About Paul Willis:

Paul Willis has been journalist for a decade. Starting out in Northern England, from where he hails, he worked as a reporter on regional papers before graduating to the cut-throat world of London print media. On the way he spent a year as a correspondent in East Africa, writing about election fraud, drought and an Ethiopian version of American Idol. Since moving to America three years ago he has worked as a freelancer, working for CNN.com and major newspapers in Britain, Australia and North America. He writes on subjects as diverse as travel, media ethics and human evolution. He lives in New York where, in spite of the car fumes and the sometimes eccentric driving habits of the yellow cabs, he rides his bike everywhere.

Posts by Paul Willis:

Electric Cars: How Much Does Size Matter?

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Up to now the conventional wisdom has been that mass market appeal for an EV will only come in a small car. But is this true? We find out.

California High Speed Rail On Track In Spite Of Uncertainties

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California high speed rail passes a major hurdle via approved funding for the first segment, but many challenges still loom.

Cleantech Needs A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows

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We examine in this feature why forecasting the weather is more and more crucial to making renewable energy efficient and compatible with the power grid.

China Spends Big Bucks On Solar Energy Investment In Chile

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The skies the limit for the Chinese solar these days and now the country is reported to be investing $900 million in a solar energy park in the Andean country of Chile.

Clean Energy A Big Future Focus Of South Korea

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South Korea, through offshore wind power, is looking to expand its presence into cleaner forms of energy for its citizens.

Microbial Fuel Cell Breakthrough Could Lower Costs

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A team from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has found a way of producing cheaper microbial fuel cells (MFCs).

Predicting Waves Could Double Ocean Energy Capture

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A research team in the United Kingdom has published research claiming new methods for predicting waves could double current energy capture.

Solar Energy’s Future To Be Found In Nano Technologies?

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Researchers from North Carolina State University claim they’ve found a way of creating much slimmer thin-film solar cells, without compromising the cells’ performance.

Rare Earth Metals Future May Hinge On China

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Rare earth metals are an essential component in renewable energy technology and right now China has a monopoly.

$3M Government Lab Aims To Amp Up Electric Batteries

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has poured $3 million into a new research and development facility that is aimed at improving the efficiency of electric car batteries.