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Soy Lecithin Offers a Less Toxic Way to Disperse Crude Oil Spills

If you've studied ingredient labels on food packaging, you've probably noticed that soy lecithin is in a lot of products, ranging from buttery spreads to chocolate cake. Scientists have now found a potential new role for this all-purpose substance: dispersing crude oil spills. Their study, which could lead to a less toxic way to clean up these environmental messes, appears in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

24 Apr 2015

Northrop Grumman, Caltech Enter Agreement for Development of Space Solar Power Initiative

Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a sponsored research agreement with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the development of the Space Solar Power Initiative (SSPI). Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman will provide up to $17.5 million to the initiative over three years.

21 Apr 2015

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Develops Bio-Renewable Rubber to Reduce Carbon Footprint

With the ever-increasing emissions standards and push for sustainability solutions, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has developed an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber compound from a polymer produced from sugarcane-based feedstock.

20 Apr 2015

NPPD Plans to Develop First Major Hydrogen Fuel Power Plant in Hallam, Nebraska

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Nebraska’s largest electric utility, plans to replace an existing coal-fired boiler at its Sheldon Station plant in Hallam, Neb. with one that uses clean-burning hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen will be produced by Monolith Materials as a co-product from its production of carbon black using natural gas as a feedstock. The collaborative undertaking is expected to create good paying jobs at the site and enable NPPD to continue to generate and deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to Nebraskans.

20 Apr 2015

North Fork Community Power's Project Awarded $4.9 Million Grant to Construct Forest-Sourced Biomass Gasification Plant

Phoenix Energy's joint venture, North Fork Community Power's project was awarded a $4.9 million grant announced at today's California Energy Commission Business Meeting. The award will be used to construct one of the first forest-sourced biomass gasification plants, as well as research into the emerging field of forest biomass utilization.

9 Apr 2015

Diminishing Waste is the Main Advantage of Implementing Sustainable Development

Diminishing or eliminating of waste is the main advantage of implementing sustainable development in business. It enables recycling, efficient usage of natural resources, allows businesses to save funds and improve life quality.

3 Apr 2015

Computer Game Helps Experience and Explore Complexities of Sustainable Fishing

A new and innovative computer game has been developed that allows players to experience and explore the complexities of sustainable fishing. The game has been used as an interactive stakeholder communication measure by the EC-funded SOCIOEC project, an initiative that was dedicated to investigating the socio economic effects of fisheries management measures of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

3 Apr 2015

CITyFiED Project Aims to Find Most Efficient Route to Achieving Near Zero Energy Districts

Making substantial reductions in energy demand, green house gas emissions and incorporating renewable technologies at district and city level is a tricky task. A new community of cities is discovering real solutions with real impact as part of the CITyFiED project

2 Apr 2015

Valuable Metals and Rare Elements can be Recovered from Biosolids

Poop could be a goldmine — literally. Surprisingly, treated solid waste contains gold, silver and other metals, as well as rare elements such as palladium and vanadium that are used in electronics and alloys.

24 Mar 2015

Expert Lectures on Architectural Issues of BIPV Integration in Urban Renewal Process

In a context marked by the search for better ways to achieve energy turning of Switzerland, nearly 600 participants gathered at the 13th National Photovoltaic Congress on March 16 and 17 this year in Basel.

20 Mar 2015