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Environmentally Friendly Way of Pretreating Miscanthus for Biofuel Production

Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating Miscanthus in the biofuel production process.

16 May 2013

Promising Technique Improves Production of Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass

The production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass would benefit on several levels if carried out at temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees Celsius. Researchers with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) have employed a promising technique for improving the ability of enzymes that break cellulose down into fermentable sugars to operate in this temperature range.

16 May 2013

Vehicles Powered by Alternative Energy Sources Displayed at 21st Century Automotive Challenge

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute’s Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle Research Laboratory will host the 21st Century Automotive Challenge on May 16-19 at Penn State’s University Park campus.

16 May 2013

Breathing Vehicle Emissions Linked to Clogged Arteries

Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.

16 May 2013

Development of a New Solar Cooker to Harness Sun's Energy

A solar cooker able to harness the sun’s energy for cooking food and purifying water has been developed with expert help from Cranfield University.

From Cranfield University 15 May 2013

CEC Awards LLNL-Cool Earth Solar $1.7 M for Community-Scale Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded $1.7 million to a partnership between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Cool Earth Solar Inc. (CES) to conduct a community-scale renewable energy integration demonstration project at the Livermore Valley Open Campus.

15 May 2013

Saudi Engineers Receive Training about Renewable Resource Monitoring and Mapping at NREL

Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 15 May 2013

Temperature Increase in Central China Greater than Previously Thought

Temperatures in central China are 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit hotter today than they were 20,000 years ago, during the last ice age, UCLA researchers report — an increase two to four times greater than many scientists previously thought.

15 May 2013

Restricting Greenhouse Warming May Help Reduce Decline of Tropical Coral Reef Habitats

Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say researchers from the University of Bristol.

15 May 2013

Interdisciplinary Studies at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve May Help Conserve the Planet

The Stanford campus is peppered with laboratories conducting bleeding-edge research. It is home to some of the world's finest advanced robotics and nanotechnology labs, filled with scientists busily working to create a future filled with autonomous cars, ultra-efficient solar technology and new treatments for the most debilitating neurological diseases. There's even a particle accelerator.

15 May 2013

Methes Energies Canada to Purchase Biodiesel Processor from BioFuel Aruba

Methes Energies International Ltd., a renewable energy company that offers an array of products and services to biodiesel fuel producers, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Methes Energies Canada Inc., has signed a Purchase and Cooperation Agreement with BioFuel Aruba of Oranjestad, Aruba, to initially purchase one Denami 600 biodiesel processor.

14 May 2013

Michigan Energy Office Awards GVSU-MAREC $44,000 Grant to Study Solar Thermal Systems

Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center received a grant from the Michigan Energy Office to study solar thermal system costs and efficiency improvements for use in Michigan's climate.

14 May 2013

Novel Device Cuts Emissions from Lawnmowers

Inspired by two of their fathers, who work cutting lawns and driving a truck, a team of University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering students have created a device that attaches to a lawnmower and significantly cuts its harmful emissions.

14 May 2013

Online Game to Better Understand Sources of Global Warming Gases

Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its kind online "game" to better understand the sources of global warming gases. By engaging "citizen scientists," the researchers hope to locate all the power plants around the world and quantify their carbon dioxide emissions (CO2).

14 May 2013

Construction and Demolition Waste Being Tested as Fuel for Cement Plants

Researchers at Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy are working with Lafarge Canada to test using low carbon fuels including construction and demolition waste, asphalt shingles, utility poles and railway ties, to help power cement plants.

14 May 2013