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Pig Farm Uses Synergies to Generate Energy

News - 30 Aug 2016

Croatian Biogas Plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER Goes Live In summer 2016, a biogas plant of the German plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER went live in Varazdin, northern Croatia. The 250-kW...

Scientists Discover Genetic Diversity Enhances Productivity Yields of Switchgrass

News - 25 Feb 2016

Prior to farmers settling in the Midwestern United States and planting crops, there were extensive root systems of prairie grasses (including the strong-stemmed and tall switchgrass species) which...

Anaerobic Gut Fungi Hold Potential for Cheaper Biofuels and Bio-Based Products

News - 19 Feb 2016

Nature's figured it out already, how to best break down food into fuel. Now scientists have caught up, showing that fungi found in the guts of goats, horses and sheep could help fill up your gas...

Climate Change Affects Ecosystems in Coastal Waters of Buzzards Bay

News - 22 Jan 2016

An analysis of long-term, water quality monitoring data reveals that climate change is already having an impact on ecosystems in the coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, Mass. The impacts relate to how...

Food Waste Prevention Cuts Energy Impacts More Than Biogas Production

News - 12 Jan 2016

Turning your old banana peels and last night's leftovers into biogas sounds like a win-win situation for you and the environment: You don't have to feel guilty about having cooked too much...

Breakthrough Energy Coalition Launched in Paris

News - 30 Nov 2015

THE WORLD NEEDS WIDELY AVAILABLE ENERGY that is reliable, affordable and does not produce carbon. The only way to accomplish that goal is by developing new tools to power the world. That innovation...

Systematic Collection of Human Waste Could Yield Biogas

News - 4 Nov 2015

Biogas from human waste, safely obtained under controlled circumstances using innovative technologies, is a potential fuel source great enough in theory to generate electricity for up to 138 million...

Water Should Become an Asset in ‘Smart Liveable Cities’

News - 8 Oct 2015

Too much water, too little water, or contaminated water. Cities around the world are facing major water-related challenges. These challenges are further aggravated by global trends such as...

Coral Community in Palau Thriving Despite Low pH

News - 8 Jun 2015

As the ocean absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) released by the burning of fossil fuels, its chemistry is changing. The CO2 reacts with water molecules, lowering the ocean's pH in a process...

World Can Avert Financial and Environmental Costs of Resource Depletion and Save Millions in Efficiency Gains – New UN Report Shows How

News - 5 Jun 2015

As the financial and environmental costs of resource depletion begin to affect economic growth worldwide, countries need to find ways to manage finite resources while meeting the needs of a growing...