Successful Experiment to Transform Wastewater Sludge to Electrical Power
Like the little engine that could, the University of Nevada, Reno experiment to transform wastewater sludge to electrical power is chugging along, dwarfed by...
E. coli to Produce Biodiesel
One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the key to the future...
Liquid fuel to store electricity produced by solar panels
A new method of converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel isobutanol using electricity produced by solar panels was developed by researchers at the UCLA...
Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage
The biggest challenge with hydrogen-powered fuel cells lies in the storage of hydrogen: how to store enough of it, in a safe and cost-effective...
Greener Ships Powered By Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
A new application of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) has been developed by the European-funded MC WAP research project to be eventually used as...
Argonne National Laboratory splits hydrogen faster
Hydrogen is splitted ten times faster due to a research of the Argonne National Laboratory. This way hydrogen could become more useful in a...
Genera Energy breaks ground on Biomass Innovation Park
US Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager recently helped Genera Energy leadership break ground on Tennessee’s Biomass Innovation Park, a...
Cellulosic ethanol could be cheaper with termites help
Termite spit may soon help fill our gas tanks. University of Florida researchers have isolated two enzymes termites use to break up lignin, a...
More Hydrogen Fuel by Bio-Engineering Algae
Algae or common water micro-organisms use energy from sunlight to split water molecules and release hydrogen.
Despite of the possibility to have a clean and...
Gevo to Produce Isobutanol in Minnesota
Isobutanol is a naturally occurring, four-carbon alcohol found in food and some alcoholic beverages. It is also a “drop-in” platform chemical with broad applications...