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The Creation of The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

More than 40 leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation, transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment manufacturing industries have aligned to create the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).

17 Apr 2008

Least Water-Efficient Energy Sources are Ethanol and Biodiesel

It is easy to overlook that most of the energy we consume daily, such as electricity or natural gas, is produced with the help of a dwindling resource - fresh water. Virginia Tech professor Tamim Younos and undergraduate student Rachelle Hill are researching the water-efficiency of some of the most common energy sources and power generating methods.

17 Apr 2008

Energy Efficiency, Technology, Supply and Global Approach Must Be Part of U.S. Climate Policy

"Energy efficiency, diversity - including technology - and new sources of domestic supply are vital to sound U.S. climate policy. Congress must include domestic energy supply in any climate bill."

16 Apr 2008

New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals and Technology Incentive Reforms

Today, President Bush announced a new national goal to stop the growth in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. This new goal marks a major step forward in America's ongoing efforts to address climate change.

16 Apr 2008

2008 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients are a Group of Fearless Grassroots Leaders

The 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients are a group of fearless grassroots leaders taking on government and corporate interests and working to improve the environment and living conditions for people in their communities.

14 Apr 2008

Bringing Minds Together to Combat Global Problem

Leading energy specialists from MIT, other institutions, industry and government will be gathering at MIT this Friday and Saturday to map out the future of energy, focusing on technologies that are capable of scaling up to provide major contributions to the world's energy needs.

10 Apr 2008

Wind Farm Project Expected to be Online by 2011

Dominion announced today plans to develop a 300-megawatt wind generation facility in Central Illinois. Prairie Fork Wind Farm would feature 150 to 200 turbines constructed across approximately 25,000 acres in Christian and Montgomery counties, about 25 miles southeast of Springfield.

10 Apr 2008

Climate Change have Spurred New Generations of Scientists to Search for Alternative Energy Sources

A national panel of experts on the topic gathered Monday at the 235th National Meeting in New Orleans to present a comprehensive overview of the current status, limitations, and future challenges of several significant renewable energy sources.

9 Apr 2008

Major Technological Challenges Must Be Overcome to Make Solar Energy Competitive

Despite oil prices that hover around $100 a barrel, it may take at least 10 or more years of intensive research and development to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, according to an authority on the topic.

7 Apr 2008

Research Having Significant Impact on Bioenergy Arena

Sandia research is having significant impact on the emerging bioenergy arena through its work in protein purification and analysis. Recent developments in this technology space are recognized in the 2008 Volume 8 edition of Lab on a Chip - a leading microfluidics scientific journal - which features a Sandia paper on its front cover.

7 Apr 2008