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Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Cutting-Edge Research

Stanford University engineer Shanhui Fan envisions a future where we don't just drive electric cars, we drive them on highways embedded with evenly spaced metal coils, generating electrical currents that charge the car wirelessly as it barrels down the road – car and coil never touch.

9 Nov 2012

Scientists to Examine Negative Impacts of Pollutant Nitrogen on Plant Diversity

Nitrogen is a beneficial plant fertilizer in small amounts, but large amounts cause negative impacts on ecosystems, such as water pollution, acidification of soils, increased productivity of invasive species, increased probability of wildfire, and a decline of native plant diversity.

9 Nov 2012

Cordite Fermentation Technique Increases Production of Advanced Biofuels

A fermentation technique once used to make cordite, the explosive propellant that replaced gunpowder in bullets and artillery shells, may find an important new use in the production of advanced biofuels. With the addition of a metal catalyst, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the production of acetone, butanol and ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass could be selectively upgraded to the high volume production of gasoline, diesel or jet fuel.

9 Nov 2012

Seattle Fleets Switch to Propane Autogas to Reduce Emissions and Operating Costs

Seattle is known for progressive thinking when it comes to adopting environmentally friendly practices and cutting-edge clean technology, and its vehicle fleets are no different. Fleets in the Puget Sound area such as Sea-Tac’s MasterPark, the City of Edmonds and Seattle Children’s Hospital are part of a nationwide movement to use American-made propane autogas, which is both cleaner than gasoline and more affordable to implement than other alternative fuels.

9 Nov 2012

Growing Focus on Renewable Energy Sources Fuels Global Market for Electric Power T +D Equipment

As the global market for electric power transmission and distribution equipment expands to meet the demands of fuelling broader economic development, flexible AC transmission equipment and residential generators will show increases as well.

8 Nov 2012

Bacteria Preserve Crab-Like Fossil in Toxic Ocean Environment

Curtin University research showing that bacteria were responsible for the excellent preservation of a crab-like fossil during the Devonian period suggests that organic geochemistry could be a useful new tool for understanding ancient environments.

8 Nov 2012

Green Car Korea 2012 Trade Show Opens in Gwangju Metropolitan City

‘Green Car Korea 2012’ is held from , November, 8th to 10th2012 by Gwangju Metropolitan City and introduced environment friendly and low-pollution technologies & products including Hybrid Car, Plug in electric car, Diesel car, Clean diesel car, Electronic bus, Fuel Cell Vehicle and others.

8 Nov 2012

Gwangju Technopark Participates in Green Car Korea 2012

Gwangju Technopark participated in 'Green Car Korea 2012Œ held from 8th, Nov. to 10th at 'Kimdaejung Convention Center', Gwangju Metropolitan City, Korea and introduced support project for next generation car component and exhibited its results.

8 Nov 2012

New Tool to See Possible Local Effects of Climate Change

Climate scientists cannot attribute any single weather event — whether a drought, wildfire or extreme storm — to climate change. But extreme events, such as Hurricane Sandy, are glimpses of the types of occurrences the world could be more vulnerable to in the future. As the devastation left by Sandy continues to reverberate, decision-makers at every level are asking: How can we be better prepared?

8 Nov 2012

University of Haifa Dedicates Israel's First Research Center for Green Roofs Ecology

The University of Haifa, Israel, has dedicated Israel's first research center for Green Roofs Ecology, which will focus on research and development of non-irrigated green roofs; improving biological diversity with green roofs; and developing ecological and evolutionary theories.

8 Nov 2012

Paleotempestology Important in Current Period of Climate Change

Understanding Earth's paleo-hurricane record cannot be more timely and important in a light of Hurricane Sandy, which shocked the U.S. East Coast last week. Talks in this Wednesday afternoon session at the GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, integrate field, lab, and model analysis of past hurricanes and future scenarios, covering a wide range of temporal and spatial scales.

8 Nov 2012

Diesel Fuel Produced Using Long-Abandoned Bacterial Fermentation Process

A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have discovered.

8 Nov 2012

Policies for Electrification of Vehicle Fleets to Advance Energy Security Must be Bipartisan

Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), issued the following statement in response to U.S. President Barack Obama winning re-election last night:

8 Nov 2012

Hurricane Sandy Organic Contamination And Leak Monitoring Provided By RJ Lee Group

RJ Lee Group, Inc.'s mobile laboratory is now available to aid in assessing and monitoring organic contaminants that may occur in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

From RJ Lee Group Inc. 7 Nov 2012

Delta to Demonstrate Energy Management Solutions at 2012 China International Industry Fair

Delta Group, the world leader in power and thermal management solutions, has integrated its highly efficient and reliable solutions to make a grand presentation at the 2012 China International Industry Fair (CIIF) held in Shanghai from November 6th-10th.

7 Nov 2012