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Aircuity Partners with Wistar Institute to Save Energy, Create a Better Environment for Occupants and Provide Access to New Data

Aircuity, creator of measurably better environments, announced the installation of its platform in the Wistar Institute’s lab and vivarium areas. As a result the Wistar Institute, an international leader in biomedical science, is saving a significant amount of energy, occupants are provided a better environment and new data is now available to help better manage the space.

From Aircuity 23 Jan 2019

A Sustainable Way to Convert Forestry Waste into Chemicals and Transport Fuels

A new method based on gasification has been formulated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

16 Jan 2019

Developing New Technologies to Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

8 Jan 2019

Climate Change Might Lead to Considerable Increase in Chinese Residential Electricity Use

An innovative study by Duke University and Fudan University in China has been the first to predict the increase in Chinese residential electricity consumption as a result of climate change. It is a considerable amount.

26 Dec 2018

New Electrocatalytic Mechanism Works Like Mammalian Lung to Convert Water into Fuel

Stanford University researchers have created an electrocatalytic mechanism that functions similar to a mammalian lung to turn water into fuel.

21 Dec 2018

Improving Crop Production While Saving Water and Energy

PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.

20 Dec 2018

MIT "EnergyHack" Event Brings Together Students to Tackle Global Energy Problems

Students from around the world put themselves to the test at this year’s MIT EnergyHack, tackling sustainability issues facing the global energy industry.

14 Dec 2018

New Plasma Generator Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technology Could Enable Better Use of Landfill Gas

Landfills release methane gas that has traditionally been the subject of intense interest for alternative energy.

7 Nov 2018

Importance of Less Intrusive Technologies to Harness Hydropower than Dams

Much of the developed world was built with the help of a renewable source of electricity—hydropower from dams. However, five researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) state that behind the roaring cascades is a legacy of overestimated value and underestimated costs.

7 Nov 2018