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Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert

September 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 33 vote(s) | User comments: 14

The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.


New technique makes corn ethanol process more efficient

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are proposing to borrow a process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities to make corn ethanol more energy efficient. They are ...


Nissan mulls plug-in hybrids: official

September 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | No comments yet

Nissan is considering developing plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be charged at home, as it seeks to catch up with its rivals in fuel-sipping cars, an official said Wednesday.


Detroit Electric eyes comeback with Malaysia's Proton as partner

September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The Netherlands-based firm Detroit Electric said Tuesday it has begun talks with Malaysia's state-owned carmaker Proton to produce electric cars for the Southeast Asian market.


Understanding the science of solar-based energy: more researchers are better than one

September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

View a video of MIT scientists explaining how they recently discovered a catalyst that produces oxygen gas from water.