South Korea warns of power shortages amid nuclear shutdowns 13/8/2013

South Korea has warned of serious power shortages this week amid an expected rise in summer temperatures and as the resources-starved country struggles to keep up with demand after six nuclear plants have gone off-line. ...more

Saudi Arabia to launch online atlas of renewable resources 12/8/2013

Saudi Arabia is launching an online atlas of renewable resources as part of a wider project to identify the potential renewable energy sources and where best to deploy technology to tap into those resources. ...more

Common table salt’s extraordinary abilities 12/8/2013

Chemists at Oregon State University found that simple sodium chloride, or table salt, has the ability to enable the mass commercial production of silicon nanostructures at significantly reduced costs. ...more

Drinking hot chocolate can help maintain brain function 12/8/2013

Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...more

Oregon to launch first U.S. commercial wave energy device 12/8/2013

There are a number of renewable energy technologies currently revolving around the world’s oceans and seas. Tidal energy is coming into the mainstream as a consistent alternative to wind and solar energy ...more

EU-backed project produces first algae crops for biofuel 12/8/2013

A European Union-backed project to produce biofuels from algae moved a step forward on Thursday by producing its first crop of algae biomass at its site in southern Spain. ...more

Maxime Chaya sets two records rowing across Indian Ocean 7/8/2013

Maxime Chaya, the first Lebanese to climb Mount Everest, looked to set two more Guinness World Records as his team of three landed in the Mauritius Islands Monday after rowing 5,801 kilometers across the Indian Ocean. ...more

Bolivia grew less coca in 2012 7/8/2013

Coca cultivation in Bolivia, the world's third-biggest cocaine producer after Peru and Colombia, fell for the second consecutive year in 2012 as the government stepped up eradication efforts. ...more

EPA looking at contaminated sites for renewable energy 7/8/2013

There are a lot of contaminated sites in the US. Many are former landfills that are urban mounds of varying size, and they are often devoid of trees ...more

China approves first genetically modified Argentine cargo 7/8/2013

China has approved its first shipment of genetically modified Argentine corn, Buenos Aires said on Tuesday. ...more