Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sanoh Industrial developed a very stable battery cell that can directly convert heat into electricity, thus finally providing a way for exploi... Read more
Researchers at EPFL have precisely quantified convection heat transfer in rail tunnels. Using the new model, they estimated how much energy Lausanne could save by fitting the future M3 metro... Read more
Implementing replacements of CFCs and HCFCs could help UN signatories to uphold international agreements on carbon emissions. The 1987 Montreal Protocol and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol called fo... Read more
Nontoxic solution could cut water use in half for enhanced geothermal systems More American homes could be powered by the earth’s natural underground heat with a new, nontoxic and pote... Read more
New power plant design to expand use of geothermal energy in the U.S. Researchers are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) underg... Read more
Forgotten and filed away decades ago, millions of documents on geothermal research are now helping scientists make harvesting Earth’s energy affordable Geologic data does not come che... Read more