Champaign IL (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 - An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy predicts the yield of the biofuel crop, Jatropha curcas L., for present and future climates.
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 - In 2009, and in absolute terms, about 19.9% (608 TWh) of Europe's total electricity consumption (3042 TWh) came from renewable energy sources. Hydro power contributed with the largest share (11.6%), followed by wind (4.2%), biomass (3.5%), and solar (0.4%).
Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 - The world's biggest Roman candle has got nothing on this. Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.
Using a unique hybrid nanostructure, University of Maryland researchers have shown a new type of light-matter interaction and also demonstrated the first full…
Eschenbach, Germany (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - H.C. Starck Ceramics and Kerafol have announced a partnership in manufacturing, sales, and distribution of high-temperature SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells) doped with scandium.
London (AFP) July 6, 2010 - BP insisted on Tuesday that it can cope with soaring oil spill costs without asking shareholders for cash, amid reports that Britain is working on a crisis plan if the company is sunk by the disaster.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - What does the European Climate Exchange in London have to do with the rural Yaya Gulelle district in Ethiopia?
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Jul 6, 2010 - Delays in results from what appeared to be a promising round of drilling for oil in the Falklands waters rattled investors, with shares of oil companies showing signs of renewed nervousness among the financial interests.
Bordeaux France (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - Leading French wind project developer and renewable energy producer VALOREM recently added a Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program. The purchase, which followed an initial rental Triton deployment, represents a significant endorsement by a leader in the French wind industry.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient technique for producing biofuels from woody plants that significantly reduces the waste that results from conventional biofuel production techniques. The technique is a significant step toward creating a commercially viable new source of biofuels.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 6, 2010 - BP insisted Tuesday it can cope with soaring oil spill costs without asking shareholders for cash, as tar balls washed ashore in Texas, the fifth and final Gulf coast state to be affected.
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - Wind turbines may be one of the best renewable energy solutions, but as turbines get larger they also get noisier, become more of an eyesore, and require increasingly larger expanses of land. One solution: ocean-based wind turbines.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 - Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than previously thought, according to a new study published this month in the journal Energy Policy.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 5, 2010 - BP's costs over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill soared Monday above three billion dollars, while a giant Taiwanese ship provided hope of revolutionizing on-sea skimming operations.
Paris (AFP) July 5, 2010 - An industrial consortium launched preparations on Monday for a possible future power grid under the Mediterranean that would carry solar energy from Africa to Europe.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 5, 2010 - Efforts to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill gathered steam Monday after Hurricane Alex prompted a five-day shutdown, amid new questions over how BP would pay for the mounting costs.
