In the thick of US government’s budget cuts for energy innovation efforts, research on artificial photosynthesis that aims to utilize sunlight in generating liquid fuels continues on progressing and receiving government funding through innovation hub investment strategy.
Innovation hubs are...
Just a few weeks after the publication of a study questioning its policy that prioritizes first generation biofuels, the European Union (EU) has changed its course, focusing now on biowastes rather than food crops as biofuel source.
According to Roger...
As the world faces destructive consequences of continuously ascending carbon footprint, capturing CO2 and transforming it to something as useful as fuel seem too good to be true. Yet, a team of scientists from Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS) have...
We recently reported to you that the city of Milton Keynes, in the UK, is replacing eight buses on Route #7 with electric versions. They will be inductively charged at three places on the route.
The pilot program involves replacing...
Electric vehicles are still struggling, as a market segment, to get into the mainstream. Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk, knows this, and is taking it personally. The only way make EVs popular is to show how useful they...
There are two ways to get an electric vehicle , buy an EV, or convert your existing vehicle's drive-train. A leading company in vehicle conversions, based in Ohio, US, AMP Electric Vehicles, has been supplying the latter for the...
Solar Water Disinfection is a well-known technique for cleaning contaminated water with ultraviolet rays. Although this technique has been investigated by many, Deepika Kurup still managed to find gaps that can be filled.
She looked at two photocatalysts and tested...
Chinese industry officials and governmental spokesmen announced that new policies on subsidies and accessibility to the grid will soon be introduced to help expansion of the solar power procedures. Money will be directed towards solar power plants with less...
It is already well established that for isolated communities wind turbines are a perfect source of energy. However, needless to say, these turbines, especially the large ones, have a labor-intensive set-up and require expert knowledge for construction and maintenance.
In...
From anaerobic digestion of biomass to produce biogas, which in turn is burned to produce electricity and power up their plant in California, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is now venturing into utilization of fuel cells in its...
