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The US Army is continuing its pursuit of alternative energy with the launching of its new Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GDSPEL). The facility... Read More »
NASA has taken an interest in alternative energy and has recently been experimenting with hydrogen, solar and wind power. NASA has also found an interest in biofuels... Read More »
The Hertz Corporation is developing compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in the US. Hertz will begin renting CNG Honda Civics and CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World ... Read More »
Virginia Commonwealth University scientists have developed a “sponge-like” porous material to purify natural gas and store hydrogen gas to be used in... Read More »
Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh... Read More »
Various researchers around the world have studied copper’s potential as an energy-efficient means of recycling carbon dioxide emissions in powerplants. Instead... Read More »
Whether people are building a flying machine or nature is evolving one, there is pressure to optimize efficiency. A new analysis by biologists, physicists and... Read More »
In the chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is of crucial importance to the manufacturing of basic or fine chemicals, in catalytic converters of exhaust gas or... Read More »
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has selected GE Global Research to participate in an incubator program that will use high-performance computing (HPC) in ... Read More »
ON Semiconductor, a supplier of silicon solutions for energy-efficient electronics, and the European Space Agency (ESA) are jointly developing High Accuracy Star... Read More »
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced new intelligent power devices (IPDs) they have developed. The new products are designed to detect and deal with error... Read More »
The US Energy Department announced the recent opening of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station in Ohio. The station will be an important stop along a... Read More »
Petrobras and the Federal Unversity of Grande do Norte inaugurated a pilot plant in Extremoz (state of Rio Grande do Norte) for microalgae cultivation for biodiesel... Read More »
BASF has developed iGloss, an automotive clear coat that provides a car with a glossy appearance and lasts significantly longer than conventional coatings. Even the... Read More »
According to research at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Lab, the early days of our solar system might be quite different than previously... Read More »
Robot squirrels from UC Davis are being sent near San Jose to continue a research project on the interaction between squirrels and rattlesnakes. Robot squirrels in... Read More »
With approval of the Environmental Impact Review on its 200-megawatt, two-tower Saguache Solar Energy Project, SolarReserve hopes to soon get started on a new pair of ... Read More »
A team from Chonnam National University (Korea) and Hyundai Motor have developed a new composite anode for Li-ion batteries that presents initial discharge and charge ... Read More »
Hydrogen, the lightest and simplest element, presents an ideal source of power for fuel on our planet. Hydrogen is high in energy and produces a clean byproduct... Read More »
Be it in the use of epoxy systems for heavy-duty fiber-reinforced components, coatings for wind turbine blades, foams for the internal strengthening of rotor blades... Read More »