Department of Energy Issues Loan Guarantee Supported by Recovery Act for Nevada Geothermal Project
Washington D.C. – Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada. Read More →
Exergy analysis of a solar assisted absorption cooling system on an hourly basis in villa applications
Publication year: 2010brbSource:/b Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 September 2010brC., Onan , D.B., Ozkan , S., ErdembrA solar assisted absorption refrigeration system (SAARS) was designed for acclimatizing of villas in Mardin which is located in Turkey and the performance of the system under different temperatures was analyzed by using MATLAB. Hourly cooling load calculation... [Read more]
AP IMPACT: Feds fail to use land for solar power (AP)
pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/energy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100901/ap_on_bi_ge/us_solar_public_landsimg src=http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.042f2449f2f8468e86aa4402bc0f5e71-042f2449f2f8468e86aa4402bc0f5e71-0.jpg?x=130y=77q=85sig=dtc6pJ8tqwsxXaeUqrpFHw– align=left height=77 width=130 alt=An electric tower and power lines cross the proposed... [Read more]
Energy consumption and related CO2 emissions in five Latin American countries: Changes from 1990 to 2006 and perspectives
Publication year: 2010brbSource:/b Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 August 2010brClaudia, Sheinbaum , Belizza J., Ruíz , Leticia, OzawabrThis study examines the primary energy consumption and energy-related CO2 emissions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela during the period 1990–2006. It also reviews important reforms in the energy sector of these countries... [Read more]
Space crystals ‘to grow on ISS’
Scientists are planning to use the International Space Station to grow a new kind of crystal for use in solar cells by 2013. Read More →
Scientists Discover Two Multiple-Planet Solar Systems
Two new discoveries add to the rapidly increasing extrasolar planet countimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/wxSsujNPYpQ height=1 width=1/ Read More →
Cosmic Log: Planets spotted in changing orbits
pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/26/4974937-planets-spotted-in-changing-orbitsimg align=left border=0 src=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100826-coslog-kepler2-600px-130p.thumb.jpg alt=Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: The Kepler planet-hunting probe has spotted a system where two giant planets are locked in constantly changing... [Read more]
Rebound effect in Chinese household energy efficiency and solution for mitigating it
Publication year: 2010brbSource:/b Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 24 August 2010brJinlong, Ouyang , Enshen, Long , Kazunori, HokaobrThe current efforts and technologies on energy efficiency seem unable to hold back the increasing momentum of the household energy consumption per unit of China, which has been on the increase since 2000. Usually, this phenomenon is simply attributed... [Read more]
Penn State to Lead Philadelphia-Based Team that will Pioneer New Energy-Efficient Building Designs
Washington, D.C. – A team led by The Pennsylvania State University will receive up to $122 million over the next five years from the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to make buildings more energy efficient. Read More →
A multi-objective decision model for the improvement of energy efficiency in buildings
Publication year: 2010brbSource:/b Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 17 August 2010brChristina, Diakaki , Evangelos, Grigoroudis , Nikos, Kabelis , Dionyssia, Kolokotsa , Kostas, Kalaitzakis , …brImproving energy efficiency in buildings is a major priority worldwide. The measures employed to save energy vary in nature, and the decision maker is required to establish an optimal... [Read more]
