Andy Tully

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• How A Mistake May Lead To More Efficient Solar Power

  Published 02 October 2014 | viewed 13,532 times

  Despite how it sounds, the concept of an “organic solar cell” wasn’t dreamed up in some marketer’s hyperactive imagination. An organic solar cell is actually…

• ‘Poo Power:’ Gas From Human Waste Will Heat British Homes

  Published 02 October 2014 | viewed 9,210 times

  Human waste is certainly plentiful, but clean? In fact, it is -- if used the right way. That’s why some British utilities are planning to…

• New Technology Could Have Us Generate Power As We Walk

  Published 01 October 2014 | viewed 7,139 times

  You may have heard how the jaw movement from talking or chewing can be turned into useable energy. Now scientists have found a way to…

• Natural Gas Causing ‘Detour’ On Road To Cleaner Fuel

  Published 01 October 2014 | viewed 5,492 times

  Natural gas is often promoted as a cleaner alternative to gasoline -- a kind of “bridge fuel” between emission-heavy energy sources and zero-emission renewables like…

• Solar Could Be The Largest Source Of Energy By 2050

  Published 30 September 2014 | viewed 7,797 times

  Solar energy could be the world’s largest source of power by 2050, providing more than a quarter of the Earth’s energy, according to the International…

• Bacon Fat: A Recipe For Renewable Fuel

  Published 30 September 2014 | viewed 11,412 times

  Bacon has become so popular that it’s pretty much everywhere you look – in chocolate, ice-cream, potato chips, syrup, salt, even toothpaste –  so why…

• Breakthrough In Oil Sands Waste Treatment

  Published 29 September 2014 | viewed 9,394 times

  Ultraviolet light is an economical and simple way to clean up the residue, or “tailings,” left over from extracting oil from Canadian tar sands. But…

• Exxon Found Oil Trove In Russian Arctic Before Halting Work

  Published 29 September 2014 | viewed 6,832 times

  Last week, the largest U.S. energy company, ExxonMobil, bowed to Western sanctions against Russia and withdrew from a joint venture with the Kremlin-owned oil giant…

• Study Finds Treated Fracking Wastewater Still Too Toxic

  Published 27 September 2014 | viewed 30,742 times

  One of the biggest concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is that the vast amount of wastewater produced by the process of extracting oil and…

• World Bank: Russia Could Be On The Brink Of Recession

  Published 27 September 2014 | viewed 6,920 times

  A deal to ensure a steady flow of Russian gas to Ukraine this winter may keep Ukrainian homes warm and factories churning out products as…

• Could The Human Gut Provide The Next Biofuel Breakthrough?

  Published 25 September 2014 | viewed 5,360 times

  Scientists searching the animal world for microbes that can help produce the next generation of biofuels need have looked no farther than their own bellies…

• DOE To Explore Offshore Heights With Onshore Construction Techniques

  Published 25 September 2014 | viewed 4,667 times

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $2 million to explore ways to build taller wind turbines that can access stronger and more consistent…

• Another Western Energy Company Ends Russian Cooperation

  Published 24 September 2014 | viewed 9,395 times

  ExxonMobil Corp. was the first Western company to bow to Western sanctions against Moscow and suspend offshore Arctic drilling for Rosneft, the Kremlin-owned oil giant.…

• U.S. Defense Department Invests In Smart Pants For Soldiers

  Published 24 September 2014 | viewed 8,757 times

  The U.S. Defense Department is spending millions to develop wearable tights that fit under trousers and could help ease the strain on soldiers who have…

• U.S. Firm Angers Dubliners With Plan For Waste-to-Energy Generator

  Published 23 September 2014 | viewed 9,423 times

  Covanta Holding Corp. will soon begin construction on a new waste-to-energy generator in Dublin, Ireland and its surrounding area that is expected to operate at…

• New Technique Developed For Generating Pure Hydrogen Without CO2

  Published 23 September 2014 | viewed 18,953 times

  Making hydrogen isn’t terribly difficult, but hydrogen isn’t a loner. It’s most abundant in water, but isolating hydrogen from H2O creates a toxic byproduct --…

• Standard Oil Heirs Join Movement To Divest In Fossil Fuels

  Published 22 September 2014 | viewed 13,228 times

  The movement against investing in fossil fuels has reached a critical mass, with more than 800 individuals and institutions promising to rid their portfolios of…

• New Polymer Improves Solar Generating Efficiency by 15%

  Published 22 September 2014 | viewed 10,138 times

  Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new kind of polymer that provides an inexpensive way to improve the…

• Chatting And Chewing Could Power Hearing Aids

  Published 20 September 2014 | viewed 6,086 times

  Researchers in Canada have developed a chin strap that could convert jaw movement from eating or talking into electricity to power small devices like hearing…

• Western Sanctions Halt Exxon’s Drilling In Russian Arctic

  Published 20 September 2014 | viewed 17,973 times

  Western sanctions against Moscow have forced ExxonMobil Corp. and Kremlin-owned oil giant Rosneft to suspend drilling at an offshore oil well in the Russian Arctic.Bloomberg…