Maryland Sets Its Sights on Renewable Energy

ENERGY 03.25.2019 09:30 AM

Maryland government to have 50 percent of its renewable energy standards by 2030. Maryland-based environmental activists, energy companies, and Democratic legislators have been pushing for a bill that would increase the state's renewable energy standards to 50 percent by 2030.

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

03.23.2019 11:13 AM

New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to "eat" electricity -- transferring electrons to fix carbon dioxide to fuel its growth.

SuperMoon 2019, The Last One

03.22.2019 07:37 AM

Did you just see the last supermoon of 2019? It was also called the worm moon. Another beautiful Supermoon has been witnessed Thursday and people just can't get enough of it.

US Judge Orders To Stop Drilling

03.22.2019 07:35 AM

In line with the US Government’s agenda to put energy first, a US Judge vies out a halt order on drilling in Wyoming.

Floating Wind Turbines To Save The Earth

03.19.2019 08:51 AM

The cost of building wind farms has fallen and it has improved along with all the other options including solar energy storage devices.

Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy

03.12.2019 09:35 AM

Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations

Disney Takes the Lead in Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

03.05.2019 08:58 AM

Disney’s 270-acre 50-megawatt solar facility is now online and providing clean energy for Walt Disney World Resort in Florida getting them one step closer towards the company's green goals to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements

03.04.2019 08:11 AM

Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements - phosphate rock waste - and an environmentally friendly way to get them out, according to a study published in the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.

Producing biofuels from Escherichia coli

02.25.2019 05:54 AM

E. coli used to produce bioproducts including biofuels A new method in producing bioproducts by optimizing and genetically engineering E. coli bacteria has been proposed.

New Source of Fuel: Converting Methanol to Ethanol Using Ultraviolet Light

02.20.2019 10:02 AM

Useful ethanol from methanol using ultraviolet light. McGill University researchers found a new method in converting methanol to ethanol using ultraviolet light.

Renewable energy generation with kites and drones

02.20.2019 08:21 AM

Researchers present new software for the analysis of airborne wind energy systems Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) are a new kind of technology to harvest wind energy.

Climate-friendly labriculture depends on an energy revolution

02.19.2019 08:19 AM

Comparison of the greenhouse gases produced by lab-grown and farm-raised beef in the current energy system suggests that the benefits of reducing methane could be outweighed by increased CO2

Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry

02.18.2019 08:51 AM

Growth in the offer of renewable energy sources will mean increased demand for devices optimal for energy storing; São Paulo and UK researchers presented advances in new battery development at FAPESP Week London

Battery recycling in electric vehicles: A new problem to an alternative solution in GHG emission

02.13.2019 09:44 AM

Greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector can be solved through battery recycling. Greenhouse gas emissions are a concern in the environmental well-being of the world.

Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy

02.04.2019 08:57 AM

A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy.