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A New Book, Careers in Renewable Energy, Aids Job Seekers

In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees.

1 Apr 2008

The Most Energy-Guzzling Sector in the United States

It's no secret that rising energy costs have caused consumers and businesses to conserve energy more than ever before, but what most don't know is that transportation is not the most energy-guzzling sector in the United States -- buildings are.

1 Apr 2008

Collaboration to Help Identify The Most Efficient Methods for Making Biofuels

ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), headquartered in Golden, CO, today announced a strategic research alliance with Iowa State University (ISU) to identify promising cellulosic biomass conversion technologies to further diversify the nation's energy sources and help meet growing energy demand.

31 Mar 2008

Only Vehicle Technology Option That Will Respond Effectively to Global Warming

Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel are the only motor vehicle technology option that will respond effectively to global warming during this century, according to a new analysis by a Washington expert in alternative fuels.

31 Mar 2008

How Much Abuse Can Batteries Take Before They Blow Up

Researchers in the Power Sources R+D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the most adverse conditions possible to see how much abuse they can take before they blow up.

31 Mar 2008

Quantum Awarded Contract for Modular Hydrogen Refueling Station

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a contract from Shell Hydrogen LLC for a modular hydrogen refueling station. The unit will be sited by Shell Hydrogen at a yet to be determined location within the United States.

31 Mar 2008

Company Leverages World’s Largest FlexFuel Fleet To Promote Use of Alternative Fuels

Enterprise Rent-A-Car designated one of its Dallas/Ft. Worth-area rental locations as its first official "E85/FlexFuel branch" in Texas.

29 Mar 2008

Hydrogen-Generating Power System for Soldiers in the Battlefield

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield.

29 Mar 2008

Hydrogen-Powered Engine Surpasses Super-Ultra Low-Emission Vehicle Level

Independent tests conducted by engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory on a BMW Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel demonstration vehicle have found that the car's hydrogen-powered engine surpasses the super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) level, the most stringent emissions performance standard to date.

28 Mar 2008

Improving Efficiency of Higher Productivity Vehicles Also Yield Environmental Improvements

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and truck engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. today released their updated research on the energy and emissions impacts of operating commercial vehicles at various weight classes.

28 Mar 2008