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Generating Electricity from Walking

A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows.

7 Feb 2008

First Environmentally Powered Robotic Vehicle Flown Through the Ocean

Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean.

7 Feb 2008

Biofuels Bring Immediate and Long-Term Environmental Benefits

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Executive Vice President, Industrial & Environmental Section, Brent Erickson today released the following statement:

7 Feb 2008

University of Nottingham Launches Centre Dedicated to Reducing Carbon Footprint

A research centre dedicated to reducing the planet’s carbon footprint will be launched at The University of Nottingham this week.

7 Feb 2008

UT-Battelle Exceeded Expectations in Pollution Prevention

The Department of Energy's recent evaluation of laboratory performance awarded UT-Battelle a grade of A in the area of Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

7 Feb 2008

Producing Biofuel Using Molecular Sieve is More Energy Efficient

A new type of membrane, developed by scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can stand high temperatures for a long period of time. This ‘molecular sieve’ is capable of removing water out of e.g. solvents and biofuels.

7 Feb 2008

Calculator Turn Savings in Everyday Terms

EPA's new Greenhouse Gas Calculator helps you turn greenhouse gas savings into more easily understood everyday terms.

7 Feb 2008

Microwave Furnaces Cuts Energy Use Up to 80%

Asian industry is leading the development and switch to high-temperature microwave sintering, replacing inefficient gas and electric furnaces with this newer "green" technology.

7 Feb 2008

Ceres Supports Biorefinery Engineered by a Leading Biofuel Provider

Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. announced today that it will sow thousands of acres of switchgrass, high-biomass sorghum and other energy crops over the next three years near St. Joseph, Missouri to support a next-generation biorefinery being engineered by ICM, Inc., a leading biofuel process technology provider.

7 Feb 2008

Oil Well Produces More Energy While Reducing Environmental Impact

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s technology leadership has resulted in another world record-setting well at the Sakhalin-1 oil project in eastern Russia, enabling the production of more energy while reducing the impact on the environment.

7 Feb 2008