Why wind power is not catching on: Maryland as microcosm
Offshore wind power offers a feasible way for Maryland to help meet its renewable energy goals, but presents some economic and political hurdles, concludes a new study by the University of Maryland...
View ArticleGlobal CO2 emissions on record-breaking pace
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – the main contributor to global warming – show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK)....
View ArticleWind turbines could also aid crops: new study
Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and...
View ArticleCar pollution link to dementia in older men: first research documents it
Pollution from traffic was associated with worse cognitive function in a cohort of older men, researchers found. A doubling of exposure to black carbon — a marker for traffic pollution — was...
View ArticleSmart grid would save energy, cut costs: ACS
Momentum is building for a new energy “smart grid” that would overhaul the U.S.’s 100-year-old electrical power network. The impact would be huge –– from installation of a new web of electrical...
View ArticleEnergy use limits global economic growth: we will need 16x what we have now...
A study that relates global energy use to economic growth, published in the January issue of BioScience, finds strong correlations between these two measures both among countries and within countries...
View Article2010 warmest year on record (since 1880), tied with 2005: NOAA
According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global temperatures above the...
View ArticleBetter turbine spacing for large wind farms
Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most efficient way to arrange the massive turbines that turn...
View ArticleChina has more wind farms than the US; global wind farm growth down for first...
China overtook America as the world leader in wind power in 2010, according to a new annual report by the Global Wind Energy Council. (See chart that shows the five countries that make the greatest...
View ArticleSoundscape ecology, a new field, will study the impact of sound on the...
A Purdue University researcher is leading an effort to create a new scientific field that will use sound as a way to understand the ecological characteristics of a landscape and to reconnect people...
View ArticleOil from tar sands and fouled beaches cleanly extracted with new process
An environmentally friendlier method of separating oil from tar sands has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State. This method, which utilizes ionic liquids to separate the heavy viscous...
View ArticleRadiation risks to health: A joint statement from leading scientific experts
The growing concern surrounding the release of radiation from an earthquake and tsunami-stricken nuclear complex in Japan has raised fears of radiation exposure to populations in North America from...
View ArticleJapan radiation risk FAQs from the World Health Organization
FAQs: Japan nuclear concerns 19 March 2011 Current risk of radiation-related health problems in Japan What is the current risk of radiation-related health problems in Japan to those near the reactor...
View ArticleNation’s largest planned zero net energy community opens
Setting a national precedent in sustainable design, UC Davis West Village will open its doors Saturday as the largest planned zero net energy community in the country. Located on the UC Davis campus,...
View ArticleWind turbines may be harming bats
It’s something of an ecological murder mystery — countless numbers of bats are turning up dead near wind farms. But what is killing them? A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison links...
View ArticleCarbon dioxide emissions are at record levels: new data
Newswise — Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have surged to record levels following the 2008-09 global financial crisis, when a stagnant economy resulted in a temporary decline...
View ArticleWind farms cause global warming?
A Texas region containing four of the world’s largest wind farms showed an increase in land surface temperature over nine years that researchers have connected to local meteorological effects of the...
View ArticleNew wind prospecting system developed at the University of Barcelona
The Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona has developed an innovative wind prospecting system designed to being used especially in marine environments. The project is based on a hot air...
View ArticleWind farms: A danger to ultra-light aircraft?
Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground – and so are wind farms. However, do wind power plantsgenerate turbulence that could endanger lightweight planes? A...
View ArticleEnough wind to power global energy demand
There is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the world’s demand. Atmospheric turbines that convert steadier and faster high-altitude winds into energy could generate even more power than...
View ArticleShift to sustainable energy could be spurred by shareholder responsibility: PNAS
The research carried out at IIASA in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research demonstrates that there is fundamental rigidity, known as lock-in, within the energy economy...
View ArticleCould smaller wind turbines disrupt offshore wind energy market?
SUPRAPOWER is an EU FP7 founded research project focused on a major innovation in offshore wind turbine technology by developing a new compact superconductor-based generator. The project aims to...
View ArticleWhy isn’t wind a win-win?
Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle, a documentary film about the controversial Cape Wind energy project to be built off Nantucket Sound, will premier tonight at the Cable Car Cinema on South Main...
View ArticleWind power does not strongly affect greater prairie chickens, 7-year study finds
MANHATTAN — Wind power development does not ruffle the feathers of greater prairie chicken populations, according to the results of a seven-year study from a Kansas State University ecologist and his...
View ArticleWind turbines do not affect residential values, says new study
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet was unable to uncover any impacts to...
View ArticleWhy wind turbines evoke strange emotional responses
People’s attitudes towards wind turbines are more complex than a simple case of love-or-hate, a social science researcher is discovering. Visitors gazing at turbines in the Welsh countryside...
View ArticleAssessing noise impact of offshore wind farm construction may help protect...
SOLOMONS, MD (November 4, 2013) – Growth in offshore wind generation is expected to play a major role in meeting carbon reduction targets around the world, but the impact of construction noise on...
View ArticleIs this the big breakthrough for renewable energy?
Cambridge, Mass. – January 8, 2014 – A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid,...
View ArticleActive power control of wind turbines can improve power grid reliability
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and the University of Colorado have completed a comprehensive study...
View ArticleWind farm operators are getting 30-year permits to kill protected species
A new renewable energy policy gives wind farm operators 30-year permits – up from the current 5 years – to kill a specific number of protected species without threat of prosecution. “What they are...
View ArticleOffshore Wind Power: US Falling Further Behind
Newswise — University of Delaware faculty from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), the College of Engineering and the Alfred Lerner School of Business and Economics say that the U.S....
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