How Carbon Capture Technology Is Turning CO2 Into Cash
Today there are over 50,000 active coal plants in the world, and by 2030 fossil fuels will still account for 85% of the global energy market. Fossil fuel-based power plants are no more than 50%…
Energy
$500 Billion Needed To Build US Smart Grid By 2030, Benefits Estimated At $2 trillion
20th Century Grids Giving Way To 21st century Smart Grids According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the US energy grid can be characterized by its huge size, fragmentation and complex system.…
Nanowires At 1/10000 The Size Of Human Hair Break Solar Cell Efficiency Limits
Building Solar Cells Nanowire By Nanowire The solar cell efficiency limit, known as the “Shockley Queisser Limit” (SQL) has held for many years. But recent research using nanowires seems to show that scientists will soon…
$33 Trillion Needed To Meet Emission Targets by 2035
Some might call the idea of a profitable $33 trillion (that’s $33,000,000,000,000) investment plan to fix the planets woes “woolgathering” or “oneirism”; if nothing else it dramatizes and presages the magnitude of the task. But…
High Octane Attempt To Birth A Baby Sun
It may sound like an automobile factory but the National Ignition Facility (NIF), finished in 2009, is the world’s largest laser with 192 intense laser beams delivering 60 times more energy than any previous system;…
Using Engineering To Reduce The Threat & Cost Of Natural Disasters
Engineers are studying the planet’s structure and dynamic natural systems including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornadoes. Avalanches, fires, hurricanes and thunderstorms are also being studied. If it is true that the world’s atmosphere…
Imagine Traveling To Any Destination On The Planet In A Few Hours, Sabre Rocket Engine Can
Imagine taking off from a runway like a normal aeroplane but flying so high and so fast that when you unclip your seatbelt, you float around the cabin. Look out of the windows: on one…
Solar Impulse Plane Completes First Cross Country Flight
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the Solar Impulse, an exciting new solar powered aircraft that has been undergoing several test flights over the last few months and it has now completed its first…
The Story Behind General Electric’s Mission As An Industrial Giant
GE Market Cap $250 Billion General Electric has been in the top five, often the top one or two companies in the United States in terms of market capitalization for decades. Despite its age GE…
German Renewables At 25%, On Track For 100% By 2050
Economic miracles seem to occur at high frequency around the world; the Japanese did it after World War II, China is doing it now and Germany, the leading industrialized country in Europe, is doing it…
