High oil prices, energy security considerations and fears about global warming have helped revive interest in renewable energy sources like biofuels, which burn cleanly and can be produced from plants.
Babson College plans to install a wind turbine on the school's campus as a demonstration project, becoming the first college in the greater Boston area to utilize wind power through an on-campus installation.
If carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels continue on a "business-as-usual" trajectory, humans will have added about 5 trillion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere by the year 2400. A similarly massive release of carbon accompanied an extreme period of global warming 55 million years ago known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM).
There is a growing consensus that increased demand for electricity will cement coal's place in the energy portfolio for years to come. In fact, more than half of the electricity produced in the United States comes from coal. With demand for electricity expected to double by 2050 and renewable resources still years away from offsetting increased demand, it is clear -- coal is here to stay.
Wah Shing Toys Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, today announced that its H2Go hydrogen-powered RC car has won the Toy Innovation 2008 Award in the Electronics and Technology category at this year's International Toy Fair in Nuremburg.
What does it mean when a company "goes green"? For Verizon Wireless, it means lower energy usage, power consumption and emissions, as well as environmentally-friendly options that improve the customer experienc...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it is seeking approval for a 175 Megawatt (MW) geothermal power purchasing agreement with Calpine Corporation.
A range of accomplishments, from finding a way to clean and re-use soil for military construction projects to sharing the history of archeological sites on Army property, earned the Army's highest honor for environmental stewardship for fiscal 2007.
Low Carbon Accelerator Limited has made an investment of $1.6 illion (approx £800,000) in Lumenergi Inc. for a 14.39% equity stake. The Company has committed to invest a further $2.4 million (approx £1.2 million) subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones. The follow-on commitment will bring LCA's total equity stake in the business to 24.07%.
Syntec Biofuel Inc, a company developing biomass to fuel conversion technologies, is pleased to announce that it has achieved a yield of 105 gallons of alcohol (ethanol, methanol, n-butanol and n-propanol) per ton of biomass.
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