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First Program Addresses Fundamental Resources

News - 28 Jan 2008

Water and energy are inextricably linked. It takes large volumes of water to produce energy and significant amounts of low-cost energy to treat and distribute water. But the planning and...

Package to Fight Climate Change and Promote Renewable Energy

News - 24 Jan 2008

The European Commission has today agreed on a far-reaching package of proposals that will deliver the European Council's commitments to fight climate change and promote renewable energy. The...

Biomass Production Needs Careful Planning to Achieve Benefits

News - 16 Jan 2008

One way of supplying energy is to grow plant material and burn it. If managed well most of the carbon released by burning the material will be captured by the growing plants, and so have a low impact...

Renewed Interest in Turning Algae into Fuel

News - 15 Jan 2008

The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist. Drivers can't...

News - 11 Jan 2008

Diversified Energy Corporation announced today that the Centia™ process, during a recent demonstration, produced a bio-gasoline fuel very similar to traditional unleaded gasoline. Centia™...

Switchgrass-Based Biofuel Produces 540 Percent More Energy

News - 8 Jan 2008

Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by...

Blade's Most Distinctive Characteristic is Gently Curved Tip

News - 6 Jan 2008

A new wind turbine blade design that researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed in partnership with Knight and Carver of San Diego promises to be more efficient than current designs. It...

Green Mobile Home

News - 5 Jan 2008

When someone mentions a mobile home or "house trailer," the image usually doesn't make others green with envy. Mobile homes haven't earned recognition for long-term quality,...

Xethanol Extends Research Agreement with NREL on Ethanol Feedstocks

News - 3 Jan 2008

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy and clean technology company, today announced an extension of its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) on cellulosic ethanol feedstocks, with...

Dupont Recognizes Growing Importance of Sustainability in Australian and New Zealand

News - 1 Jan 2008

DuPont will recognize innovation in sustainable services and sustainable energy for the first time as part of the 2007/08 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards. The awards recognize...