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New System Proposed To Optimize Combined Energy Use
Engineers in Spain have
developed an algorithm that
can optimize hybrid
electricity generation
systems through combined use
of renewable energies, such
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Alternative Fuels: Retooled Approach May Make Bio-based Butanol More Competitive With Ethanol
A modified method of
producing biobutanol could
make the fuel more
competitive with ethanol as
a clean-burning alternative
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Light Weight Hydrogen 'Tank' Could Fuel Hydrogen Economy
Researchers have shown that
an alloy of the metals
magnesium, titanium and
nickel is excellent at
absorbing hydrogen. This
light alloy brings us a step
... > full story
Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability
As the United States and
other nations commit to the
path of biofuels production,
23 scientists call for
sustainable practices in an
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Solar Energy As A Sustainable Source Of European Economic Growth
November 26, 2008 — Scientists from leading European research institutions in the field of solar-to-fuel energy conversion call for unified action and substantial support for novel clean fuel technologies as well as a ... > full story -
Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income Until Economy Rebounds, Economist Says
November 18, 2008 — Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half, an economist ... > full story -
Digesting The Termite Digestome: A Way To Make Biofuels?
October 24, 2008 — If the biofuel known as bioethanol is to make a major contribution to our fuel supplies, then we may well require the assistance of some tiny insect helpers, says an assistant professor of ... > full story -
Squeezing More Synthetic Fuel From Abundant Supplies Of Coal
October 21, 2008 — Scientists in Italy are reporting that a new process could eliminate key obstacles to expanded use of coal gasification to transform that abundant domestic energy resource into synthetic liquid fuels ... > full story -
More Flexible Method Floated To Produce Biofuels, Electricity
October 15, 2008 — Researchers are proposing a new "flexible" approach to producing alternative fuels, hydrogen and electricity from municipal solid wastes, agricultural wastes, forest residues and sewage sludge that ... > full story -
New Sensor Could Help Avert Pipeline Failures
October 9, 2008 — Researchers have developed a prototype sensor that quickly detects very small amounts of hydrogen accumulation in coated pipeline steel. The new sensor could provide early warning of pipes that have ... > full story -
New Material Could Speed Development Of Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
October 8, 2008 — Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key roadblock to practical ... > full story -
New Research Could Lead To Practical Uses For Metal-organic Frameworks
October 3, 2008 — Scientists are putting the pressure on metal-organic frameworks. Behaving as molecular-scale sponges these MOFs have wide ranging potential uses for filtering, capturing or detecting molecules such ... > full story -
Want Better Mileage? Simple Device Which Uses Electrical Field Could Boost Gas Efficiency Up To 20%
September 26, 2008 — A simple device which attaches to a vehicles fuel line near the fuel injector and creates an electrical field could boost gas efficiency as much as 20 ... > full story -
Engineers Work To Clean And Improve Engine Performance
September 23, 2008 — Iowa State University's Song-Charng Kong and his students are working to reduce emissions in diesel engines, develop a computer model of a gasoline engine and optimize new engine technologies. The ... > full story
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