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Team achieves nuclear fuel performance milestone Technology / Energy March 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, in partnership with three other science and engineering powerhouses, reached a major domestic milestone relating to nuclear fuel performance on March ...

Fats into jet fuel -- NC State 'green' technology licensed Technology / Energy February 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source – vegetable oils, oils from animal fat and even oils from algae – into fuel to power jet airplanes.

MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells Technology / Energy March 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 77 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts ...

40% efficient solar cells to be used for solar electricity Technology / Energy June 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 441 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists from Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing, have recently published their research on the fabrication of solar cells that surpass the 40% efficiency milestone—the highest efficiency achieved ...

Renewable hydrogen energy - an answer to the energy crisis Technology / Energy April 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Harvesting solar energy to produce renewable, carbon free and cost effective hydrogen as an alternative energy source is the focus of a new £4.2 million research programme at Imperial College London, it is announced.

German solar sector starting to attract investors Technology / Energy June 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial next step in its development. ...

UltraBattery sets new standard for HEVs Technology / Energy January 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle today reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system.

Copying nature could save us energy, study shows Technology / Energy May 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet New technologies that mimic the way insects, plants and animals overcome engineering problems could help reduce our dependence on energy, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Interface.

Sony Develops 'Bio Battery' Generating Electricity from Sugar Technology / Energy August 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Sony today announced the development of a bio battery that generates electricity from carbohydrates (sugar) utilizing enzymes as its catalyst, through the application of power generation principles found in ...

Survey shows strong support for offshore wind power Technology / Energy January 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Delawareans are strongly in favor of offshore wind power as a future source of energy for the state, according to a survey conducted by University of Delaware researchers.

Researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol Technology / Energy March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Iowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.

From Farm Waste to Fuel Tanks Technology / Energy February 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Using corncob waste as a starting material, researchers have created carbon briquettes with complex nanopores capable of storing natural gas at an unprecedented density of 180 times their own volume and at ...

NREL Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record at 40.8 Percent Technology / Energy August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 96 vote(s) \| User comments: 23 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light ...

Mirror technology propels 2007 U-M Solar Car team Technology / Energy October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mirrors hold the hopes of the 2007 University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The storied student organization with more than 100 members has a potentially game-changing car design for the upcoming Panasonic World Solar Challenge, ...

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market Technology / Energy June 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 For the third consecutive year the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Berkeley National ...

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Team achieves nuclear fuel performance milestone Technology / Energy March 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, in partnership with three other science and engineering powerhouses, reached a major domestic milestone relating to nuclear fuel performance on March ...

Fats into jet fuel -- NC State 'green' technology licensed Technology / Energy February 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source – vegetable oils, oils from animal fat and even oils from algae – into fuel to power jet airplanes.

MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells Technology / Energy March 27, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 77 vote(s) \| User comments: 10 Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts ...

40% efficient solar cells to be used for solar electricity Technology / Energy June 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 441 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists from Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing, have recently published their research on the fabrication of solar cells that surpass the 40% efficiency milestone—the highest efficiency achieved ...

Renewable hydrogen energy - an answer to the energy crisis Technology / Energy April 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Harvesting solar energy to produce renewable, carbon free and cost effective hydrogen as an alternative energy source is the focus of a new £4.2 million research programme at Imperial College London, it is announced.

German solar sector starting to attract investors Technology / Energy June 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial next step in its development. ...

UltraBattery sets new standard for HEVs Technology / Energy January 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle today reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system.

Copying nature could save us energy, study shows Technology / Energy May 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet New technologies that mimic the way insects, plants and animals overcome engineering problems could help reduce our dependence on energy, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Interface.

Sony Develops 'Bio Battery' Generating Electricity from Sugar Technology / Energy August 23, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Sony today announced the development of a bio battery that generates electricity from carbohydrates (sugar) utilizing enzymes as its catalyst, through the application of power generation principles found in ...

Survey shows strong support for offshore wind power Technology / Energy January 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Delawareans are strongly in favor of offshore wind power as a future source of energy for the state, according to a survey conducted by University of Delaware researchers.

Researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol Technology / Energy March 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Iowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.

From Farm Waste to Fuel Tanks Technology / Energy February 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Using corncob waste as a starting material, researchers have created carbon briquettes with complex nanopores capable of storing natural gas at an unprecedented density of 180 times their own volume and at ...

NREL Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record at 40.8 Percent Technology / Energy August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 96 vote(s) \| User comments: 23 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light ...

Mirror technology propels 2007 U-M Solar Car team Technology / Energy October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mirrors hold the hopes of the 2007 University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The storied student organization with more than 100 members has a potentially game-changing car design for the upcoming Panasonic World Solar Challenge, ...

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market Technology / Energy June 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 For the third consecutive year the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Berkeley National ...

Team achieves nuclear fuel performance milestone

Fats into jet fuel -- NC State 'green' technology licensed

MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells

40% efficient solar cells to be used for solar electricity

Renewable hydrogen energy - an answer to the energy crisis

German solar sector starting to attract investors

UltraBattery sets new standard for HEVs

Copying nature could save us energy, study shows

Sony Develops 'Bio Battery' Generating Electricity from Sugar

Survey shows strong support for offshore wind power

Researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol

From Farm Waste to Fuel Tanks

NREL Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record at 40.8 Percent

Mirror technology propels 2007 U-M Solar Car team

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market

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