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EPFL Scientists Develop New Technology to Transform Solar Energy into Hydrogen

EPFL scientists are producing hydrogen from sunlight, water and rust. They’re paving the way for an economic and ecological solution for storing renewable energy.

24 Dec 2012

Researchers Figure Out Genetic Information of Microbes in Biogas Plants

Day after day, legions of microorganisms work to produce energy from waste in biogas plants. Researchers from Bielefeld University's Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) are taking a close look to find out which microbes do the best job. They are analysing the entire genetic information of the microbial communities in selected biogas plants up and down Germany.

24 Dec 2012

New Eco-Friendly 12.5W Vega Series Interior LED lamps from GlacialLight

GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has launched the new stylish GL-AR111-V2-12 Vega Series interior LED lamps with patented thermal design – helping to boost heat dissipation. Following the 9W GL-AR111-V2-9 Vega Series, these 12.5W lamps are the second addition to the cost-effective and environmentally-friendly Vega Series LED lamps.

24 Dec 2012

CardiaBioplastics Enters into Strategic Partnership with University of Sydney

Research into a cost-effective biomimetic* that has the potential to treat many bone diseases such as osteoporosis will be pioneered through a joint venture between CardiaBioplastics and the University of Sydney.

From Cardia Bioplastics 24 Dec 2012

Fortum Varme to Make Investment in New Biofueled CHP Plant in Sweden

Fortum Varme, Fortum's subsidiary co-owned together with the City of Stockholm, has decided to invest in a new biofuelled combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Vartan, Stockholm.

21 Dec 2012

Texas 161 MW Spinning Spur Wind Project Starts Supplying Electricity

EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, today announced that the 161 megawatt Spinning Spur Wind Project, located in Oldham County, Texas approximately 30 miles west of Amarillo, is operational and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid.

21 Dec 2012

New Enzyme Shows Promise to Engineer Plants for Improved Biofuel Production

Plants engineered to have increased levels of beta-1,4-galactan may enhance biofuel production

21 Dec 2012

Commencement of Research Project on Sustainable Polymers from Algae

EU research project on algae-based polymers kicks off: SPLASH - Sustainable Polymers from Algae Sugars and Hydrocarbons

21 Dec 2012

U.S. DOE Awards NC State $9 Million Grant to Reduce Cost of Home Solar Energy Systems

A new grant to North Carolina State University and several partners could make installing rooftop solar energy systems much less expensive and time consuming.

20 Dec 2012

McPhy Individualizes Opel HydroGen4 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

McPhy Energy, leading supplier of solid state hydrogen storage solutions, is now driving emission free. Based on a B2B partnership model with Opel, McPhy has individualized an Opel HydroGen4 fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with its unique design and operates it in Berlin. This is part of a sponsorship program where Opel provides car and technology support and the B2B partner creates visibility and operates the vehicle.

20 Dec 2012

imec and Kuwait University Enter Research Collaboration for Novel Silicon Solar Cell Technologies

World-leading nanotechnology research centre imec (Belgium) and Kuwait University signed a long term collaboration agreement for research and development on innovative silicon solar cell technologies. The agreement has been signed on Wednesday December 19, 2012, in Kuwait City during a ceremony in the presence of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Deputy-Prime Minister, Didier Reynders, and Kuwait University President, Prof. Abdullatif Al-Bader, and Director General of Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences, Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin.

From IMEC 20 Dec 2012

EPSRC Awards Substantial Fellowship Grants for Green Engineering Research

Four leading academics from the universities of Exeter, Sheffield, Bristol and Cambridge have been awarded substantial fellowship grants, totalling £2.38 million; it was announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

20 Dec 2012

Ways to Improve Waste Collection and Recycling Policies

From 12 to 14 December, nearly a hundred European experts gathered in Athens to discuss how local and regional authorities can improve their waste collection and recycling policies. This meeting aimed at sharing the expertise of the R4R project partners with Greek municipalities and regions. It also allowed to present the project's first results related to the local instruments helping to reach high recycling performances.

20 Dec 2012

California’s Electricity Infrastructure at Risk of Climate Change

If you think it’s been unusually hot lately, just wait—by the end of the century, temperatures in California are expected to rise significantly. What that means for human health, agriculture, water supply and a range of other spheres is being studied by experts, but what it will mean for our electricity system had not been examined until now, in an analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers.

19 Dec 2012

Stanford Professor Recommends Using U.S. Natural Gas Riches at Home

With the advent of the "shale gas revolution," the United States has undergone a full-scale natural gas boom. Driven by fracking and horizontal drilling, the United States will likely overtake Russia as the world's largest producer of natural gas by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.

19 Dec 2012