Underground heat islands in cities have an enormous geothermal potential. Warm groundwater can be used to produce sustainable energy for heating and cooling. Researchers have now developed a new method to find underground heat islands: They estimate groundwater temperature from surface temperatures and building densities measured by satellites.
adminSolar panels, equipment and lighting utilize the sun’s rays in order to produce energy and ultimately this is transformed into a usable power source to light a person’s house, work…
adminSolar air conditioning is a lesser known solar energy application, but one that has potential for widespread use. Using solar heat to cool a home may seem like a contradictory…
adminWith the cost of fuel nowadays, there is much talk about alternative energy. One such alternative energy source is wind power, the promise of which when harnessed in bulk, as…
adminPeople can make use of solar iPhone chargers in order to charge their iPhone whenever they are not at home. The solar charger is a very small and light device…
adminThe bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans can take electrons needed for growth directly from an electrode power source when iron—its already known source of energy—is absent, new research shows. The study shows that A. ferrooxidans can use direct uptake of electrons from an electrode to fuel the same metabolic pathway that is activated by the oxidation of diffusible iron ions.
adminEngineers are testing new concrete technology for taller wind turbine towers. The idea is to build taller towers that are also easy to transport and assemble. Taller towers provide access to the faster and steadier winds above 100 meters.
