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Mythbusters Rocket Powered by Renewable Jet-Fueled Set to Break the Sound Barrier

Renewable jet propellant-8 (JP-8) fuel developed and produced by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota was successfully flown in a rocket built by Flometrics, Inc., a product engineering company specializing in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics based in San Diego, California. The fuel burn was so successful that the rocket approached Mach 1 (the speed of sound) and reached an altitude of about 20,000 feet

27 Jul 2009

Ethanol and Biofuels Joins the Social Media World of Twitter and Online Chat

Social media is all the rage today. Either you’re in, or you’re out. Ethanol and the Renewable Fuels Association are in

27 Jul 2009

Environmental Award Goes to Nanoparticle Scientist

For her work on predicting the stability of nanoparticles in air and water, CSIRO scientist Dr Amanda Barnard has been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious environmental awards - the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Australian Environmental Research Award

27 Jul 2009

GE To Make Energy Efficient Smart Grid Appliances

GE announced today it will develop and manufacture Smart Grid-enabled appliances that will shave energy peaks for utility companies and save consumers money

27 Jul 2009

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Visits Applied Materials Solar Panel Testing Facility in China

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the world's largest thin film solar panel manufactured by Applied Materials' SunFab production line during a visit to the company's SunFab Solar Module Reliability Testing facility on Saturday

27 Jul 2009

Waste Heat Engine Being Tested by Cyclone Power

Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) announced today that it has commenced durability testing of its award winning Waste Heat Engine (WHE), the final stage prior to on-site beta installation

27 Jul 2009

First Green Building for Macalester College Opens to be The New Home for the Institute for Global Citizenship

Markim Hall, home of the Institute for Global Citizenship, is one of only two campus buildings in Minnesota designed to earn LEED-platinum certification

27 Jul 2009

Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Drayage Truck for Extended Range Applications Released by Balqon

Balqon Corporation, an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, today announced the release of lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to lead acid traction batteries for its entire product line of Class 8 yard tractors and drayage vehicles

26 Jul 2009

Scientist From Tesla Motors Joins KLD Energy Technologies

Austin, Texas-based KLD Energy Technologies, developers of the patented Neue drive simple high-performance electric motor system technology, has named Rob Ferber, former science director at San Carlos, Calif.-based Tesla Motors Inc., as its chief technology officer

26 Jul 2009

Calculator Simplifies Cash For Clunkers Program

Monday is the official launch of the Cash for Clunkers program, and so now is the time for car shoppers to do their research and prepare to participate. But how can they easily determine whether the program can work for them

26 Jul 2009

Aggressive Efforts to Stem Air Pollution During 2008 Beijing Olympics Pays Off With Cleaner Air

The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year’s, due to aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emissions standards and halt construction in preparation for the games, according to a Cornell study

26 Jul 2009

Architecture for Humanity Honored at the White House

First Lady Michelle Obama recognized Architecture for Humanity at the White House on July 24th as 2008 recipients of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design Patron Award

26 Jul 2009

Climate Change, Malnutrition and Poverty Could All Be Solved By Widespread 'Green' Agricultural Practices

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are calling for the widespread uptake of 'green' agricultural practices that will deliver multiple benefits to the world's rapidly growing populations - from combating climate change and eradicating poverty to boosting food production and providing sustainable sources of timber

26 Jul 2009

EPA Considers Raising Ethanol Levels For Gasoline to E15

Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a formal waiver request from the ethanol industry to allow for the blending of up to 15 percent ethanol in a gallon of gasoline

26 Jul 2009

BioFuels and Food To Benefit From Plant Research Funding for CSIRO and USDA

CSIRO and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers, have been awarded a A$1.6 million grant to increase the understanding of genes responsible for growth and yield in grasses for use as bio-energy and food crops

24 Jul 2009