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UK Study Promotes Wood-Based Heating As More Sustainable Compared to Burning Oil
A report prepared by scientists from The University of Manchester wants to encourage UK officials to use sustainable wood and other biofuels to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions related to the burning of fossil fuels.
Volvo To Develop New Rechargeable Battery That Can Be Built Into The Car's Chassis
Volvo has found a new method to reduce the weight of electric vehicles and also a better place to install the power storage systems. Dubbed Tomorrow's Volvo Car, the new project consists in the installation of a rechargeable battery into the car's body panels.
MERS Device Harnesses Residual Magnetic Power Produced by Electrical Current
After an experiment performed at a military hotel in Tokyo, the system called Magnetic Energy Recovery Switch (MERS) racked up a peak power savings of 39 percent. Now, researchers want that MERS to be implemented in the entire facility by next year, including the printing room, offices, gym, laundry and a break room.
Superbus: An All-Electric Vehicle Concept Unveiled by TU Delft
The Delft University of Technology has recently presented in Germany at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Hannover, its latest "green" vehicle concept.
New Leaf-Mimicking Solar Cells Using Chlorophyll-Infused Water Gel
Solar cells currently used are mostly bulky and made from silicon and other non-recyclable materials, hence they're not as green as they should be. Mimicking nature might be a solution to this problem. More exactly, North Carolina State University researchers have prototyped a water-based solar cell, mimicking the functioning of a leaf, to produce electricity.
Hawaii's Amazing Hydrogen Fuel Project Implemented by 2015
The Hawaiian island of Oahu is about to make a huge progress in the alternative energy field compared to the rest of the country, regarding the creation of a new era for energy infrastructure and environmentally-friendly transportation.
Purification of Hydrogen Extracted from CNG Made More Efficient With New Dispersed Platinum Catalyst
A consortium involving three universities has devised an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst that could be of use in future hydrogen production systems. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos from Tufts University and Manos Mavrikakis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison published their research in today's Science journal.
Silicon Nanomesh Designed by Caltech Serves As Almost-Perfect Heat Insulator
All of the electronics devices you use, all the wires, the cars, basically anything using energy heats up and loses part of its useful energy as heat - wasted heat, through well-cooled radiators. Thermoelectric devices have recently suffered technological advances and are now more able to harness the lost heat energy and transform it into electricity. A new material made out of silicon can serve as the ultimate heat insulator and still conduct electricity.
Enerkem: World's First Industrial-Sized Waste to Biofuel Plant To Begin Operating Next Year
A Canadian company plans to begin construction of a new industrial-sized plant that will be capable to transform non-recyclable waste into biofuel. Dubbed Enerkem, the plant, located in Quebec, will be the world's first and according to the company it will generate 10 million gallons of 5 percent ethanol-petrol blend a year.
Makani Power's New Wind Turbine Producing Energy Cheaper Than Coal Plants
Makani Power, a company that innovates in the field of wind turbines, has recently received a grant from ARPA-E for developing their Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT), they call Makani M1. Unlike other wind turbines, this one is made of a wing equipped with three small propellers which spin endlessly around its ground anchor point.
