Originally Published by BBC News- Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion.
Top five physics discoveries chosen
Originally Published by BBC News- Quantum computers and science that could enable mobile phone shoe chargers are among the top physics spin-offs chosen by a leading magazine.
China offers solar power tax rebates
Originally Published by BBC News – China has offered tax rebates to manufacturers of solar power products in an attempt to prop up the struggling sector and also cut pollution levels.
Novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically-engineered microorganism
Originally Published by ScienceDaily -Scientists have reported, for the first time, the development of a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through metabolic engineering of E. coli.
Scotland gives greenlight to Europe's largest tidal energy project
Originally Published by The Guardian – Wave power to provide electricity to 40% homes in Highlands as work on building turbines in Pentland Firth gets approved.
Remote Scottish windfarms to receive guaranteed price for their electricity
Originally Published by The Guardian – Community-owned windfarms on some of Scotland’s remotest islands are likely to gain from a new deal to buy their electricity at a higher price, Ed Davey, the energy and climate secretary, has said.
Technology to Target Energy Poverty and River Blindness on Agenda for Latest GHTC Conference
ÛÏGHTC is already a premiere venue for humanitarian technology. It is rapidly maturing and is on a trajectory to even greater things Û_ GHTC brings together diverse skills united by a heart to serve. The result is greater than the sum of its parts.Û Alexander Moseson, Drexel University, United States of America.
India's most industrialised state pushes for clean energy
Originally Published by The Guardian — It’s rare that cheery environmental news comes out of India, especially when it comes to clean energy. But a July 22nd order by the electricity regulatory authority of Maharashtra (MERC), India’s most industrialised state, is being welcomed as a possible game changer.
Solar Power Remains Popular in Germany, Despite Cost
According to a new poll, 82 percent of Germans support the country’s transition to renewable energy, known as the Energiewende. The poll by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband) found some discontent with some aspects of the project, however, particularly with the cost.
Intermittent Nature of Green Power Is Challenge for Utilities
Originally published by The New York Times – The 21 turbines at the Kingdom Community Wind farm in Vermont soar above Lowell Mountain, a testament in steel and fiberglass to the state’s growing use of green energy.