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By Alison Pruitt on September 25, 2009
Tags: ElectraTherm Inc., Florida Canyon Mines, Florida Canyon Mining Inc., Wall Street Journal, Canada, United States, USD, ElectraTherm Inc., Florida Canyon Mining Inc., GEA, geothermal energy, geothermal power, GRC, Green Machine, Gulf Coast Green Energy, MIT, research, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America, study, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Innovation Award, Bill Olson, electricity, energy, Gulf Coast, Joel Murphy, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mining, Nevada, oil, oil and gas, Richard Langson, Rob Emrich
The “Green Machine” may sound like a monster truck, but think again. It is actually cutting edge geothermal technology.
By Nathanael Baker on September 21, 2009
Tags: advanced waste management systems, bio-based products, biofuels, biotech, biotechnology, Novozymes, peer-reviewed research, petroleum, report, study
New peer-reviewed research shows that increased use of biotechnology could reduce carbon emissions by 1 to 2.5 billion tons per year by 2030.
By Leslie Berliant on September 17, 2009
Tags: The New York Times, Under AB, USD, AB 32, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Air Resources Board, California Renewable Portfolio Standard, California Solar Initiative, CARB, RPS, study, University of California at Berkeley, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, Hawaii, University of California
Earlier this week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an Executive Order directing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations increasing California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 33 percent by 2020.
By Bill DiBenedetto on September 15, 2009
Tags: Singapore, aviation emissions, aviation fuel, biofuel, camelina, carbon dioxide emissions, Frost & Sullivan, global warming, International Aviation Association, jatropha, jet biofuels, report, research, study, airline, Asia Pacific, biofuels, food, oil
The development of aviation biofuels using biomass sources such as jatropha, camelina and algae will be an important factor in the drive to drastically reduce aviation industry emissions, says a report this week from the Frost & Sullivan consulting firm.
By Nathanael Baker on September 14, 2009
Tags: EU, Europe, European Union, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, offshore wind, report, study, wind energy, wind power
A new report presented at Europe's largest conference on developing offshore wind power shows that offshore wind projects could provide Europe with 10% of its electricity.
By Nathanael Baker on August 19, 2009
Tags: energy sector, fossil fuel, Journal of the American Medical Association, Medical College of Wisconsin, renewable energy, research, study, United States, workplace death, workplace injury, workplace safety
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association states that renewable energies will greatly improve the health status of the 700,000 Americans employed in the U.S. energy sector.
By Nathanael Baker on July 24, 2009
Tags: Australia, Canada, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Center for International Climate and Environment Research in Oslo, China, greenhouse gas emissions, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, research, study, United States
A new study, using a unique research method, shows the United States is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
By Nathanael Baker on July 17, 2009
Tags: Canada, China, DOE, Harvard University, research, Russia, study, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, wind energy, wind power
A new study from Harvard University shows that global wind power potential is 40 times greater than the world's energy demand.
By Nathanael Baker on July 15, 2009
Tags: automobile, electric car, electric vehicle, EV, pay-per-mile service contract, research, study, University of California Berkeley
A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, states electric cars will be adopted much quicker if the ownership of the car is separated from the ownership of the battery.
By Harry Tournemille on July 9, 2009
Tags: The Energy Saving Trust, Britain, BWEA, David Milborrow, development, Greenpeace, Managing Variability, Myths, research, study, The Energy Saving Trust's Field Trial of Domestic Wind Turbines, UK Reports, wind energy, wind power, WWF, David Milborrow, electricity, energy, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Wind Variability
The familiar "it's too unreliable" complaint may no longer pass muster when levied against wind energy.
Two separate UK studies have concluded that the variability of wind energy, over time, is not nearly as dramatic as first thought.
