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Envergent Technologies Begins Construction on Renewable Fuels Facility in Quebec

Envergent Technologies LLC, a joint venture of Honeywell UOP and Ensyn Corp., announced today that it has begun construction on a renewable fuels facility in Port Cartier, Quebec.

5 Aug 2016

Biological Engineers Decipher Cellular Strategy to Make Biofuel Ethanol Using Industrial Waste Gas

Cornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel ethanol, using an anaerobic microbe feeding on carbon monoxide - a common industrial waste gas.

27 Jul 2016

New Online Green Driving Tool to Help Citizens Estimate Fuel Costs, CO2 Emissions in Europe

In line with the Commission's ambition to move towards low and zero-emission vehicles as outlined in the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility adopted on 20 July, the JRC has developed an online tool to help citizens estimate fuel costs and CO2 emissions of their daily commute or holiday trips by car, for instance.

26 Jul 2016

Adding CO2 Facilitates Greener Biofuel Production Process

The recipe for making ethanol has a new addition, a secret ingredient in the form of carbon dioxide. This recent addition is the next major leap towards streamlining the process of biofuel production.

22 Jul 2016

Researchers Produce First Detailed Study of Impact of Solar Parks on Environment

Researchers have produced the first detailed study of the impact of solar parks on the environment, opening the door to smarter forms of farming and better land management.

14 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Hybrid Sweetgum Trees that Enhance Bioenergy and Paper Production

Sweetgum trees survive in a wide range of diverse conditions and have a fast growth rate similar to pine trees. They provide the type of fiber needed for specialty papers, and they have long been desired by paper and bioenergy producers.

13 Jul 2016

Full Solar Power Vehicles Launched by Hanergy

Hanergy Holding Group, a globally renowned thin-film solar power company, recently launched four new vehicles that run completely on solar power. The full solar power vehicles were launched in a huge, themed-event "Disruptive Innovations Drive the Future" which took place on 2nd July in Beijing, outside the company’s headquarters. More than 4000 guests from various sectors of the society were present at the ceremony.

4 Jul 2016

PNNL Awarded $4.4 Million to Bring 12 Clean Energy Technologies Closer to Commercial Use

A dozen clean energy technologies that enable everything from lightweight, fuel-sipping cars to the expansion of renewable energy and cleaner fossil fuel use are getting a boost at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

22 Jun 2016

Study Shows How Streptomyces Bacteria Could Improve Biofuel Production

Very few valuable things are vital to life as death if we are composed of carbon. A dead tree is a representation of the downfall of the building blocks required for producing new flora and fauna as well as the energy to maintain them.

10 Jun 2016

Origin’s New Solar Solution Provides Manufacturing Industry with Cost-Effective Energy Option

After raw material costs, energy costs are the next biggest burden borne by businesses within the manufacturing sector in Australia. Solar energy has been thought of as an ideal option for manufacturing businesses to lower costs; however, the costs to install an adequately large solar system to handle their energy requirements have been very high in most cases.

9 Jun 2016