http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The clean energy technology sector will grow into a 1.6 trillion-euro (2.4 trillion-dollar) industry by 2020, becoming the third largest industrial sector after automobiles and electronics, WWF said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news179696100.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:10:02 EST news179696100 A major new Berkeley Lab report finds that proximity to wind energy facilities does not have a pervasive or widespread adverse effect on the property values of nearby homes. http://www.physorg.com/news178989549.html Technology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:18 EST news178989549 In utility parlance, wind energy is known as a `variable load.` That`s because wind is naturally unpredictable and inconstant. What`s worse, it is more likely to blow at night, when demand for electricity is at its lowest. Because the electric grid requires that supply and demand must always be in balance, making efficient use of wind energy turns out to be no trivial matter. http://www.physorg.com/news178308438.html Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news178308438 In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy. http://www.physorg.com/news178086936.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:04 EST news178086936 NJIT researchers are at work on many scientific and technological frontiers. The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the following investigators under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177955106.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:05 EST news177955106 (PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the need to be tethered to the seafloor. http://www.physorg.com/news177846004.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:50:04 EST news177846004 On beautiful, sunny days with quiet weather conditions a strong wind develops in the evening at a height of about 200 metres. http://www.physorg.com/news176661740.html Space & Earth Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:01 EST news176661740 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, say Stanford civil and environmental engineering Professor Mark Z. Jacobson and University of California-Davis researcher Mark Delucchi. http://www.physorg.com/news175173974.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:27:37 EST news175173974 A team of environmental scientists from Harvard and Tsinghua University demonstrated the enormous potential for wind-generated electricity in China. Using extensive metrological data and incorporating the Chinese government's energy bidding and financial restrictions for delivering wind power, the researchers estimate that wind alone has the potential to meet the country's electricity demands projected for 2030. http://www.physorg.com/news171811864.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:10:03 EST news171811864 (PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA atmospheric scientists have discovered a previously unknown basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, could improve the safety and reliability of spacecraft that operate in the upper atmosphere. http://www.physorg.com/news171791091.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:45:33 EST news171791091 The prestigious journal Energy Policy has recently reported two studies that highlight some key issues for the future of wind energy in Spain. A team of engineers from the University of Zaragoza believes it is "technically viable and economically reasonable" for wind energy to account for 30% of Spain's overall energy production. A report by two researchers from the University of Alcalá (UAH) and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), meanwhile, says the number of jobs generated by this sector in the European Union has increased by 226% since 2003. http://www.physorg.com/news171625969.html Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:57:03 EST news171625969 China is aiming to build a huge wind farm in the northwest by 2020 that will have energy capacity similar to the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, a senior official said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news165153309.html Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:56:04 EST news165153309 The federal government on Tuesday issued its first exploratory leases for wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf, the first step of what could be a race to harness the powerful Atlantic winds not far from major population centers on the East Coast. http://www.physorg.com/news165003225.html Technology Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:20:01 EST news165003225 (AP) -- The organizers of a global business summit on climate change say millions of new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone by relying almost entirely on renewable or low-carbon sources of electricity. http://www.physorg.com/news162447096.html Technology Mon, 25 May 2009 05:13:16 EST news162447096 China has more than tripled its target for wind power capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2020, likely making it the world's fastest growing market for wind energy technology, state press said. http://www.physorg.com/news160643608.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 08:14:03 EST news160643608 Researchers have developed a technique that uses sensors and computational software to constantly monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades, a step toward improving efficiency by adjusting for rapidly changing wind conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news160408825.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 15:00:48 EST news160408825 (AP) -- President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy company, declared that a "new era of energy exploration in America" would be a crucial to leading the nation out of an economic crisis. http://www.physorg.com/news159694323.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:32:28 EST news159694323 Today, humans perform visual inspections every two years of most of the nation's older bridges. But with a scarcity of inspectors and tens of thousands of bridges, that process can be long and laborious. http://www.physorg.com/news159116064.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:55:04 EST news159116064 Since Congress lifted a moratorium on offshore drilling last year, federal lawmakers have grappled with the issue of how best to regulate U.S. ocean waters to allow oil, wave and wind energy development, while sustainably managing critical fisheries and marine animal habitats. http://www.physorg.com/news158508309.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:05:55 EST news158508309 With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 percent of the world's electricity by 2050, according to findings from the International Scientific Congress "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions." However, if such technologies are marginalized, its share is likely to hover below 15 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news155995147.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:59:35 EST news155995147 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new 3D model linking magnetic fields to the transfer of energy in space might help solve a physics mystery first observed in the solar wind 15 years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news154893335.html Physics Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:56:36 EST news154893335 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy Inc. to provide high-resolution atmospheric modeling capabilities to improve the efficiency of wind farm sites, turbine design and wind farm operations. http://www.physorg.com/news154704816.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:34:40 EST news154704816 Northwest Michigan could generate hundreds of new jobs and generate enough electricity for thousands of its residents by converting abandoned factories and other brownfield sites for renewable energy production. http://www.physorg.com/news152463643.html Technology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:01:24 EST news152463643 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new research program at Oregon State University proposes to tackle one of the major remaining problems with wind energy - how do you provide a steady, or at least predictable flow of electricity when the wind itself is never steady and often unpredictable? http://www.physorg.com/news146246413.html Technology Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:13 EST news146246413 If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most careful design cannot prevent noise from arising at times: One source is the motion of the rotor blades, another is the cogwheels that produce vibrations in the gearbox. http://www.physorg.com/news137678081.html Technology Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:54:41 EST news137678081 Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA's QuikSCAT satellite that reveal ocean areas where winds could produce wind energy. http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html Space & Earth Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:45:49 EST news134833549