Colorado River basin: Machine learning approach may aid water conservation push
The Colorado River basin, which supplies water to 40 million people in the Western United States, is threatened by historic drought, a changing climate and water demands from growing cities. One potential response involves encouraging individuals to conserve water, and a new study may help identify those most likely to change their behaviors to contribute, according to scientists.
New process developed to extract high purity rare earth element oxides
Critical minerals, including rare earth elements, are used to power devices like smartphones and computers and are essential to our nation’s economy and national security. Penn State’s Center for Critical Minerals has developed a new purification process that extracts mixed rare earth oxides from acid mine drainage and associated sludges.
Fossil fuel past, green future: Abandoned wells may offer geothermal power
Tapping into abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, products of the state’s long history of energy extraction — could provide a future source of affordable geothermal energy, according to Penn State scientists.
Power plant pipe corrosion focus of industry research project
A team of researchers at Penn State is investigating how contaminants in power plant water cycles affect the integrity of steel pipes and tubing in power generation systems.
Women in energy and water research seminar to feature Karen Palmer on Dec. 1
The fall 2022 Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research seminar series at Penn State will conclude on Thursday, Dec. 1, with two seminars by Karen Palmer, senior fellow and director of the Electric Power Program at Resources for the Future (RFF). The free seminars are open to Penn State faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students.
Obituary For Leonard G "Len" Austin
Emeritus faculty member Dr. Len Austin died on November 21, 2022.
Penn State webinar to address access to low-income energy efficiency programs
The Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy (CELP) and the Hamer Center for Community Design in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School are teaming up to host a one-hour webinar at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 to address the substantial challenges that low-income individuals in Pennsylvania face in accessing energy efficiency programs.
Penn State to hold second annual Solar Symposium
The second annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium will be held via webinar from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 16. The event, co-sponsored by Penn State Extension and Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy, is designed for those with beginning and intermediate levels of knowledge.
Women in energy and water research seminar to feature Maša Prodanović on Nov. 3
The Fall 2022 Celebrating Women in Energy and Water Research seminar series continues on Thursday, Nov. 3 with two seminars by Maša Prodanović, Frank W. Jessen Professor in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. The free seminars are open to Penn State faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students.
EarthTalks: Dzade to discuss engineering for enhanced thin-film solar cells
Nelson Dzade, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State, will provide a snapshot of the status and future direction of the field of computational materials science, and will illustrate developments from his most recent work in using first-principles calculations to unravel the microscopic fabric of surface and interfacial phenomena in thin-film solar cells.