News tagged with energy issues


Stanford launches $100 million initiative to tackle energy issues

Technology / Energy

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's tribulations—economic, environmental and political—Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues, President John ...





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Getting into hot water: Solar water heating pays for itself five times over

Technology / Energy

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 4

An analysis of the engineering and economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years, according to researchers in India. They report, in the International Journal of Global En ...


Media coverage affects perceptions of climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (11) | comments 10

Climate change will not be taken seriously until the media highlights its significance, say researchers at the University of Liverpool.


'Perspectives on Energy Policy' report now available

Technology / Energy

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The United States should create a high-level independent council to analyze and communicate critical issues to energy policymakers and the public, a group of 27 leaders in academia, government, and the private sector recommends ...


Removing Hot Air from Nuclear Power Plants; Scientists Convert Nuclear Energy to Power without Steam

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 25

(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, researchers have been in search of an economically feasible method of converting nuclear energy directly into electricity. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing an energy conversion ...


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Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool

Technology / Software

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (8) | comments 2

US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.


American adults flunk basic science

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 25

Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy ...


Fuel cells, energy conversion and mathematics

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel resources, current levels of petroleum consumption, and growing pressure to shift to more sustainable energy sources are among the many factors prompting the transition from our current ...


Key issues for the future of wind energy

Key issues for the future of wind energy

Technology / Energy

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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 ...


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British Town Demonstrates World's First Garbage Truck Powered by Garbage

Technology / Energy

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A town in Britain has recently demonstrated its new "'leccy vehicle" - an electric garbage truck that is fueled by the garbage it collects. The Kirklees Council presented the waste-powered ...


Report: Use 'brownfields' as energy parks

Technology / Energy

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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.



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