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Researchers Identify Effective Ways to Increase Renewable Energy Production

Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, states soon could be mandated to significantly reduce carbon emissions.

26 Oct 2016

Houseplants Use Special Form of Nanotechnology to Harvest Light for Photosynthesis

For many people, nanotechnology belongs in the realm of science fiction. Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Essex have solved the mystery of the blue sheen on the leaves of some begonias and have found that their chloroplasts have evolved a nanoscale light-trapping structure to help them survive in the darkness of the forest floor.

25 Oct 2016

Researchers Discover Microorganism that Eats both Methane and Iron

A microbe that ‘eats’ both methane and iron: microbiologists have long suspected its existence, but were not able to find it - until now.

25 Oct 2016

Research Provides Insight into How Semi-Volatile Organic Particles Behave in Atmosphere

Researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University's Neil M. Donahue have shown that semi-volatile organic compounds can readily diffuse into the billions of tiny atmospheric particles that inhabit the air, easily moving among them.

25 Oct 2016

Biogas Specialist to Introduce Trend-Setting Technologies

Energy decentral: Weltec Biopower to present slurry and digestate processing system "Kumac".

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 25 Oct 2016

UC Riverside Engineers Develop Energy-Efficient Way to Create Silicon-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to create silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries from the fossilized remains of single-celled algae called diatoms.

24 Oct 2016

Open Innovation Programme to Replace Petroleum with CO2 as Feedstock in Manufacture of Plastics

An open innovation programme to replace petroleum with CO2 as a feedstock in the manufacture of plastics today formally launches at K-Fair in Düsseldorf.

24 Oct 2016

New Discovery Could Pave Way to Large-Scale Application of Fuel Cells in Vehicles

Hydrogen is generally known as the fuel of the future, especially when it is utilized in hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. One of the main challenges of utilizing this technology for future sustainable transportation systems is the absence of a lightweight and safe on-board hydrogen storage material.

21 Oct 2016

New Energy Harvesting Technology using Wood Pulp Incorporated into Flooring

Flooring can be made from many sustainable materials, making it a generally eco-friendly feature in homes and businesses.

21 Oct 2016

EPFL Chemists Use Formaldehyde to Convert Biofuel Waste into Wealth

Lignin is a bulky chain of molecules present in wood and is usually discarded in the biofuel production process. However, in a recent technique developed by EPFL chemists, by just adding formaldehyde to the process, lignin can be changed into the main area of focus.

21 Oct 2016

Experts Gather at MIT to Prepare Roadmap for “Green” Desalination

Considered one of the most significant turnarounds ever accomplished in relation to a natural resource emergency, Israel has overcome a threatening fresh water scarcity within a decade.

From IDE Technologies 20 Oct 2016

Scientists Find Greener Way to Generate Heat using Biomass

Woodstoves and campfires have long been used to warm people up in cold weather. Recently, people have resorted to use burning wood or other biomass for heat instead of using fossil fuels.

20 Oct 2016

Carbon Storage Signaling Mechanism Discovered in Algae

James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a method to ensure algae are better producers of oil without hindering their growth.

20 Oct 2016

Three Local Organizations Partner to Demonstrate Climate-Change Mitigation Efforts to Other Organizations

MIT, Boston Medical Center, and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation have formed an alliance to buy electricity from a large new solar power installation, adding carbon-free energy to the grid and demonstrating a partnership model for other organizations in climate-change mitigation efforts.

20 Oct 2016

Researchers Describe Chemical Reactions Responsible for Stability of Hydrogen Generation in Aerobic Environment

Hydrogen fuel cells produce electricity, we are increasingly thinking about hydrogen as the successor of crude oil. But where will the hydrogen come from? Its ecologically cleanest source could be industrial - or even domestic! - bioreactors with green algae.

20 Oct 2016