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Wind Cheapest Power Source in Argentina Renewable Auction

Posted 2016-10-03 16:06:00

Wind was the cheapest source of energy in Argentina’s first power auction after the country implemented reforms ...

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ScienceDaily - Water News

Washing clothes releases thousands of microplastic particles into environment

Posted 2016-10-03 14:36:51

More than 700,000 microscopic fibres could be released into waste water during each use of a domestic washing machine, with many of them likely to pass through sewage treatment and into the ...

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Desalinating (and drinking) seawater: Towards novel desalination membranes with enhanced performance

Posted 2016-10-03 13:24:30

An innovative way to improve the performance of desalination membranes has been revealed by researchers. In the future, membranes for reverse osmosis manufactured with these novel criteria could ...

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Research provides understanding about expansion and contraction of the tropical rain belt

Posted 2016-10-01 14:15:20

New research looks at the monsoon rains that fell in northern Australia over the past 3,000 years. The scientists explored the rainfall amounts by looking at the isotopes of oxygen in ...

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Lake brownification, eutrophication decrease the content of essential fatty acids in fish used in human diets

Eutrophication and brownification change phytoplankton community structure and decrease the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids in lakes. Perch growing in oligotrophic clear-water lakes ...

Posted 2016-09-30 16:02:44

Controlled rogue wave created in realistic oceanic conditions

Potentially extremely dangerous realistic rogue waves - also called as freak waves - can now be controlled and generated at will in laboratory environments, in similar conditions as they appear in ...

Posted 2016-09-30 12:06:08

Ocean conditions contributed to unprecedented 2015 toxic algal bloom

A new paper is the first to connect the unprecedented West Coast toxic algal bloom of 2015 to the unusually warm ocean conditions - nicknamed "the blob" - in winter and spring of that ...

Posted 2016-09-29 18:48:00

Wind turbines killing more than just local birds

Wind turbines are known to kill large birds, such as golden eagles, that live nearby. Now there is evidence that birds from up to hundreds of miles away make up a significant portion of the ...

Posted 2016-09-29 18:38:08

Water crisis in Bangladesh

Overpumping of groundwater to supply one of the planet's largest cities could be jeopardizing the future water supply for citizens living outside the city center, say researchers working in Dhaka, ...

Posted 2016-09-28 19:35:50

Solution blooming for fracking spills?

Wastewater from oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – is often laden with salts and can spill, contaminating soils. In a recent study, researchers tested a method that ...

Posted 2016-09-28 18:05:19

Study of North Atlantic Ocean reveals decline of leaded petrol emissions

A new study of lead pollution in the North Atlantic provides strong evidence that leaded petrol emissions have declined over the past few decades. For the first time in around 40 years, scientists ...

Posted 2016-09-28 14:16:47

Renewable Energy News

Wind Cheapest Power Source in Argentina Renewable Auction

Posted 2016-10-03 16:06:00

Wind was the cheapest source of energy in Argentina’s first power auction after the country implemented reforms designed to transform its fossil fuel-dependent ...

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Turnbull Steps Up Attack on Renewables After Australian Blackout

Posted 2016-10-03 15:50:00

Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stepped up his government’s attack on renewable energy by seizing on a storm-driven blackout in the mainland state that’s most reliant on wind and ...

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Solar-Powered Airports Are Taking Off Worldwide

Posted 2016-10-03 14:59:00

Have you ever stared out of your airplane window during takeoff? You’re most likely faced with the acres of clear land surrounding the runway or the expansive roofs of various airport terminals. ...

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Potholes and Pathways: Highlights from the PACE Strategy Summit at Solar Power International 2016

Every year the solar industry gathers for North America’s largest annual conference, Solar Power International. The event, which attracts nearly 18,000 solar developers, installers, lenders, ...

Posted 2016-10-03 13:36:00

6 Charts that Will Make You Optimistic About Clean Energy

Posted 2016-10-03 12:41:41

Africa Mobile Pay-Go Solar Developer Beats the Odds, Raises $22.5M in Venture Capital

Mobile pay-as-you-go solar pioneer d.light on Sept. 21 announced that it has raised $15 million in Series D equity from KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ventures, Omidyar Network and NewQuest ...

Posted 2016-09-30 18:00:00

Global Renewable Energy Investments Edged Up Slightly in 2015

In a new report, the International Energy Agency said that renewable energy occupied a 17 percent share of global energy investments in 2015, up slightly from 16 percent in ...

Posted 2016-09-30 17:25:00