An Iowa State University mechanical engineering graduate research assistant is working to change the future of biofuel technology. The graduate student, Nicholas Creager, prototyped a gasifer, combining elements from both gasification and fast pyrolysis to produce transportation fuels.
The gasifer...
In the ongoing quest to green the grid, the startup LightSail Energy, in conjunction with Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, and Khosla Ventures, has raised $37.3 million dollars to innovate compressed air energy storage technology. LightSail Energy emerged from cloak...
China, not a country to do anything on a small scale, is planning to begin an 8-year-long construction project on the Chengdu Tianfu District “Great City.” The city is envisioned as a model for high density urban living while...
According to research findings over the last three years, consumer interest in plug-in vehicles, including electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles , has been declining. Pike Research surveyed about a thousand consumers regarding their attitudes on plug-ins,...
Electric vehicles have one main thing for and against them, their battery packs. The high-tech battery pack installed in an EV determines its range and its charging time, generally, the bigger the battery, the longer the range, and...
Start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla Motors, has been working hard to bring to market an EV that is unique and packed with technology. Tesla has gone one better, though, and produced a vehicle that's attractive and fun to...
Considering that urban population increases by the minute, each new building or a construction adds to the levels of toxins and contaminants released in the atmosphere. Researchers from Concordia University claim they found a revolutionary answer to the problem...
The gas-turbine engine, or jet engine, isn't only found on jets, but in other applications as well. The US Navy doesn't only use turbines for their fighter jets, but also as generators on their ships. As the Navy moves...
Hurricane Sandy took over the news with its devastating and destructive effect on New York City and the New Jersey coastline this week. The intensity and duration of the storm made many scientists engage in the controversial debate whether...
The environment of the catalytic site acts as a reservoir within a hydrogen-producing enzyme, making the production of hydrogen for renewable energy much more efficient. This is the conclusion scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion...
