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Laser Technologies to Analyze Combustion, Biofuels

Let’s say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it’s burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels.

6 Dec 2007

Toyota Announces Groups Selected for 2007 Environmental Activities Grant Program

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today on its website the 27 organizations to receive grants from the FY2007 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, who will receive a total of 160 million yen.

6 Dec 2007

Concentrated Solar Energy Reverses Combustion

Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically “reenergize” carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible fuel, such as methanol or even gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

6 Dec 2007

Researchers from Argonne Lab Present 11 New Papers During Electric Vehicle Symposium-23

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory's Transportation Technology R&D Center (TTRDC) will present 11 papers during the Electric Vehicle Symposium-23 that will be held in Anaheim, Calif., from Dec. 2-5.

3 Dec 2007

Quantum's Advanced Hydrogen Storage Technology Supports Challenge X Vehicles Exhibited at EVS-23

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has announced its support of the student teams participating in Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility.

3 Dec 2007

University of Delaware Car Runs On and Sends Electricity Back to Grid

The price of oil nearly reached $100 a barrel recently, but a new University of Delaware prototype vehicle demonstrates how the cost of the black stuff could become a concern of the past.

3 Dec 2007

New Biofuel Production Incentive Program in Canada

More Canadians will soon be putting cleaner biofuels in their vehicles such as ethanol and biodiesel.

3 Dec 2007

New Research Center Focused on Cutting Edge Hydrogen Fuel Cell Science

The University of Massachusetts Amherst will create a new research center focused on the cutting edge of hydrogen fuel cell science, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced, awarding a three-year, $1.5 million grant to the Fueling the Future Chemical Bonding Center.

28 Nov 2007

A Mathematical Model for Forecasting Air Quality Across Europe

Led by Dr. Roberto San José, the Environmental Software and Modelling Group (GMSMA) at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid’s School of Computing, has developed an advanced modelling system to forecast air quality, called OPANA. OPANA is now operating across a number of European cities.

28 Nov 2007

France is World's 4th Top Market for Biofuel Investment

France is the world’s 4th most attractive market for investment in biofuels, according to Ernst & Young’s Biofuels Country Attractiveness Indices 2007. France also takes top ranks for competitiveness in individual markets, placing the country 2nd for biodiesel and 4th for ethanol.

28 Nov 2007