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ASME Pushes Government for Action on a National Energy Policy

Twenty-one engineering societies, representing over one million engineers, have endorsed the “National Energy Policy Goals Proclamation” of ASME and IEEE-USA, which emphasizes research and development in new technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy to protect U.S. economic and national security

11 May 2009

Island Ecosystems Need Protection From Climate Change

Rare and unique ecological communities will be lost if oceanic islands aren't adequately considered in a global conservation plan, a new study has found

11 May 2009

Low Cost Optimized Diesel Particulate Filter for Low Temperature Regeneration Results in Savings of up to 40 Percent

NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. and Sud-Chemie today announced a lower cost, high-efficiency diesel particulate filter (DPF) optimized for low-temperature regeneration that is attainable by using the proprietary technologies of both companies

11 May 2009

Environmental and Health Groups Praise Bill to Find Climate Change and Public Health Preparedness

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Trust for America's Health (TFAH), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) praised legislation introduced late yesterday to improve the public health response to climate change

11 May 2009

Potholes in Roads Adding to Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Damage Costs

Drivers living in urban areas with populations over 250,000 are paying upwards of $750 more annually because of accelerated vehicle deterioration, increased maintenance, additional fuel consumption, and tire wear caused by poor road condition

11 May 2009

Researchers Report That A Pollination Crisis Caused By A Lack of Bees Is A Myth

The notion that a decline in pollinators may threaten the human food supply – producing a situation that has been referred to as a "pollination crisis" – can be considered a myth, at least where honey bees are concerned, say researchers

11 May 2009

Maximum Efficiency Comes From Bioelectricity Not Ethanol For Powering Vehicles

How can we maximize our "miles per acre" from biomass? Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol

10 May 2009

History Made at Motorcross Event for Electric Motorcycles

Quantya and Zero electric motocross dirt bikes compete in 6 lap all electric motorcross bike race

10 May 2009

Turning Biomass Into Electricity More Efficient Than Using Ethanol for Vehicles

A new study suggests that biomass used to generate electricity could be more efficient than converting the biomass to ethanol for internal combustion engines

10 May 2009

Work Needed to Save Recycled Car Parts From Being Destroyed

All across the world, governments are implementing early vehicle retirement programs that are intended to help struggling automakers. Additional analysis of the potential ramifications of these proposed programs is needed

10 May 2009

Earliest Ice Age Caused By Rise of Oxygen

Geologists may have uncovered the answer to an age-old question – an ice-age-old question, that is. It appears that Earth's earliest ice ages may have been due to the rise of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere, which consumed atmospheric greenhouse gases and chilled the earth

10 May 2009

Thermafiber Introduces Thermafiber Insolutions Innovative Insulation Products

Thermafiber, Inc. officially announces the launch of Thermafiber Insolutions. Thermafiber Insolutions is a five-pronged approach to providing innovative insulation products and services to architects, specifiers, contractors and building facade manufacturers

10 May 2009

Major Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Breakthrough from Mascoma

Mascoma Corporation today announced that the company has made major research advances in consolidated bioprocessing, or CBP, a low-cost processing strategy for production of biofuels from cellulosic biomass. CBP avoids the need for the costly production of cellulase enzymes by using engineered microorganisms that produce cellulases and ethanol at high yield in a single step

10 May 2009

Wind Farm Electricity Supply to Benefit From Reactive Power Compensation System by Siemens

New system from Siemens enhances voltage quality and stability in the power system which allows grid access of fluctuating energy
sources, such as offshore wind farms

10 May 2009

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Testing Wind Power and an Electric Vehicle

Aircraft propellers aren’t the only things spinning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). The Metropolitan Airports Commission has installed 10 wind-powered electricity generators and purchased an electric-powered utility vehicle for use at the airport

10 May 2009