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Newly Created Microbe Produces Cellulose And Sugars For Biofuels
A newly created microbe
produces cellulose that can
be turned into ethanol and
other biofuels, report
scientists. They say the
microbe could provide a
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UK's Iconic 1930s Semi-detached House Goes Green
The 1930s semi-detached
house: three million of them
were built in the United
Kingdom, they stimulated a
boom in employment, and they
turned a nation of shop
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Water Needed To Produce Various Types Of Energy
It is easy to overlook that
most of the energy we
consume daily, such as
electricity or natural gas,
is produced with the help of
a dwindling resource --
... > full story
Questioning Nuclear Power's Ability To Forestall Global Warming
Rising energy and
environmental costs may
prevent nuclear power from
being a sustainable
alternative energy source in
... > full story
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Newest GREET Model Updates Environmental Impacts Of Specific Fuels And Automobiles
May 10, 2008 — The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation model will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts ... > full story -
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Inventor, Engineering Students Explore New Type Of Solar Collectors
May 8, 2008 — A team of students led by a chemical engineering professor are working with a New Jersey inventor to advance a new solar thermal collector. The engineering students pointed out that this is the first ... > full story -
Tapping Into Australia's Unique Hot Energy Resources
May 8, 2008 — Australia is uniquely endowed with heat-producing elements under its surface that could provide potentially unlimited amounts of geothermal power for this country, say geoscientists. West of the line ... > full story -
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Berkeley Lab Examines State-level Renewables Portfolio Standards Policies
April 14, 2008 — Renewable electricity is being supported by a growing number of states through the creation of renewables portfolio standards. A new report provides a comprehensive overview of the early experiences ... > full story -
Expert Foresees 10 More Years Of Research & Development To Make Solar Energy Competitive
April 11, 2008 — Despite oil prices that hover around $100 a barrel, it may take at least 10 or more years of intensive research to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, according ... > full story -
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Future Of Solar-powered Houses Is Clear: New Windows Could Halve Carbon Emissions
April 10, 2008 — People could live in glass houses and look at the world through rose-tinted windows while reducing their carbon emissions by 50 percent, thanks to new Australian ... > full story -
Sugar-powered Cars: World's Most Efficient Method To Produce Hydrogen Developed
April 10, 2008 — Sugar-powered cars may be in your future. Chemists report development of a "revolutionary" process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen, which could be used to cheaply and efficiently power ... > full story -
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Breakthrough In Biofuel Production Process
April 8, 2008 — Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar ... > full story -
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Energy Research: Researchers Consider Future Challenges, Opportunities
April 8, 2008 — Escalating oil and gas prices along with the global challenge of climate change has in the past few years spurred a generation of scientists to pursue alternative energy sources while redirecting the ... > full story -
Algae Could One Day Be Major Hydrogen Fuel Source
April 2, 2008 — As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won't cramp their pocketbooks. Scientists are answering that call by working to chemically manipulate ... > full story
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