Fossil Fuel News

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Links in the Chain: Global Carbon Emissions and Consumption Difficult to Attribute

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Inefficient Developing World Stoves Contribute to 2 Million Deaths a Year

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Ionic Liquid Catalyst Helps Turn Emissions Into Fuel

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Certain Biofuel Mandates Unlikely to Be Met by 2022; Unless New Technologies, Policies Developed

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Hydrogen Released to Fuel Cell More Quickly When Stored in Metal Nanoparticles

Posted September 27, 2011:

• New Advanced Biofuel Identified as an Alternative to Diesel Fuel

Posted September 14, 2011:

• 'Synthetic Biology' Could Replace Oil for Chemical Industry

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Energy Crops: Achieving a Balance

Posted September 9, 2011:

• Rebalancing the Nuclear Debate Through Education

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Switching from Coal to Natural Gas Would Do Little for Global Climate, Study Indicates

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material
• Hydrogen Powered Prototype Vessel for Inland Waterways: Canal Boat Runs on Fuel Cell Drive

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Chemists Develop Way to Safely Store, Extract Hydrogen
• Novel Alloy Could Produce Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Milky Way's Halo Raining Ionized Gas to Fuel Continued Star Formation
• Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper, Scientists Say

Posted August 24, 2011:

• New Assessment of Gas Resources in the Marcellus Shale, Appalachian Basin

Posted August 15, 2011:

• Novel Microscopy Generates New View of Fuel Cells

Posted August 10, 2011:

• High Energy Output Found from Algae-Based Fuel, but 'No Silver Bullet'
• Working Towards Replacing Platinum in Fuel Cells: Performance of Iron-Based Catalysts Improved
• Did Global Methane Level-Off Because of Less Dependency on Oil or New Farming Practices?

Posted August 9, 2011:

• Hybrid Solar System Makes Rooftop Hydrogen

Posted August 3, 2011:

• Ethanol-Loving Bacteria Accelerate Cracking of Pipeline Steels
• Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere

Posted August 1, 2011:

• A New Catalyst for Ethanol Made from Biomass: Potential Renewable Path to Fuel Additives, Rubber and Solvents

Posted July 31, 2011:

• Computational Chemistry Shows the Way to Safer Biofuels

Posted July 21, 2011:

• Regulatory Hurdles Hinder Biofuels Market, Experts Say

Posted July 14, 2011:

• Wood Products Part of Winning Carbon-Emissions Equation, Researchers Say

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Ancient Algae: Genetically Engineering a Path to New Energy Sources?
• First Student Hydrogen Racing Car Revealed

Posted July 7, 2011:

• Juno Mission: Gas Giant Spacecraft All Gassed Up

Posted July 5, 2011:

• Putting Sunshine in the Tank

Posted July 1, 2011:

• Nuclear Waste Requires Cradle-to-Grave Strategy, Study Finds

Posted June 23, 2011:

• Best Policy Options to Reduce Petroleum Use
• Large Numbers of Birth Defects Seen Near Mountaintop Mining Operations

Posted June 22, 2011:

• Versatile Membrane Makes Large-Scale Energy-Efficient Separation Possible

Posted June 21, 2011:

• Self-Cleaning Anodes Could Facilitate Cost-Effective Coal-Powered Fuel Cells

Posted June 20, 2011:

• Hybrid Lab Combines Technologies to Make Biorenewable Fuels and Products

Posted June 15, 2011:

• When Size Matters: Nanotechnology for Energy Efficiency
• New Catalyst Will Allow Commercialization of Revolutionary Fuel Cells

Posted June 13, 2011:

• The Energy Debate: Coal Vs. Nuclear

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Raising the International Space Station: ATV Johannes Kepler Conducts the 'Big Boost'
• European Union's 'DemoCLOCK' Project to Cut Cost of Capturing CO₂

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Finding Answers Century-Old Questions About Platinum's Catalytic Properties
• No Significant Difference in Car Fuel Consumption Between E10 and E5 Petrol Grades, Finnish Study Finds

Posted June 1, 2011:

• Researchers Cut Machinery Fuel Consumption by Half

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Clean Energy Technology: Direct Methanol Fuel Cell System Moves Forward

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Estimating Landfill Gas Potential

Posted May 25, 2011:

• Path to Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry in Northwest
• Sustainable 'Bio-Derived' Jet Fuel Industry Is Achievable

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