Renewable Energy News - Earth Science News RSS FeedsEarth Science :: Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy News Stories, Current Renewable Energy News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Renewable_Energy Renewable Energy News Stories Current Renewable Energy News Events, Discoveries and Articles Peat fires drive temperatures up Peatlands, especially those in tropical regions, sequester gigantic amounts of organic carbon. Human activities are now having a considerable impact on these wetlands. (2009-11-30) Galician waves are best for producing energy The best coastal areas in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of harnessing wave energy are the Costa da Morte and Estaca de Bares, in La Coruña, Galicia, according to two pioneering studies by researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), published this month in the journals Energy and Renewable Energy. (2009-11-30) Maize cell wall genes identified, giving boost to biofuel research Purdue University scientists have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production. (2009-11-20) Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. (2009-11-13) Plugging into an electric vehicle revolution A road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway. (2009-10-28) Shifting the world to 100 percent clean, renewable energy as early as 2030 -- here are the numbers Most of the technology needed to shift the world from fossil fuel to clean, renewable energy already exists. Implementing that technology requires overcoming obstacles in planning and politics, but doing so could result in a 30 percent decrease in global power demand. (2009-10-20) U of C scientists find successful way to reduce bat deaths at wind turbines Scientists at the University of Calgary have found a way to reduce bat deaths from wind turbines by up to 60 percent without significantly reducing the energy generated from the wind farm. (2009-09-28) US tax breaks subsidize foreign oil production The largest U.S subsidies to fossil fuels are attributed to tax breaks that aid foreign oil production, according to research to be released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. (2009-09-18) Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. (2009-09-17) Light at the speed of a bicycle and much more The speed of light, 300 million metres per second, was long thought an immutable constant and has defined our understanding of matter and energy but recent research in the area of optics and photonics is proving that we can manipulate light to some ingenious and hugely lucrative ends. (2009-09-09) |
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