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Large-Scale Farming of Cyanobacteria Could Provide a New Source of Biofuel

One might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels viewpoint, it is very sweet. A class of three single-celled, algae-like organisms has been patented by a Bay Area company which when grown together releases high amounts of sugar that is just right for producing biofuels.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers Use New Additive to Selectively Convert CO2 to Multicarbon Fuels

A Caltech team of chemists have discovered a new, more efficient method to produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions done in the lab, the team has identified a new additive that helps selectively change CO2 into fuels possessing multiple carbon atoms — a step toward eventually producing renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.

7 Aug 2017

New Technology for Producing Biofuels from Inedible Plant Portions

The chances of society getting rid of its dependence on gasoline and oil are reliant on numerous profound societal, environmental, and geopolitical factors.

30 Jun 2017

Toshiba's Autonomous Hydrogen Energy System to be Installed at Tokyu Construction Institute of Technology

Toshiba Corporation, an innovator of solutions for the hydrogen economy, has received an order from Tokyu Construction for an H2One™, the company’s autonomous hydrogen energy system.

21 Jun 2017

Stanford Study Reveals Copper can Covert Carbon Dioxide into Ethanol Without Using Corn or Other Plants

A majority of cars and trucks in the U.S operate on a blend of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol, a renewable fuel made chiefly from fermented corn. But manufacturing the 14 billion gallons of ethanol consumed yearly by American drivers entails millions of acres of farmland.

19 Jun 2017

Scientists Aim to Convert Harmful Carbon Dioxide into Beneficial Liquid Fuel

In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers—one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists—have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel.

13 Jun 2017

Using Earth-Abundant Catalyst to Disintegrate Carbon Dioxide into CO and Oxygen

The world’s first inexpensive and Earth-abundant catalytic system for disintegrating CO2 into oxygen and CO has been developed by researchers at EPFL.

6 Jun 2017

Cold Conversion of Food Waste into Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Could Reduce Canada's Carbon Footprint

A team of researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in partnership with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. are keen on tackling global warming in colder climes.

1 Jun 2017

New Technique to Transform Manufacture of Molecular Hydrogen

The demand for development of renewable energy sources is growing as there is widespread concern regarding the energy crisis and the seriousness of environmental contamination. These renewable energy sources must be feasible alternatives to diminishing fossil fuels.

22 May 2017

HyperSolar Develops Revolutionary Oxygen Catalyst to Produce Cost-Efficient, Renewable Hydrogen

HyperSolar, the developer of an innovative technology to generate renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, recently reported the successful development of an efficient and economical catalyst for oxygen production – a crucial half reaction of water-splitting for hydrogen production.

10 May 2017