Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that a particular type of algae produces a substance that can be used to make inexpensive, non-toxic, simple-to-build, flexible, thin and durable batteries that, after optimization, are …
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Portable fuel cells powered directly by ethanol could become a viable technology thanks to a new catalyst that has been developed that breaks a strong bond at the heart of ethanol molecules. This frees …
Liquid Motor Fuel from Biosyncrude Gasification Process Could Cost Around $3/gallon
The Bioliq biosyncrude gasification process used in a large plant with a capacity greater than 1 Million tons per year could produce biosynfuel (biodiesel) for …
The first demonstration flight using a biofuel primarily refined from the energy crop camelina was conducted by Japan Airlines (JAL) last week. It was also the first demo flight using a combination of three sustainable …
President Obama’s renewable energy policy looks set to encourage the renewable energy sector. The three main sectors that will be encouraged by the new policies are wind, geothermal and solar.
Wind Power
the American Wind Energy Association, …
Too often when reporting on renewable energy news, we bloggers can sometimes project the feeling that everything is going to be alright, look at all the pretty technology we’re rolling out and saying it will …
A senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Susan Solomon, has led a new study which shows how changes in surface temperature, rainfall, and sea level are mostly irreversible for more than …
Today, the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee approved billion in energy tax credits and related financial incentives as part of the Obama administration’s plan to revive the American economy. Of the $20 billion that …
This year, the Australian branch of Ausra, a US-based company, is preparing to announce new deals worth more than $1 billion to build large solar power plants in at least two Australian states.
Former Sydney University …
Underneath the proposed Zero Carbon Masdar City in Abu Dhabi (see this earlier post) will lie a hidden, vault-like space, in which a long dreamed of transportation system may one day carry passengers back and …
This is the second installment in my series of 10 New Developments in Renewable Energy This Week detailing all the important events of the last week or so.
Barack H. Obama was sworn in as President …
University of San Diego researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a better job. Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have discovered …
V2G technology or Vehicle-to-grid, would enable electric car owners to make money while storing power for the grid. The technology was unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego …
Offshore renewable energy development new rules and regulations could be introduced in the U.S. this year, potentially cutting the red tape for companies looking to put their wind, wave, or tidal projects in the water. …
For all those who missed the excellent BBC documentary on Peak Oil and it’s potential impact on farming broadcast, last night, Friday 20th called A Farm for the Future. It will be repeated tomorrow, on …
The government’s new chief energy scientist Professor David MacKay told the BBC that reductions in carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 are “an illusion”. Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons are probably twice as bad as …
As concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise the harnessing of solar energy is expanding …
Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …
