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Unlike ethanol, advanced biofuels synthesized from the sugars in plant cells walls could replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels on a gallon-for-gallon basis and be dropped into today's engines and infrastructures with no modifications required. A
The materials could make batteries that store more than twice as much energy as lithium-ion ones.
Recent laws in the United States and Europe that mandate use of biofuel in cars have had far-flung ripple effects, as land once devoted to growing food for humans is now sometimes more profitably used for churning out vehicle fuel.
MidAmerican Energy Holdings, the electric utility owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathway group, announced today it had acquired a 579-megawatt solar development in Southern California.
In analyzing the last EIA report of the year it is noteworthy that gasoline stocks really rose the last 5 weeks of the year.
An ARPA-E project will use advanced, nanostructured materials to make solar cells that convert far more of the energy in sunlight into electricity.
Oil prices jumped Wednesday as President Barack Obama headed back to Washington for a last-ditch attempt to secure a “fiscal cliff” deal with Republicans ahead of a year-end deadline.
Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the final extension of a new $25 billion oil pipeline to the Pacific that underscores the energy power’s gradual shift away from stagnant European markets.
A new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory points to specific areas where costs could be lowered.
A little AA battery trick they don't want you to know... Who knew about this and didn't say anything?
The LM-6 prototype AVE system
A Microsoft Research project offloads data and calculations to save battery life.
One of the decal-like solar panels, applied to a business card
Photonic crystals of tungsten emit visible light but without the same wasteful emission of infrared, say researchers aiming to reinvent the light bulb
Researchers describe a way to make solar cells that can be applied like stickers to different surfaces, broadening applications.
Lithium-sulfide batteries could store far more energy than lithium-ion ones.
Researchers describe a way to make solar cells that can be applied like stickers to different surfaces, broadening applications.
Last week Norway joined India, China, and others in testing thorium, regarded by some as the energy source of the future.
If you haven’t read, the EV manufacturer recently announced plans to build a network of 100 or so so-called “Superchargers” around the country and in Canada, which will allow drivers of the Tesla Model S sedan to fill up for free, forever.
The mystery of the trainload of biodiesel that crossed back and forth across the Sarnia-Port Huron border without ever unloading its cargo, as reported by CBC News, has been solved.
"One option for transitioning away from our current hydrocarbon-based energy system to non-carbon sources is geothermal energy - from both conventional hydrothermal resources and enhanced geothermal systems," said Zoback, a senior fellow at the
Proterro has received $3.5 million in funding to scale up its low-cost approach.
Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. will create a new electricity supply system that does not rely on conventional electric utilities, aiming for commercialization by fiscal 2014, The Nikkei has reported.
The Norwegian government, in concert with U.S.-based Westinghouse and Norway’s Thor Energy, is facilitating a trial of what could potentially be the energy source of the future: thorium.
Tunisian green energy startup Saphon Energy has created a new bladeless wind turbine which draws inspiration from the design of a ship’s sails, and promises to convert the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity at up to double the efficiency – a
Shares of solar panel installer, sales and leasing company SolarCity (SCTY) had a stellar Nasdaq debut Thursday, climbing from $8 to end the day at $11.79, a 47 percent gain.
A stock index that exclusively lists renewable energy companies in down 98 percent since fall of 2008, reports The Washington Times).
A flooded carbon market could help make the case for carbon taxation in the United States.
Research firm ITG recently surveyed 100 energy pros from 37 different companies about big debates in oil and gas.
China's bloated solar sector has been hard hit this year by plummeting prices brought on by overcapacity.
