'Green future' development: Top 10 priorities for emerging economy countries
Malaysian leaders meet top US, other international experts at High Level Green Future Forum.
Sep 23rd, 2013
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First steps towards achieving better and cheaper biodiesel
Is there any connection between wine and biodiesel? The answer is yes, however surprising it may seem. Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines, like port, for example, which give it a unique, sweet smell. However if acetals are blended with biodiesel, they improve its properties.
Sep 23rd, 2013
Read moreAluminum in autos better than steel to save energy and cut carbon
Opting for aluminum over steel in new automobile construction to improve fuel economy is also the best way to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, according to a new study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Sep 21st, 2013
Read moreOrganic waste transformed into industrial prime material
Researchers at the Iberoamerican University in Mexico City, look to consolidate a pilot biorefinery that will use the waste of various fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants produced in urban and rural areas, to transform them into fuels and high value products.
Sep 21st, 2013
Read moreReducing CO2 footprint with bio-plastics
The EU-funded project ECOTPU ('Plastics from renewable sources applied in footwear') was aimed at developing a new family of environmentally benign polyurethanes for the EU footwear market.
Sep 20th, 2013
Read moreSolving the bottleneck in biogas production
The EU-funded project WAVALUE ('High added value eco-fertilisers from anaerobic digestion effluent wastes') will demonstrate a cost-effective industrial process for producing a new range of sustainable fertilisers, with digestate as their main component.
Sep 20th, 2013
Read moreFuel-efficient cars and planes cheaper with magnesium drawn from ocean
A lightweight metal that reduces fuel use in cars and planes could be extracted from the ocean through a unique process being developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The process could ultimately make fuel-efficient transportation more affordable.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreAlgae biofuel cuts CO2 emissions more than 50 percent compared to petroleum
Algae fuel will have a significant energy return on investment, consume waste CO2 and can be grown in saltwater on marginal lands.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreTapping geothermal energy in inner cities
Geothermal plant systems can be cheaply integrated in tunnels.
Sep 19th, 2013
Read moreAre window blinds the future of power generation? (w/video)
Imagine a future where you run household appliances with electricity generated by window blinds. Such a future might seem far-fetched, but not to Deakin University PhD student Gayathri Devi Rajmohan.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read moreThe future for four clean energy technologies arrives in America
Over the past four years, America's clean energy future has come into sharper focus. Yesterday's visionary goals are now hard data - tangible evidence that our energy system is undergoing a transformation.
Sep 18th, 2013
Read morePredictive model a step toward using bacteria as a renewable fuel source
A new transcriptomics-based model accurately predicts how much isoprene the bacterium Bacillus subtilis will produce when stressed or nourished. This model marks a step toward understanding how changes in the bacteria's environment affect gene expression and, in turn, isoprene production.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNew materials improve oxygen catalysis (w/video)
Highly active catalysts could be key to improved energy storage in fuel cells and advanced batteries.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreClean energy least costly to power America's electricity needs
Findings show carbon pollution from power plants can be cut cost-effectively by using wind, solar and natural gas.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreStudy determines best arrangement of tidal sails device
Simulation predicts optimized arrangement of clean, green power-generating devices.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read more50 companies produce 73% of the greenhouse gases emitted by the Global 500
Fifty of the 500 largest listed companies in the world are responsible for nearly three quarters of the group's 3.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreCall for papers: 'Distributed Wind Power - Matching Generation and Demand'
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA), Chinese Wind Energy Equipment Association (CWEEA) and China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC) invite papers and presentations for the 13th World Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition WWEC2014, taking place 7-9 April 2014 in Shanghai, China.
Sep 17th, 2013
Read moreNew catalyzer to avoid environmental pollution from chlorinated volatile organic compounds
Researchers from the University of Alicante and the University of the Basque Country have developed and patented a new catalyst that efficiently removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chlorinated in gas streams, pollutants involved in the destruction of the ozone layer and acts as greenhouse gases, in addition to having toxic effects in humans.
Sep 17th, 2013
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