Energy

Nissan Almera Becomes A Hydrogen Car (And It Only Belches Out Water)

A team of scientists from the University of Sunderland have developed a hydrogen-powered car that they believe is a significant step forward in creating a mass-produced 'green' machine. The team, led by Dirk Kok from the Institute of Automotive a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2008 - 9:45pm

Move Over Ethanol- Sugar Into Gasoline Is Cheaper And Easier, Say Researchers

Two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals. Chemical engineer Randy Cortr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2008 - 6:26pm

No Kidding? New Bill To Expand Biofuels Applauded By Brazilian Sugarcane Industry

It's easy to blame Republicans for our environmental troubles but this ethanol stuff was trumpeted by Al Gore and environmental groups for 15 years, and they only figured out it must be stupid when Republicans agreed and made it into law. It's o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 1:40am

Zayed Future Energy Prize- September 30th Submission Deadline For $2.2M Approaching

Masdar, Abu Dhabi's program to develop sustainable solutions to meet the world's future energy demand, has established an international awards program designed to recognize innovation and leadership in the global search for future energy solutio ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 2:30pm

Low Cost Electrorheology Device Boosts Fuel Economy 20 Percent- Study

Researchers in Pennsylvania report results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can boost gas mileage by up to 20 percent. That translates into several more miles per g ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 1:52am

Happiness is a Green Job (Mayors)

Given that "Being Green Causes Happiness- Study"(1), then a green job is bound to make a person happy, right? U.S. Conference of Mayors released today a report that predicts 4.2 million new green jobs in the next 30 years.(2) I thought to connect ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Oct 19 2008 - 2:07pm

Pillared Graphene Could Speed Development Of Hydrogen Powered Vehicles

Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical hydrogen-powered vehicles. Their study on a way of safely sto ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2008 - 1:06am

Pre-Election Action on Biofuels

Simple. Have you heard that a National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP) was released on 7 October 2008 in the midst of comparisons being made of the presidential-candidate positions on energy? The NBAP was developed by the Biomass Research and Development Board ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Oct 19 2008 - 1:42pm

Did Volcanoes Spark First Life On Earth?

Lightning and gases from volcanic eruptions could have given rise to the first life on Earth, according to a new analysis of samples from a classic origin-of-life experiment by NASA and university researchers. The NASA-funded result is the subject of a pap ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2008 - 6:24pm

New Hybrid Material Captures All Of The Energy In Sunlight- It's A Rainbow Of Solar Power

Sunlight contains the entire spectrum of colors that can be seen with the naked eye-- all the colors of the rainbow. What our eyes interpret as color are really different energy levels, or frequencies of light. Today's solar cell materials can only ca ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2008 - 6:34pm