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Advances in Converting Waste from Whisky-Making into Fuel

A start-up company in Scotland is working to capitalize on the tons of waste produced by one of the country's most valued industries and turn the dregs of whisky-making into fuel.

24 Oct 2014

New Tool to Assess Economic, Environmental Implications of Different Energy Scenarios

Multiple pathways exist to a low greenhouse gas future, all involving increased efficiency and a dramatic shift in energy supply away from fossil fuels. A new tool 'SWITCH' enables policymakers and planners to assess the economic and environmental implications of different energy scenarios. It is presented today at the congress Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability, hosted by the University of Copenhagen.

24 Oct 2014

Abundant Natural Gas Alone May Not Slow Climate Change

A new analysis of global energy use, economics and the climate shows that without new climate policies, expanding the current bounty of inexpensive natural gas alone would not slow the growth of global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide over the long term, according to a study appearing today in Nature.

16 Oct 2014

Open Source Simulation Method Helps Calculate Cost of Combination of Electricity Sources

Simulating the cost of generating a combination of electricity sources provides tools to optimise such energy mix.

14 Oct 2014

Novel Application Estimates Energy Footprint in Highways

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have developed an application to estimate energy footprint in highways.

12 Sep 2014

Eltek to Supply Autonomous Solar-Powered Base Stations to Arab Gulf Region Telecom Carrier

Eltek today announced it has won a contract from an Arab gulf region telecom carrier to supply its Flatpack2 Solar Autonomous power system to wireless base stations. The initial value of the three-year contract is $3.5 million with a potential to grow to more than $10 million.

10 Sep 2014

Reducing Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants has Life-Saving Impact

The Environmental Protection Agency has won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which will allow it to progress with its strategy for reducing pollution generated by coal-fired power plants in many states. Scientists have found that this endeavor could help save many lives.

5 Sep 2014

Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria Powered by Hydrogen

Nitrite-oxidising bacteria play a major role in the Earth’s natural nitrogen cycle and man-made wastewater treatment plants. For many years, it was believed that these nitrite-oxidising bacteria use only nitrite as their main source of energy. Now, researchers at the University of Vienna have demonstrated that these specialist bacteria may also use an alternative source of energy, such as hydrogen.

2 Sep 2014

Earth Can Produce Much More Land-Plant Biomass than Previously Estimated

A new analysis suggests the planet can produce much more land-plant biomass – the total material in leaves, stems, roots, fruits, grains and other terrestrial plant parts – than previously thought.

28 Aug 2014

Prairie Plant Systems Completes Acquisition of White Pine Power Plant and Refinery

Prairie Plant Systems Inc. (PPS) announced today it has completed its purchase of Traxys Power Group Inc. (TPG), which will be renamed P.M. Power Group Inc., owner of the following assets in White Pine, Michigan:

26 Aug 2014