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Improving Carbon Footprint of Biofuels by Replacing Corn with Perennial Grasses

Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where – and which – biofuel crops are used

3 Dec 2008

Nuclear Science Being Used to Ensure Food Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap

3 Dec 2008

Self Powered Devices Not Far Away

Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running

3 Dec 2008

World's Largest CIGS Solar Cell Array Hits Full Operation

Global Solar Energy, a leading manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells, today announced the full operation of the largest solar electric array worldwide using CIGS photovoltaic (PV) technology

2 Dec 2008

Electric Drive Vehicles, Where to Now

Hundreds of leaders from the auto, energy, and government sectors began meeting in Washington this week to discuss ways to accelerate the development and adoption of fuel-efficient, electric drive vehicles during the Electric Drive Transportation Association's (EDTA) annual conference

2 Dec 2008

Carbon Emissions By Cement Industry Can Be Dramatically Cut

The global cement industry can avoid up to 90 percent of emissions projected according to a new WWF report

2 Dec 2008

Research Project from Konarka to Increase Lifespan of Organic Solar Cells

Konarka Technologies has announced a project to significantly increase the lifespan of organic solar cells (OSC) with the goal of yielding competitive organic photovoltaics (OPV) for potential commercial use

2 Dec 2008

New Aluminium Recycling Furnace for Hydro in Hamburg

Hydro has inaugurated a new recycling furnace at its aluminium rolled products plant in Hamburg

2 Dec 2008

New Desalination Process Needs Less Energy and Has Lower Environmental Impact

Centriforce Technology Corp.'s (Pink Sheets: CNFO) new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies

2 Dec 2008

IBM Predicts Solar Cells to be Built into Walls, Streets and Sidewalks in Five Years

The third annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years

2 Dec 2008