SciFri Radio: Energy

SciFri Radio: Innovative Projects Tap Renewable Energy Sources
Two projects aim to use innovative technology to turn renewable energy into power.

SciFri Radio: Solar Sector At War Over Cheap Chinese Panels
Solar panel manufacturers and installers are at odds over a petition to tax imported Chinese panels.

SciFri Radio: Reinventing Fire: Getting Beyond Fossil Fuels
Amory Lovins advocates a mix of energy efficiency and renewables to get society off fossil fuels.

SciFri Radio: Probing Poop For Cellulose-Chomping Microbes
Bugs found in herbivore guts can break down woody plant material for use in biofuel production.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Designing A Green Roof
A rooftop farm in Brooklyn, NY does more than produce food.

SciFri Radio: In Battle Of The Bulbs, It’s Watts Vs. Lumens
How will energy efficiency standards affect light bulb design?

SciFri Radio: McGraw-Hill, Google Plan To Add Solar Megawatts
New solar installations planned on both coasts.

SciFri Radio: Re-evaluating the Fukushima Nuclear Situation
Workers continue efforts to bring the damaged Fukushima reactors to a 'cold shutdown.'

SciFri Radio: Study Links Methane In Water To Gas Extraction
Methane levels in well water are higher closer to natural gas wells, according to a new study.

SciFri Radio: Cape Wind Project Wins Construction Approval
A wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod has won construction approval from the federal government.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Energy

Newsbrief: A Better Backpack
Over-sized rubberbands can make a 60-pound backpack feel ten pounds lighter.

Newsbrief: Garbage Truck 2.0
Part refinery, part generator, a new portable machine eats trash and makes fuel.

Newsbrief: CO2 Rising Ever Faster
Carbon dioxide emissions are accelerating everywhere and even the IPCC didn't see it coming. What explains the increase?

Newsbrief: Clues To Biofuel Production In A Gribble’s Gut?
A hungry marine crustacean excels at turning wood into energy.