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Climate Change Studies Awarded More than 145 Million Hours on Supercomputers

Scientific studies on climate change, energy and alternative fuels are among the 30 projects awarded more than 145 million processing hours on supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory through the Department of Energy's Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program.

17 Jan 2008

Using Bacteria and Sunlight to Produce Clean Biofuel

ASU intends to develop in a new program that uses bacteria and sunlight to generate hydrogen, a clean fuel that produces no greenhouse gases.

16 Jan 2008

Biomass Production Needs Careful Planning to Achieve Benefits

One way of supplying energy is to grow plant material and burn it. If managed well most of the carbon released by burning the material will be captured by the growing plants, and so have a low impact on overall levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

16 Jan 2008

Fast Growing Trees and Grasses Becoming Economically Viable as Source of Ethanol

Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico.

16 Jan 2008

Royal Society Warns Government to Drive Biofuels in Right Direction

Biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transport and could even be environmentally damaging unless the Government puts the right policies in place warns a new Royal Society report today.

16 Jan 2008

Renewed Interest in Turning Algae into Fuel

The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist.

15 Jan 2008

Coskata’s Next Generation Ethanol Process

The Oklahoma State University Biofuels Team’s ability to think small – microscopic, actually – stands to provide great dividends for consumers, a renewable energy company and one of the nation’s foremost automakers.

15 Jan 2008

General Motors Emphasizes on Reducing the Environmental Impact of Vehicles

GM’s NAIAS portfolio emphasizes design and technology that deliver capability and performance while reducing environmental impact.

14 Jan 2008

GM at the Forefront of Developing and Promoting Ethanol-Capable Vehicles

General Motors’ global leadership in producing vehicles that operate on ethanol fuel blends is a key part of its commitment to reinvent the automobile through a range of clean transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions and petroleum use.

13 Jan 2008

IDB Approvals US$750K for Biofuels Production in Central America and the Caribbean

The Inter-American Development Bank has announced the approval of a US$750,000 donation from SECCI funds for developing feasibility studies of biofuels production initially in Haiti, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic.

12 Jan 2008