Night-warming effect found ove...

Apr 30, 2012 by

Night-warming effect found over large wind farms in Texas

Large wind farms in certain areas in the United States appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to a new...

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Advanced power-grid research f...

Apr 3, 2012 by

Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in Western U.S.

The least expensive way for the Western US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global...

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Two-in-one device uses sewage ...

Mar 29, 2012 by

Two-in-one device uses sewage as fuel to make electricity and clean the sewage

Scientists have described a new and more efficient version of an innovative device the size of a washing machine that uses bacteria...

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Only the lowest carbon dioxide...

Feb 16, 2012 by

Only the lowest carbon dioxide emitting technologies can avoid a hot end-of-century

Could replacing coal-fired electricity plants with generators fueled by natural gas bring global warming to a halt in this century?...

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New tool for analyzing solar-c...

Feb 7, 2012 by

New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials

An online tool called “Impurities to Efficiency” (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative...

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