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ASU’s Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered Vehicle Finishes Eighth in Chem-E-Car National Championship

A team of Arizona State University engineering students finished in eighth place among 35 teams that competed recently in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Chem-E-Car national championship.

7 Nov 2012

Duke Energy Contributes $1 Million to Palmetto Clean Energy Program

As part of its continuing commitment to the communities it serves, Duke Energy has given the first half of a $2 million contribution to Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE), a South Carolina non-profit program designed to improve the quality of the environment by promoting the development of renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind and water.

From Duke Energy 7 Nov 2012

Bard College Installs Waterfree Urinals as Part of Sustainability Efforts

Falcon Waterfree Technologies LLC announced today that Bard College replaced its flushing urinals with Falcon Waterfree urinals. The urinals will help Bard College’s sustainability efforts by saving over 500,000 gallons of water a year or more. This water savings will increase Bard’s STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) score that measures how environmentally friendly a college or university campus is.

7 Nov 2012

Global Warming May Cause Severe Failures of Indian Monsoon

Global warming could cause frequent and severe failures of the Indian summer monsoon in the next two centuries, new research suggests.

6 Nov 2012

Scenario-Based Planning Support System Examines Strategies on Alleviating Climate-Change Effects

Over the past decade, a global effort has been initiated to conserve and protect natural resources for future generations and to protect human health through environmental stewardship. However, the “Go Green” campaign is challenged on a daily basis by increasing land-use and transportation needs.

6 Nov 2012

Most Translocations for Conservation of Animals are Inadequately Designed

Moving animals for conservation is not a panacea. This is what Irene Pérez and colleagues from Arizona State University and several Spanish institutions have concluded after evaluating 280 published translocation projects worldwide and 107 unpublished Spanish projects.

6 Nov 2012

Global Warming Affected Recovery of Species after Mass Extinction

Researchers have discovered why plants and animals had a hard time recovering from the largest mass extinction in Earth's history 250 million years ago.

6 Nov 2012

Researchers Link Colossal Volcanic Eruption 74,000 Years Ago with Global Climate Change

The largest volcanic eruption on Earth in the past millions of years took place in Indonesia 74,000 years ago and researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute can now link the colossal eruption with the global climate and the effects on early humans. The results are published in the scientific journal Climate of the Past.

6 Nov 2012

Publicly Funded Hospital to Install GEM Steam Trap System for Reduction of Carbon Emissions

Thermal Energy International Inc. (TSXV: TMG), a leading provider of custom energy and emission reduction technologies for energy intensive industries and institutions worldwide, today announced that it has received a purchase order totaling approximately $330,000 (£207,163) from a publicly funded hospital for the installation of its GEM® steam trap technology.

From Thermal Energy International 5 Nov 2012

Climate Group Calls for Massive Scale-Up of Investment in Cleantech and Renewable Energy

The Climate Group called today for an “American Clean Revolution”, a massive scale-up of investment in cleantech and renewable energy, as a way to future-proof America’s infrastructure, avert catastrophic extreme weather events resulting from climate change, and boost the US economy.

5 Nov 2012

EPA Audits Hyundai Vehicle over Inflated Mileage

Consumer Watchdog today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for auditing Hyundai and determining it overstated its sticker mileage estimates on various vehicles, including the Elantra.

5 Nov 2012

Untethered, Autonomous Flying Wind Power Plant

Solar powered aircraft are old news. From Solar Impulse supporting one person day and night with nothing but photovoltaics on the wings to the high altitude unmanned aircraft being developed by Boeing to stay aloft in the upper atmosphere for five years on nothing but sunshine, it is all very exciting.

5 Nov 2012

Alexandria Opens Sustainable Nautilus Life Science Campus

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), the leading owner, operator, and developer of high-quality, sustainable real estate for the broad and diverse life science industry, will celebrate today the grand opening of Nautilus, a nearly fully leased, approximately 220,000 square-foot world-class life science campus located in the heart of the renowned Torrey Pines submarket.

5 Nov 2012

KLD, Cenntro Partner to Develop 4-Wheel Electric Vehicles

KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. (KLD), whose breakthrough motor propulsion system is redefining the performance of electric propulsion and generation systems in dozens of industries, and Cenntro Group Limited, a leading developer of diesel and LPG powertrains for industrial, agricultural, transportation and construction equipment worldwide, announced today that they have entered into a relationship to jointly develop 4-wheel electric vehicles which will incorporate KLD's innovative electric vehicle drive system technologies.

3 Nov 2012

North America to Add Over 400,000 MW of Renewable Energy Capacity

Renewable power sources – including hydrokinetic (which includes pumped storage), biomass, waste, geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaics (PV), and solar thermal – make up 10 percent of total electricity production in the United States.

3 Nov 2012