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Campuses Nationwide Taking Significant Bite Out of Emissions

As Congress considers legislation that seeks to reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by mid-century, colleges and universities may hold the key.

15 Jan 2008

Coskata’s Next Generation Ethanol Process

The Oklahoma State University Biofuels Team’s ability to think small – microscopic, actually – stands to provide great dividends for consumers, a renewable energy company and one of the nation’s foremost automakers.

15 Jan 2008

MIT and Italian Energy Company Announces Major Energy Research Partnership

MIT and Italian energy company Eni today announced a major energy research partnership. The centerpiece of this collaboration will be a program focusing on the development of advanced solar technologies, from novel photovoltaic materials to the design of solar power plants.

15 Jan 2008

Toyota Plans to Commence Sales of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles by 2010

TMC announced on January 13 at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit that it plans to commence sales of lithium-ion battery-equipped plug-in hybrid vehicles to fleet customers in the United States and elsewhere by 2010.

15 Jan 2008

Biomass from Bushes has High Energy Production Potential

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has studied the profitability of using bush chips in electricity production in Namibia, where biomass from bushes has great energy production potential. Namibia suffers from the overgrowth of bush, which is disruptive to cattle raising, the country's primary source of livelihood. VTT also developed the production technology for bush chips.

14 Jan 2008

Forty Hybrid Verizon Sedans are Now on the Road in NY State

Forty hybrid sedans will replace traditional gasoline-powered vehicles in Verizon's local fleet.

14 Jan 2008

General Motors Emphasizes on Reducing the Environmental Impact of Vehicles

GM’s NAIAS portfolio emphasizes design and technology that deliver capability and performance while reducing environmental impact.

14 Jan 2008

GM at the Forefront of Developing and Promoting Ethanol-Capable Vehicles

General Motors’ global leadership in producing vehicles that operate on ethanol fuel blends is a key part of its commitment to reinvent the automobile through a range of clean transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions and petroleum use.

13 Jan 2008

Biofuel Very Similar to Traditional Unleaded Gasoline

Diversified Energy Corporation announced today that the Centia™ process, during a recent demonstration, produced a bio-gasoline fuel very similar to traditional unleaded gasoline.

11 Jan 2008