Car2go North America is widening its net in the US, having now spread its wings as far as Seattle. Consisting of a set-up of 330 Smart Fortwo cars, these can be obtained as and when the user wants –...
China’s biggest manufacturer of wind-turbines, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. (002202), is reviewing fresh projects to benefit from Australia’s renewable energy target for 2020.
Australia is looking to put up wind power of an astonishing 8,000 megawatts by decade’s...
Engineers in the University of Maine are testing the United States' first floating wind turbine. The purpose of the project is to help make use of the massive potential of wind energy that is available around the Maine...
Sugar is one of the key elements involved in the production of ethanol and determining the cost of biofuels.
A new initiative called Proterro, intends to produce ultra-cheap sugar by using photosynthetic microorganisms. Proterro raised $3.5 million in a financing...
A new OLED light-emitting fluorescent material with internal quantum efficiency of 100% was developed by The Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) of Kyushu University.
Unlike conventional high quantum efficiency materials, the newly developed one, called "Hyperfluorescence" does...
Since the implementation of the Clean Air Act, the air quality over the US has improved significantly over the last few decades. Nevertheless, on a global scale, it is still a major health concern for a large part of...
Planners in the Newark suburb area of California’s San Francisco Bay are planning a lifestyle revolution, starting with vacant industrial land near a derelict rail bridge and salt marshes.
Newark’s city council recently voted to convert 200 acres, previously owned...
In early December, the Obama administration imposed a new air quality standard that aims to reduce the amount of soot released into the air by 20%. Soot, comprised of fine particulate matter, contains microscopic particles that are released from...
As the final tallies are finally counted following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, surpassing the $50 billion mark, insurance companies are starting to pay attention.
Insurance is risk assessment, and while part of the story could be how insurance...
The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has provided funding to Foro Energy to develop inexpensive, high-powered lasers that may be able to tear through rock to drill for oil. This would eliminate the...
