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Microbes Can Generate Electricity and Clean Up Pollution

Microorganisms are vital to humans and the environment. Some can corrode metal or protect it, some microbes generate electricity and some can clean up pollution

30 Nov 2008

European Researchers Call for Europe to Embrace Solar Power to Secure Ecological and Economic Future of Europe

Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a paradigm change in Europe's current energy policy

26 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology Experiments Leads to Low Cost Solar Cells That Make Themselves

Researchers has shown that the corkscrew like polymer gyroid structure can be used to self-assemble into a low-cost photovoltaic cell

24 Nov 2008

Students Return to a Greener UC San Diego

More than 28,500 students who came back to UC San Diego this year found a campus that is getting greener every day, as the university solidifies its position as a leader in sustainability among the nation’s higher education institutions

23 Nov 2008

Fuel Cells and Clean Diesel Among Alternate Poweplants Showcased by Volkswagen at LA Motor Show

Innovation, performance, responsibility and fun will all be on display from Volkswagen at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show beginning this week

18 Nov 2008

Methane from Sewage Being Used to Generate Electricity and Heat

Tests on an energy system for converting biogas from sewage into electricity and heat show that the system has lived up to its promise and Morphic has therefore decided to launch this combination of energy systems in a range of output categories on a wider front in Europe

16 Nov 2008

Researchers Make Breakthrough on Chemical Processes for Converting Chemical Energy to Electrical Energy

Researchers at Cornell University recently made a major breakthrough when they invented a method to test and demonstrate a long-held hypothesis that some very, very small metal particles work much better than others in processes like converting chemical energy to electricity in fuel cells or reducing automobile pollution

10 Nov 2008

New Alloy Hydrogen Tank Lighter Than a Battery and Suited for Powering Vehicles

Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for powering vehicles

4 Nov 2008