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IIT-M finds way to measure vehicle pollution in real time

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have developed a “real-time exhaust emission prediction model,” stated to be for the first time, that can help manage urban air...

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Scientists find solar hot spots to aid energy expansion

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016

Indian space scientists have identified vast tracts of solar energy hot spots in central and western India with high electricity generation potential, nine months in a year.

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Subject Tags: Research , solar

First artificial photosynthesis system to produce fuel

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016

Scientists in Germany have developed the first complete and compact artificial photosynthesis system that uses solar power to split water and produce hydrogen fuel.

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New technology to help thermal power generation companies quickly switch source

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2016

 A new technology will enable thermal power plants to start up in as little as an hour, a fraction of the 24 hours currently needed, allowing for greater...

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Low-cost solar device converts sunlight to steam in dusty environment

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2016

A team of researchers from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel, low-cost solar thermal energy conversion...

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SuperBIO project to support EU bioeconomy innovation

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 6, 2016

SuperBIO is an innovation project supported through the EU Horizon2020 funding program. The € 3.8 million ($4.24 million) project supports the development of promising industrial value chains in the bioeconomy. It therefore engages with the EU biobased business community. The...

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USAID to fund solar research projects in India and Morocco

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 6, 2016

The U.S. Agency for International development (USAID) announced that it will provide USD10 million in funding to a number of projects aimed at addressing critical areas of development, two of...

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IBM Researchers Create Cheaper, Biodegradable Plastics from Plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 12, 2016

IBM researchers today said they have identified a chemical catalyst that creates cheaper, biodegradable plastics from plants such as palm trees and beets that can be used to make a range of...

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India to launch extensive research on solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 10, 2016

India is planning to start extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a "revolution" in this field, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today.

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Subject Tags: Research , solar energy

Marine carbon sinking rates confirm importance of polar oceans

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2016

About the same amount of atmospheric carbon that goes into creating plants on land goes into the bodies of tiny marine plants known as plankton. When these plants die and sink, bacteria feed on...

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