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New Study Factors Environmental Costs of Biofuel Production

News - 5 Jan 2008

Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. In the Jan. 4 issue of the journal Science, Smithsonian researchers highlight a new study that factors in environmental costs of...

Millennium and Horizon Announces Completion of Portable Power Generator

News - 4 Jan 2008

Millennium Cell Inc. and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies announced today the completion of a pre-production version of the HydroPak™ portable power generator that incorporates a unique...

Powerboat Fueled by Biodiesel

News - 30 Dec 2007

A group of talented designers, boatbuilders, and adventurers are planning an attempt on the world circumnavigation powerboat record. To be called the Earthrace. What makes this challenge remarkable is...

Shell Builds Facility to Grow Algae for Biofuel

News - 25 Dec 2007

Royal Dutch Shell plc and HR Biopetroleum today announced the construction of a pilot facility in Hawaii to grow marine algae and produce vegetable oil for conversion into biofuel. The announcement is...

UW Establishes Center Dedicated to Wind Energy Research

News - 22 Dec 2007

For years, Jonathan Naughton and his colleagues in the University of Wyoming's College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) have conducted research on various wind energy topics. After...

New Energy Bill Helps ORNL to Enhance Alternative Fuel Technologies

News - 20 Dec 2007

The new Energy bill signed by President Bush emphasizes the need for greater energy efficiency and promoting alternative fuel technology. Oak Ridge National Laboratory engineer Johnny Green says...

Nanotechnology Giving Alternative Energy a Hand

News - 20 Dec 2007

The US electricity distribution grid is around 100-years old and aging faster than new construction renews it while peak demand for electricity is projected to rise 19 percent nationally during the...

University Gets a $3.6 million Renewable Energy Boost

News - 19 Dec 2007

Case Western Reserve University's new Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation received a large boost on Tuesday, December 18, with the awarding of a $3.6 million grant from the Cleveland...

Global Drive Toward Clean Diesel and Biofuel Creating Opportunities in New Energy Industries

News - 17 Dec 2007

The global drive toward "clean diesel" and petroleum alternatives continues to accelerate, creating opportunities in the ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) and biofuels industries for certain...

Housing Issues for the 21st Century to be Tackled at TMS 2008

News - 17 Dec 2007

Energy, housing and recycling solutions for the 21st century are among the research topics that will be presented at the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 9-13, in New Orleans,...