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Marine Animal Tunicate Holds Potential as a Renewable Source of Biofuel

The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to prize-winning Norwegian research.

26 Mar 2013

Toronto Drops 205 MW of Electricity during Earth Hour

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro") is pleased to report that the city dropped 205 megawatts (MW) of electricity during Earth Hour. This is equivalent to removing about 92,000 homes off Toronto's electricity grid.

25 Mar 2013

ASU Recognizes Female Pioneers of Sustainability

In honor of Women's History Month, Arizona State University recognizes several female pioneers of sustainability: Rachel Carson and ASU's own Elinor Ostrom and Nancy Selover.

25 Mar 2013

Tecnalia Helps Calculate Carbon Footprint of Grupo Faustino’s Wines

In a highly detailed study, Tecnalia has calculated the carbon footprint of the Grupo Faustino’s 8 most representative wines throughout their lifecycle; from the field work right up to the end of the bottle’s useful life.

22 Mar 2013

Sustainable Building Conference, sb13 munich, to Take Place in April

As part of a series of international sustainable building conferences, the sb13 munich conference will take place from April 24 through 26, 2013. Over 300 applicants from more than 30 countries have submitted scientific papers for the Munich conference. Interested parties can register now for this event.

21 Mar 2013

Quadrogen Receives $1.5M BCBN Loan to Demonstrate Ultra-Clean Gas Clean-Up Technology

The BC Bioenergy Network ("BCBN"), a provincially-funded leader supporting the growing bioenergy sector in British Columbia, announced today a $1.5 million loan to Vancouver based Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc. ("Quadrogen") to demonstrate high performance biogas clean-up to ultra-clean levels at the Village Farms International Inc. (Village Farms) greenhouse adjacent to the City of Vancouver landfill in Delta.

13 Mar 2013

Canadian Government Invests over $5.9M in TFPM Wind Turbine Technology Project

On behalf of Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Oliver, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse and Les Etchemins, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, highlighted today that the Harper Government will make an important investment in a clean technology project in Lévis.

13 Mar 2013

Protected Areas More Effective at Reducing Deforestation than Sustainable-use Areas

Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.

11 Mar 2013

Researcher to Drive Coast-to-Coast with Sun and Hydrogen from Water as Fuel

As an MTSU alternative fuels researcher, Dr. Cliff Ricketts believes he stands on the edge of history. On Saturday, March 9, Ricketts will begin a five-day, 2,600-mile journey to drive coast-to-coast using no gas.

8 Mar 2013

Energy and Life Sciences Challenges Discussed at Fraunhofer–Delaware Technology Summit

Portable pergolas with solar panel roofs. Drought-tolerant corn. High-oleic soybeans that eliminate the need for health-harming hydrogenation. Cars that feed electricity back to the grid. Cellulosic ethanol as a non-food source of liquid fuel.

7 Mar 2013