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Researchers Identify New Species of Bacteria that Uses Dual Enzymes to Breakdown Plastic

Researchers have identified a species of bacteria that uses just two enzymes to break down plastic. Poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is a type of polymer used in plastic that is highly resistant to biodegradation.

11 Mar 2016

Researchers Working on New Mooring System to Develop Offshore Floating Wind Farms

A team of researchers that includes two engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is developing a new mooring system for floating offshore wind turbines that uses an integrated network of anchors and lines to hold dozens or even hundreds of turbines in place in the ocean in industrial-scale, offshore wind farms.

11 Mar 2016

New Finding Holds Significance for Development of Superior Algae Strains for Biofuel Production

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers may have found a key to converting algae to fuel.

10 Mar 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production System

Photocatalytic hydrogen generation via water splitting has become a hot spot in the field of energy and materials. The goal of this technique is to construct cheap and efficient photocatalytic water splitting systems at an industrial scale, which first need us to search and develop efficient photocatalysts and suitable reductive/oxidative cocatalysts.

10 Mar 2016

Experimental Shrub Willow Harvest Key Milestone in Developing Sustainable Biomass Supply for Renewable Energy

The first harvest of 34 acres of fast-growing shrub willow from a Penn State demonstration field this winter is a milestone in developing a sustainable biomass supply for renewable energy and bio-based economic development, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

10 Mar 2016

POSTECH Research Team Creates Miniaturized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Drones are used for various applications such as aero picturing, disaster recovery, and delivering. Despite attracting attention as a new growth area, the biggest problem of drones is its small battery capacity and limited flight time of less than an hour. A fuel cell developed by Prof. Gyeong Man Choi (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) and his research team at POSTECH can solve this problem.

9 Mar 2016

More Effective Way to Use Natural Gas to Reduce Climate-Warming Emissions

Rice University researchers have determined a more effective way to use natural gas to reduce climate-warming emissions would be in the replacement of existing coal-fired power plants and fuel-oil furnaces rather than burning it in cars and buses.

9 Mar 2016

New Federal Government Reports Highlight Continued Rapid Growth of Renewable Energy Sources

Two new federal government reports underscore not only the continued rapid growth of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) in the electric power sector but also the ongoing failure of government forecasts to accurately anticipate and predict that growth.

8 Mar 2016

Researchers Highlight Significance of Molecular-Level Relationships to Deciphering Ocean Carbon

From beach shallows to the ocean depths, vast numbers of chemical compounds work together to reduce and store atmospheric carbon in the world's oceans.

8 Mar 2016

Arvia's Water and Wastewater Treatment System Wins Innovation Award at WEX Global 2016

Arvia Technology is the winner of the Innovation Award at the Innovation Forum of the 10th Annual Water and Energy Exchange Global Conference in Portugal.

8 Mar 2016

USDA Secretary Views Agriculturally-Based Bioindustries Sector as One of Transformational Components of American Economy

Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), views the agriculturally-based bioindustries sector as one of the transformational components of an American economy with a greater emphasis on manufacturing and production, and as an opportunity to address climate change in a creative and innovative way.

7 Mar 2016

Climate Mitigation Efforts in Energy System Could Lead to Increasing Pressure on Water Resources

A latest study reported in the Environmental Research Letters journal states that the efforts to mitigate climatic conditions might cause pressure on water resources to increase.

4 Mar 2016

Researchers Analyze Renewable Energy Predictions

In comparison to standard energy sources like oil or coal, the demand and supply of renewable energy is difficult to predict, as they are strongly influenced by the natural fluctuations in the power source. This creates problems in determining the amount of renewable energy that would be readily available for different consumer requirements.

4 Mar 2016

New Software for Researchers to Investigate Vegetation Dynamics in Forests

Modeling forest dynamics is fundamental to the study of future changes in climate and biodiversity. A new modeling framework developed in collaboration with IIASA researchers facilitates investigations of complex vegetation dynamics.

4 Mar 2016

Study Findings Offer New Options for Urban Water and Energy Management

Renewable hydropower generated from desalination plants and other existing infrastructure would bring economic and environmental benefits to our biggest cities, according to new research from Griffith University.

4 Mar 2016