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New Material Increases Power Output of Fuel Cells by More Than 50 Percent

MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics.

15 May 2008

Environmental Impact of Hydroelectric Dams

Rivers around the world are being tamed by massive hydroelectric dams, with high-profile projects under construction in Laos and China and several proposed for the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

15 May 2008

Eastman Chemical Company Earned Energy Efficiency Awards For 15th Consecutive Year

For the 15th consecutive year, every year since the program began, Eastman Chemical Company earned energy efficiency awards from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). As part of the Responsible Care® program, the ACC honors specific projects that have achieved distinction in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

13 May 2008

Governor Signs Alternative Energy Bill

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. announced today that Governor Culver of Iowa visited Hydrogen Engine Center's state-of-the-art engine/generator manufacturing facility for the ceremonial signing of Iowa's Alternative Energy Bill into law.

12 May 2008

MTI Micro Receives Additional Funding Energy Department

MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., the developer of Mobion® off-the-grid portable power solutions and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated, today announced that the Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy

12 May 2008

Environmental Impacts of New Transportation Fuels and Vehicle Technologies

The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts of new transportation fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.

9 May 2008

Vehicle Fuel Use Expected to Rise to 765 Billion Liters Per Year by 2035

It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis by MIT researchers.

7 May 2008

Technology Could Enable Commercialization of Higher Carbon Dioxide Content Natural Gas

ExxonMobil announced today it is committing more than $100 million to complete development and testing of an improved natural gas treating technology which could make carbon capture and storage more affordable and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

5 May 2008

New Materials Enables Manufacture of Cheaper and More Efficient Methanol Fuel Cells

Methanol fuel cells are an efficient and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but they are still not economically viable Nevertheless, for his PhD, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) research chemist, José E. Barranco, has developed new materials that enable the manufacture of cheaper and more efficient methanol fuel cells.

5 May 2008