Bio Fuel
Biorefining: The new green wave
Paris (AFP) Oct 07, 2012 - Biorefineries and green chemistry seem to have a credible future built on a wide range of applications such as cosmetics, plastics and detergents.
Wind Daily
Bigger wind turbines make greener electricity
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2012 - The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series concludes that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricit
Energy Tech
Dutch court rejects Shell bid to ban Greenpeace protests
The Hague (AFP) Oct 05, 2012 - A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid by oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell to ban Greenpeace from protesting near its property on pain of a massive fine, saying such groups had a right to inform the public.
Energy Tech
Big Oil Funding US Politics
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - U.S. Rep. John Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives, received nearly twice as much financial support from donors tied to the energy sector than did the next-closest recipient, a report f
Energy News
Energy New Front in Economic Warfare
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - Opposition leaders in Canada suggested a string of cyber security threats to domestic companies might be the work of Chinese hackers. Twice last week, the Canadian government confirmed two separate
Energy Tech
Individual protein complex generates electric current
Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University
Energy News
Ireland Unlikely To Meet EU Energy Targets
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - 90,000 Irish buildings will need to undergo significant energy upgrades every year up to 2020 if Ireland is to achieve its legal obligations under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which was adopt
Energy News
Money: A New (Decentralized) Shade of Green
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - As America's clean energy industry takes up position in a no-man's land between subsidies and sustainability, the idea of Green Banks is being touted as a life-line that will push the industry int
Energy Tech
Thousands of Bombs Dumped in Gulf of Mexico Pose Huge Threat to Oil Rigs
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - After World War II the US government dumped millions of kilograms of unexploded bombs into the Gulf of Mexico. This is no secret; many governments dumped their unexploded ordnance into oceans and la
Bio Fuel
Turd-eating worms clear air around Canadian toilets
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada (AFP) Oct 4, 2012 - Anyone relying on their nose to guide them to a toilet at Quebec's La Providence golf course won't find one - that's because its outhouse is odorless.
Energy Tech
Western Riverside County’s HERO Financing for Energy Efficiency Improvements
Riverside CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2012 - Momentum continues to grow for the HERO Financing Program, which allows homeowners in Western Riverside County to finance home energy and water efficiency improvements through their property taxes.
Energy Tech
Glum Chinese data sinks oil prices
New York (AFP) Oct 3, 2012 - US oil prices dropped more than four percent Wednesday, hit by glum data on China's services sector and lowered forecasts for Asian growth.
Energy Tech
Volcano power plan gets U.S. go-ahead
Seattle (UPI) Oct 3, 2012 - A Seattle company says it plans to begin a project intended to exploit an untapped source of clean geothermal energy - a dormant Oregon volcano.
Wind Daily
Lawsuit fights Obama ban on wind farm sale to Chinese
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2012 - A Chinese-owned company has filed suit against President Barack Obama for blocking its purchase of wind farms near a US military base on national security grounds, court documents made public Tuesday showed.
Bio Fuel
Napiergrass: A Potential Biofuel Crop for the Sunny Southeast
Tifton, GA (SPX) Oct 02, 2012 - A grass fed to cattle throughout much of the tropics may become a biofuel crop that helps the nation meet its future energy needs, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist.
Energy Tech
Nickelblock: An element’s love-hate relationship with battery electrodes
Richland, WA (SPX) Oct 02, 2012 - Anyone who owns an electronic device knows that lithium ion batteries could work better and last longer. Now, scientists examining battery materials on the nano-scale reveal how nickel forms a physi