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Solar Powered Water Harvester Can Draw Out Liters of Water from Desert Air

Researchers form UC Berkeley have demonstrated a water harvester device that is capable of pulling liters of water out of the air in desert like conditions. Whats better is that is powered directly from the sun.

14 Apr 2017

Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Receives Support to Produce and Commercialize High-Precision Seeder

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science Terry Beech, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay, today announced an investment of $1,825,000 to Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Ltd. to support the commercialization, production and distribution of a new, high-precision seeder.

10 Apr 2017

New Catalyst for Efficiently Converting Carbon Dioxide to Carbon Monoxide

A new catalyst capable of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) in an efficient manner has been invented by researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

7 Apr 2017

New UCLA-Led Research to Focus on Potentials, Drawbacks of Climate Engineering Technologies

A new research project focusing on the potentials and drawbacks of climate engineering technologies will be headed by Edward Parson, the Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA and co-director of the Emmett Institute.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers Engineer Sugarcane to Create Biodiesel, Anchor and More Sugar to Create Ethanol

A new study by a multi-institutional team led by the University of Illinois claims that sugarcane can be genetically engineered to create oil in its stems and leaves for biodiesel production. Also, the modified sugarcane plants produced more sugar, which then could be used for ethanol production.

5 Apr 2017

Self-Sustaining Bacteria-Fueled Power Cell Holds Promise for Future Energy Needs

It is possible that instead of coal, oil, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells could provide power for the future.

23 Mar 2017

Researchers Use Solar Power to Generate Sustainable Fuel from Biomass

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass.

14 Mar 2017

Growing Sustainable Energy Crops on Conservation Lands May Not Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landscapes, according to researchers who conducted a study on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land.

13 Mar 2017

Converting Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber for Tires

A team of researchers at The Ohio State University report that food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has been used to manufacture tires for over a century.

7 Mar 2017

New Method Allows Identification of Suitable Marginal Lands for Sustainable Biomass Production

Researchers from the Agroenergy group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have developed a methodology that allows them to identify suitable marginal lands to grow plant species tolerant to salinity with bioenergy purposes.

6 Mar 2017