It is no surprise that the world is at a crossroads, where mass energy and material consumption meets global sustainability issues of epic proportions. On August 27, 2009, Arthur Ruoff gave a seminar talk at Cornell University titled “The Declaration of Energy Independence,” which focused on the energy policy of the the United States, and [...]
An interesting article from ScienceDaily reports that techniques being researched for an upcoming European mission to Mars could be directly applied to help address the energy crisis here on Earth. Basically, the process of separating organic material from space rock could be applied to purifying the large quantities of water required to refine unconventional fossil [...]
I know this is old news, but yesterday was Earth Day, which is a day for environmental awareness. Even though the other 364 days of the non-leap year aren’t Earth Days, you can still make a difference by conserving energy as a habit (which I’m sure you’ve heard several times before).
As the population grows, energy [...]
To follow up with the previous post, The Power of Wind, here’s a little something from The New American: Wind vs. Nuclear Power: Which Is Safer?. Basically, it argues that wind farms are more prone to accidents than nuclear plants.
While I don’t want to express my opinion on the matter (one nuclear disaster is far [...]
Significant winds can be a blessing and a curse. In today’s world of depleting natural resources and pursuing alternative energy as a result, wind power has attracted more and more attention because wind is a renewable source of power. However, today’s technology for wind power output cannot meet the high demands of power consumption (see [...]