If widely adopted, the energy savings would be like taking 700,000 cars off the road every year New super-efficient rooftop units that heat and cool commercial buildings offer significant en... Read more
The median installed price of residential and commercial PV systems completed in 2011 fell by roughly 11 to 14 percent from the year before The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) pow... Read more
Energy storage using the concrete method cost only $0.78 per kilowatt-hour, far below the Department of Energy’s goal of achieving thermal energy storage at a cost of $15 per kilowatt-... Read more
The goal is to make new magnet alloys from recycled rare earths Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if... Read more
It is difficult to say which of the growing number of fuel options will power the cars of the future. But natural gas, given its domestic abundance, low price and lesser carbon footprint, is... Read more
Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to reality. Scientists fro... Read more
The new catalyst performs nearly as well as platinum Hydrogen gas offers one of the most promising sustainable energy alternatives to limited fossil fuels. But traditional methods of produci... Read more
In recent tests, a technology developed for algae harvesting has shown promise in reclaiming hydraulic fracturing flowback water From a Press Release OriginOil, developer of breakthrough tec... Read more
Materials that can repair themselves are generally a good thing, as they increase the lifespan of products created from them, and reduce the need for maintenance. Biorenewable polymers are a... Read more
According to a 2009 Department of Energy study, lighting accounts for 22 percent of all the electricity used in the United States. In an effort to cut this figure, many modern buildings have... Read more
Image via Wikipedia When scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) tried to apply their expertise in solar cell technology to build a green LED light from the ground up,... Read more