Suntech and DuPont have signed a strategic sourcing agreement to drive faster and broader adoption of solar energy, reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.
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Renmatix: Fiber to Fuel in Pennsylvania
Fuel from cheap, abundant wood waste with a new water tech that has captured the imagination of VCs, Industry, PA Governor Corbett, the Navy and US DOE.
Philips Unveils New EnduraLED A21 Light Bulb
The World’s first LED Replacement for the 75-Watt Light Bulb
There are more choices than ever before that can reduce energy costs over the traditional incandescent bulbs.
On Monday, May 16th, Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), the industry leader in LED lighting solutions, announced the world’s first LED replacement for the 75-watt light bulb, unveiled this week [...]
Stalking the Fusion Doughnut
The search for utility scale energy that is cheap, carbon neutral, plentiful and safe has been this millennia’s search for the alchemist’s dream to turn lead into gold. US DOE and 38 countries are building the big experiment.
Is Science Dangerous?
According to Paul G. Falkowski, Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, science can be dangerous because it provides data that forecasts the unintended consequences of short term political policy.
In his talk at Princeton University, Falkowski argued that science and data–peer reviewed science–must inform policy in order to mitigate the results of unintended consequences as they [...]
How Big is One Ton of Carbon?
Tons vs. Tonnes
If you’re like me, you need a visual reference. CO2 is a gas, and I think of gases as volumes, not weights. A book weighs something. A person weighs some amount (usually too much). A car weighs one to three tons, depending on size. That ton is 2,000 pounds, or 10 adult 200 [...]
World’s First Hybrid Tugboat Reduces Emissions at California Ports
Carbon emissions at sea have received more attention over the last decade. Ports, especially, can have a negative impact on air quality in the populated areas that surround them. The many emissions sources at ports include ships, trucks, trains, and cargo-handling equipment. Harbor-crafts also contribute a significant [...]
U.S. Risks Losing Global Leadership in Nanotech
While the U.S. still leads the world in nanotech innovation by virtue of its size, Japan, Germany and South Korea are doing a better job of bringing technology to market, says Lux Research
In terms of sheer volume, the U.S. dominated the rest of the world in nanotech funding and new patents [...]
Three EPRI Scientists Selected
PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 7, 2010 — The Electric Power Research Institute announced today that three of its scientists have been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as lead authors for its fifth assessment report on climate change, which will be released in 2013-2014.
They will serve on the [...]
Methane in Gulf “astonishingly high”: U.S. scientist
Tue Jun 22, 2010
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, enough to [...]
