Western scientists revolutionize solar power with new “gold nanocluster” technology September 25, 2014 Scientists at Western University have discovered that a small molecule created with just 144 atoms of gold can increase solar cell performance by more than 10 per cent. These findings, published recently by the high-impact journal Nanoscale, … Continue reading
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China’s South–North Water Transfer Project
The South–North Water Transfer Project is a multi-decade infrastructure project of the People’s Republic of China to better utilize water resources available to China. This is to be achieved through the South North Water Diversion Project (SNWD). While the main thrust is to divert water from the Yangtze … Continue reading
Generating Solar Power At Night
Israeli firm looks to keep solar power generators running at night By Ari Rabinovitch Reuters NEGEV DESERT Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli solar power company, Brenmiller Energy, says it has developed a new, more efficient way to store heat from the sun that could give a boost to the thermal … Continue reading
University of Glasgow Water Splitter
Decoupled catalytic hydrogen evolution from a molecular metal oxide redox mediator in water splitting Benjamin Rausch, Mark D. Symes, Greig Chisholm, Leroy Cronin* WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. The electrolysis of water using renewable energy inputs is being actively pursued as a … Continue reading
Stanford University Water Splitter
Stanford scientists develop water splitter that runs on an ordinary AAA battery Aug. 22, 2014 By Mark Shwartz In 2015, American consumers will finally be able to purchase fuel cell cars from Toyota and other manufacturers. Although touted as zero-emissions vehicles, most of the cars will run on hydrogen made … Continue reading
Worldwide Jobs Crisis 2014-2030
In a report prepared for the G20 Labor and Employment Ministerial Meeting Melbourne, Australia, 10-11 September 2014, the World Bank warns the world faces a jobs crisis. 600 million jobs will need to be created worldwide by 2030 to cope with the expanding population. The report makes it clear that … Continue reading
Selling Water & Energy To China
Here’s further proof, should it be needed, that the most cost-effective way to reduce the abysmal (and growing) gap in the distribution of income and wealth in the United States is to create a mechanism for the American working classes to produce hydrogen by electrolysis of seawater and sell it … Continue reading
Water-vulnerable American Cities
This study at the Environmental Hydrology Laboratory at the University of Florida ranks 225 American cities with populations greater than 100,000 on fresh water availability and vulnerability. For method details, see Padowski, J. C., and J. W. Jawitz, 2012. Water availability and vulnerability of 225 large cities in the United … Continue reading
Drought
It’s easy to loose sight of how our normal activities of daily living impact the environment on which we all depend for our livelihood. But they do –profoundly. The environment is being over exploited, and it shows: climate change, pollution, fresh water depletion, declining food production, deforestation, and ocean … Continue reading
30 Million Americans in Denial
Paul B. Farrell Archives May 26, 2014 Climate science is a hoax: Big Oil, GOP, God say so Commentary: 30 million Americans dismiss all warnings of deadly disaster SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Yes, climate science is a hoax. Why? No solution. The problem is obvious. But talk’s cheap. No … Continue reading