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Sacramento's Largest Privately Owned Solar Energy Array Installed and Activated by Perpetual Energy Systems and Siemens Transportation Systems

Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), comprehensive financier of solar-powered renewable energy systems, and Siemens Transportation Systems (STS), part of the Siemens Mobility Division, announces the activation of a 1.0 megawatt (MW) solar energy installation, the largest privately owned system of its size in the city of Sacramento

12 May 2009

Special Blanket to Generate Energy While Protecting Astronauts From Space Radiation

A group of students at North Carolina State University has developed a "blanket" of sorts that covers lunar outposts - the astronauts' living quarters - to provide astronauts protection against radiation while also generating and storing power

11 May 2009

Hydrogen Rich Compound Holds Promise as Hydrogen Vehicle Fuel

A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel--namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a vo...

11 May 2009

ASME Pushes Government for Action on a National Energy Policy

Twenty-one engineering societies, representing over one million engineers, have endorsed the “National Energy Policy Goals Proclamation” of ASME and IEEE-USA, which emphasizes research and development in new technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy to protect U.S. economic and national security

11 May 2009

Low Cost Optimized Diesel Particulate Filter for Low Temperature Regeneration Results in Savings of up to 40 Percent

NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. and Sud-Chemie today announced a lower cost, high-efficiency diesel particulate filter (DPF) optimized for low-temperature regeneration that is attainable by using the proprietary technologies of both companies

11 May 2009

Potholes in Roads Adding to Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Damage Costs

Drivers living in urban areas with populations over 250,000 are paying upwards of $750 more annually because of accelerated vehicle deterioration, increased maintenance, additional fuel consumption, and tire wear caused by poor road condition

11 May 2009

Maximum Efficiency Comes From Bioelectricity Not Ethanol For Powering Vehicles

How can we maximize our "miles per acre" from biomass? Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol

10 May 2009

Turning Biomass Into Electricity More Efficient Than Using Ethanol for Vehicles

A new study suggests that biomass used to generate electricity could be more efficient than converting the biomass to ethanol for internal combustion engines

10 May 2009

Work Needed to Save Recycled Car Parts From Being Destroyed

All across the world, governments are implementing early vehicle retirement programs that are intended to help struggling automakers. Additional analysis of the potential ramifications of these proposed programs is needed

10 May 2009

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Testing Wind Power and an Electric Vehicle

Aircraft propellers aren’t the only things spinning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). The Metropolitan Airports Commission has installed 10 wind-powered electricity generators and purchased an electric-powered utility vehicle for use at the airport

10 May 2009