Perspective
"The transition from fossil fuels to renewable resources
is a long and expensive but an absolutely vital process. We need
a long term (30 to 50 years), high-priority program using a substantial
part of the GNP and covering the entire scope – from fundamental
research to commercial installation strategy – to gradually
replace the fossil fuels we use for power generation, transportation
and industrial thermal energy."
- Jacob Karni, from Special
Report
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ERN Report
ENERGY R&D REPORT
February 2010
Find out how ultracapacitors are evolving, which technologies are
emerging, who's driving the change, and how ultracapacitors will change
hybrid and electric vehicles, trains and renewable energy. [more]
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RESEARCH - PAPERS OF NOTE
January 7, 2010
RESEARCH - PAPERS OF NOTE
December 7, 2009
RESEARCH - SOLAR CELLS
November 19, 2009
Cut the energy losses between the dye and semiconductor parts of a
dye solar cell, and you can dramatically boost the amount of electricity
these inexpensive cells produce. [more]
RESEARCH - WAVE AND TIDAL
November 19, 2009
Make the blades of a paddle-wheel-style wave turbine like airplane
wings and you can boost the amount of electricity that can be extracted
from the ocean. [more]
LAB NOTE
November 18, 2009
The US and China announced plans to create a joint clean energy research
center. [more]
FUNDING
October 26, 2009
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced
the first funding awards for high-risk, high-reward energy research,
with $151 million going to 37 projects. [more]
RESEARCH - FUEL CELLS
October 19, 2009
Put more steps on the surfaces of platinum nanoparticles and you can
double the catalytic activity of fuel cells that run on methanol,
potentially boosting the amount of electricity they produce. [more]
FUNDING -- WIND
October 19, 2009
The US Department of Energy has allotted up to $24 million for three
university research projects studying wind turbines. [more]
FUNDING -- BIOFUELS
September 28, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded five research projects
aimed at producing biofuel from cellulosic biomass or algae. [more]
FUNDING -- SOLAR CELLS
September 28, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded five research projects
aimed at making solar cells from a range of materials, including abundant
metals and nanostructured plastics. [more]
FUNDING -- WIND
September 28, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded a pair of research projects
that aim to use high-power computer models to improve wind turbine
efficiency. [more]
FUNDING -- BATTERIES & CAPACITORS, FUEL
CELLS
September 28, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded a pair of research projects
aimed at making batteries and fuel cells more efficient. [more]
FUNDING -- HYDROGEN
September 28, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded a pair of hydrogen research
projects, one for generating hydrogen and the other for storing it.
[more]
RESEARCH - PAPERS OF NOTE
August 31, 2009
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