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Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Charging electric cars by induction is still a distant vision. By installing the charging system at the front of the vehicle, scientists have found a new efficient and cost-effective approach

Novel Inductive Charging System for Cars Proposed

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) have developed an inductive system for charging electric vehicles from the front end. »
New zinc porphyrin dyes that harvest light in both the visible and near-infrared parts of the spectrum

New Dyes Help Solar Cells Harvest More Light

Researchers have developed zinc porphyrin dyes that harvest light in both the visible and near-infrared parts of the spectrum. »
The hydroelectric plants in the Columbia River basin in the Pacific Northwest generate 22,000 MW in output. In the photo: a dam wall in the many-branched dam system

Simulation Model to Make Hydroelectric Plants More Efficient

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB in Ilmenau are developing information technology to make water power generation systems more efficient. »
A new payment system helps recharge electric cars privately

Payment System Protects Privacy of EV Owners

A new electronic payment system created at A*STAR aims to protect the privacy of EV owners recharging their electric cars. »
A colony of coral from a newly discovered coral community with attached anemones and brittle stars from a site 6 km from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. The patchy brown growth on the normally gold-colored coral is not found on healthy colonies and is diagnostic for corals impacted during the spill

Scientists Discover New Damage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A new discovery of two additional coral communities showing signs of damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill expands the impact footprint of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. »
Astronaut Mike Fincke pictured to the left of the Combustion Integrated Rack facility installed in the Destiny module of the ISS shortly after installation

Cool Burning Flames Could Lead to Better Engines

A team of international researchers has discovered a new type of cool burning flames that could lead to greener, more efficient combustion engines. »
Fresh Water Control System in Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

Research Predicts Global Water Shortage by 2040

According to a new research, there might not be enough water to keep the current energy and power solutions going by 2040. »
New class of materials could power memory devices

Topological Insulators Could Power Memory Devices

A new phase of matter known as topological insulators, until recently known only for esoteric quantum-mechanical properties, might have a practical use in controlling magnetic memory and logic devices. »
Jeff Long, Materials Sciences scientist, with student Dianne Xiao. The team’s research enabled MOFs to oxidize ethane to ethanol

Researchers Efficiently Convert Ethane to Ethanol

A new material, designed and patented by researchers at Berkeley Lab, converts ethane to ethanol with an efficiency that could cut natural-gas refining costs. »
Bacteria produce a unique material that can be used as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

Bacteria Produce Unique Battery Electrode Material

A group of scientists at the Okayama University, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Kyoto University has shown that iron oxide nanoparticles produced by bacteria in groundwater has a potential to be used as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. »
New research outlines the path to a possible renewable energy future for California

Study: It Is Feasible to Power California With Renewables

A new Stanford study discovers that it is economically and technically feasible to convert California’s energy infrastructure to renewables like solar energy, wind and hydroelectricity. »
Unit 4 of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

NAS Report Provides Lessons Learned from Fukushima Accident

The National Academy of Sciences has published a new congressionally mandated report entitled “Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants.” »
Cascade systems are implemented and validated in two major European airports from December/April 2014 to March 2015: Milano Malpensa and Roma Fiumicino.

CASCADE Project to Help Airports Reduce Energy Use

Airports consume as much energy as small cities. The EU’s three-year CASCADE project aims to help airports reduce energy consumption and cut CO2emissions. »
EIA: Saudi Arabia earned $274 billion in net oil export revenues in 2013

EIA: OPEC Earned $826 Billion In Oil Export Revenues in 2013

The EIA estimates that, excluding Iran, members of OPEC earned about $826 billion in net oil export revenues in 2013. »
Energy dependency rates showing to what extent a country relies on imports for its energy needs

EU to Stop Its Energy Dependence on Russia

The EU imports more than half of the energy it consumes and that can make it vulnerable to external energy suppliers such as Russia. To improve the situation, the European Commission presented a plan to reduce this dependence, which was discussed by Parliament’s industry committee last week. »
JRC report estimates 3% energy savings for consumers using a smart metering system

JRC Measures Smart Meter Deployment Across EU

According to the Joint Research Center (JRC), the EU in-house scientific service, over 70% of European consumers will have a smart meter for electricity by 2020. »
7/25/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

7/25/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless interesting news, of the week that went by, from the world of energy science and technology. »
The National Hockey League releases its 2014 NHL Sustainability Report

NHL Releases 2014 Sustainability Report

The National Hockey League (NHL) this week released its 2014 NHL Sustainability Report, the first such report by a major sports league in North America. »
Russia gross export sales, 2013

EIA: 68% of Russia’s Export Revenues Are From Oil, Natural Gas

Russia is a major exporter of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas. Sales of these fuels accounted for 68% of Russia’s total export revenues in 2013, based on data from Russia’s Federal Customs Service. »
Photovoltaic panels at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge

Report: Most PV Modules Sold Today Are Reliable

A new report, the PV Module Reliability Scorecard 2014, by GTM Research and PV Evolution Labs, now DNV GL, found that PV manufacturer’s solar panels performed relatively well across all metrics. »
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