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EPFL Scientists Develop New Technology to Transform Solar Energy into Hydrogen

EPFL scientists are producing hydrogen from sunlight, water and rust. They’re paving the way for an economic and ecological solution for storing renewable energy.

24 Dec 2012

Researchers Figure Out Genetic Information of Microbes in Biogas Plants

Day after day, legions of microorganisms work to produce energy from waste in biogas plants. Researchers from Bielefeld University's Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) are taking a close look to find out which microbes do the best job. They are analysing the entire genetic information of the microbial communities in selected biogas plants up and down Germany.

24 Dec 2012

California’s Electricity Infrastructure at Risk of Climate Change

If you think it’s been unusually hot lately, just wait—by the end of the century, temperatures in California are expected to rise significantly. What that means for human health, agriculture, water supply and a range of other spheres is being studied by experts, but what it will mean for our electricity system had not been examined until now, in an analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers.

19 Dec 2012

CleanWorld Dedicates Commercial-Scale High Solid Waste-to-Energy Digester

CleanWorld today officially opened the nation’s largest commercial-scale, high solid anaerobic digestion (AD) system at the South Area Transfer Station property in South Sacramento.

17 Dec 2012

ONR Supports World Green City with Direct-Current Microgrid

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), a leader in the exploration of renewable power, played a major role in the development of a new "World Green City" unveiled here on Dec. 12 as a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources.

14 Dec 2012

U.S. DOE Announces New Funding for Lake Erie Wind Turbine Project

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today $5 million in new funding for Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), the non-profit corporation leading the effort for the first freshwater offshore wind project in the nation.

13 Dec 2012

GS Battery Announces Deployment of Hybrid Energy System

GS Battery (USA) Inc., (GSB) announced today the deployment of their Hybrid Energy System (HES). Equipped with 48 volts of ECO R® advanced lead acid battery technology, the integrated, compact unit addresses the most common renewable energy storage needs in an easily installed, indoor/outdoor cabinet.

12 Dec 2012

AMSC, Nexans Launch Superconductor Fault Current Limiter Solution for Interconnected Power Grids

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, and Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, today introduced to the North American market a medium voltage superconductor fault current limiter (SFCL) solution that is designed to meet many of the challenges caused by today's highly interconnected networks and diversified generation sources.

6 Dec 2012

Synthetic Fuels May Have Environmental, Economic and National Security Benefits

The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers has found.

6 Dec 2012

Team Led by Argonne to Receive $120M to Establish New Batteries and Energy Storage Hub

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu was joined today by Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Laboratory has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub.

1 Dec 2012