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Talking Green Energy: Answers From the Top

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:23 AM ET | 0

Arun Majumdar, head of the DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy, talks to Discovery News. Read more

Upright Turbines Breathe New Life Into Wind Farms

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Sep 21, 2011 07:30 AM ET | 0

By going vertical, wind farms may just get a new life. Read more

Mars Probe Tech Keeps Windows Dust-Free

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Aug 31, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

If applied to solar panels, this technology could transform deserts into massive power plants. Read more

Biofuel's Water Problem

Posted Tue Jun 8, 2010 08:16 AM ET | 0

Irrigating biofuel crops on a grand scale would be disastrous. Read more

IM Interview: Nuclear Energy and the Future of Humanity

Posted Tue Feb 9, 2010 06:00 PM ET | 0

Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it's to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out. Read more

New Green Nuke Fuel Cleans Up Old, Dirty Fuel

Posted by Eric Bland Mon Feb 8, 2010 04:11 AM ET | 0

Using hollow cubes of a new, safer nuclear fuel known as thorium, scientists show they can soak up and remove radioactive uranium. Read more

Schooling Fish Inspire Efficient Wind Farms

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Nov 30, 2009 07:38 AM ET | 0

The patterns that schooling fish form to save energy while swimming have inspired a new wind farm design. Read more

Could Cheap Algae Oil Power Our Energy Future?

Posted by Cristen Conger Wed Nov 18, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0

Algae oil production on land is expensive, but the costs could go down if brought out to sea. Read more

10 Dumb Things About the Grid

Posted by Jonathan Strickland Mon Jul 13, 2009 06:49 AM ET | 0

In the United States, an antiquated and delicate infrastructure is struggling to keep up with increasing demands. Here are 10 things that will need to be fixed to smarten up the power grid. Read more

10 Dumb Things About the Grid

Posted Mon Jul 13, 2009 06:35 AM ET | 0

SLIDE SHOW: The future electrical grid is touted as "smart," so does that mean the current one is dumb? In a lot ways, yes. Here are 10 dumb things about the nation's power grid. Read more

Energy Boom Bad News for Birds? : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

From wind tech to coal mining, the energy business is contributing to bird declines, says a new report. Read more

Pollution Dimming Skies' Brightness : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

The skies are dimming, for most of the world. Increases in airborne pollution have dimmed the skies by blocking sunlight over the past 30 years, researchers report. Read more