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Not Just Blowing in the Wind: Compressing Air for Renewable Energy Storage
A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest has identified two locations in Washington state that could store enough Northwest wind energy combined to power about 85,000 homes each month. |
Released: 5/20/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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Never-Before-Seen Energy Pattern Observed at National High Magnetic Field LaboratoryTwo research teams at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) broke through a nearly 40-year barrier recently when they observed a never-before-seen energy pattern. |
Released: 5/15/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Florida State University |
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Iowa State Engineers Design, Test Taller, High-Strength Concrete Towers for Wind Turbines
Iowa State engineers have designed and tested a concept for concrete towers to replace the steel towers used for wind turbines. The concrete towers could be a practical way to raise turbine towers from today's 80 meters to the better winds at 100 meters or higher. |
Released: 5/15/2013 7:00 AM EDT
Iowa State University |
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Physicists Light “Magnetic Fire” to Reveal Energy’s PathNYU physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of self-sustained chemical reactions. |
Released: 5/13/2013 10:50 AM EDT
New York University |
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New University of Haifa Study Shows: Global Warming Trends Contribute to the Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in EuropeGlobal warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a new study by the University of Haifa. The study was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, which belongs to the European Union. The study found that rising temperatures have a more considerable contribution than humidity, to the spread of the disease, while the effect of rain was inconclusive. |
Released: 5/13/2013 10:00 AM EDT
University of Haifa |
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Solar Panels as Inexpensive as Paint?
Researchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today. |
Released: 5/13/2013 9:05 AM EDT
University at Buffalo |
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Geologists Study Mystery of 'Eternal Flames'
"Eternal flames" fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the surface, according to research by Indiana University geologists. |
Released: 5/9/2013 8:00 AM EDT
Indiana University |
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NCAR Powers Up Renewable Energy Forecasts
The National Center for Atmospheric Research, building on a pioneering wind energy forecasting system that saved millions of dollars for Xcel Energy ratepayers in eight states, has entered into a new agreement with the utility for even more sophisticated weather forecasts to increase the reliability of solar and wind energy. |
Released: 5/7/2013 8:00 AM EDT
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) |
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Microwave Oven Cooks Up Solar Cell Material
University of Utah metallurgists used an old microwave oven to produce a nanocrystal semiconductor rapidly using cheap, abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. They hope it will be used for more efficient photovoltaic solar cells and LED lights, biological sensors and systems to convert waste heat to electricity. |
Released: 5/5/2013 11:00 PM EDT
University of Utah |
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Report Says Aligning a National GHG Policy for Canada with Alberta’s 40/40 Strikes a Good BalanceIISD analysis -- Regulating Carbon Emissions in Canada-- Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Regulations: The implications of alternative proposals. |
Released: 5/2/2013 11:10 AM EDT
International Institute for Sustainable Development |