ocean Energy Technologies
Published at May 1, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
The Energy Department announced today up to $13 million in funding to develop and test advanced components and technologies to boost the performance of marine... -
Clever MIT floating wind turbines can store power for when the wind doesn't blow
Published at Apr 30, 2013
source: Treehugger
At first glance, their system might look like a regular offshore wind farm. But what happens beneath the surface is what makes all the difference,... -
REPORT: ENERGY REMAINS AS “DIRTY” AS EVER DESPITE RISE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Published at Apr 30, 2013
source: Singularity HUB
With all the news about wind farms, record-breaking solar power stations, and burgeoning sales of hybrid-electric vehicles one could... -
IBM solar collector magnifies sun by 2,000x (without cooking itself), costs 3x less than similar systems
Published at Apr 29, 2013
source: Treehugger
Concentrating the sun's ray onto solar photovoltaic (PV) modules requires walking the fine line between optimizing power output and not literally melting your very expensive... -
DOE Announces Long-Life Battery to Help Integrate Renewable into the Grid
Published at Apr 26, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
The U.S. Department of Energy(DOE) says that researchers from its SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow"... -
Breathing Life Into US Geothermal: First EGS Project Feeding Power to Grid
Published at Apr 16, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A major challenge for the geothermal industry is reducing the risk of its exploration and drilling phase – there is a 40-60 percent chance that...
