Civil engineers from Kansas State University are determined to find a way to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete production by using biodiesel byproducts. The study is published in the latest issue of the Journal of Materials in Civil...
A new electric vehicle debuted on Thursday at the Geneva Motor Show, the Volkswagen E-Up!, that isn't going to be sold outside of Europe.
The new Volkswagen E-Up! will start sales in the EU early next year, and hopes are...
While generalized hydrogen infrastructure is very slowly gaining ground on the nation's highways, BMW fuel cell vehicles are already inhouse at BMW Spartanburg, South Carolina.
A warehouse or manufacturing facility is the last place that you want to have an...
Renewable energy sometimes fluctuates, which is why Pike Research is forecasting that energy storage on the grid will expand by 56GW in the next ten years.
The weather plays a big part in renewable energy production. Rainfall dictates how...
Last week, Tesla Motors won the first round against the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, but the fight isn't over yet.
Most states have laws that prevent automakers from selling their own vehicles in competition with franchisers of the same automobile....
It’s long been known that tiny particles can impact air quality greatly and cause a host of health problems. However, European scientists have discovered that these particles are also contributing to climate change.
Ari Asmi, the former coordinator for European...
Dutch carrier KLM is planning to introduce weekly transatlantic flights that will be running solely on biofuels obtained from old cooking oil. This marks an important step towards satisfying the ever-growing demand for sustainable air travel.
With this move, then,...
Last year was an all-time high for US solar power, placing highest globally for the first time.
In the last few years, the US market for photovoltaic panels has been around 5% to 7%, but 2012 saw an increase of...
Typically, manufacturers apply a protective backsheet made of plastic, but BioSolar's solar panel bio-oil backsheet has no petroleum component.
The semiconductor photovoltaic solar panel needs some measure of protection as well as electrical insulation. For this reason, petroleum-based plastic works...
There's always another use for recycled materials, Teijin's new waterproof paper is made of recycled plastic bottles and can be put in a standard laser printer.
We're likely familiar with waterproof papers, and while they're useful to a certain point,...
