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Report Released into Clean Energy Investments

$155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide - not including large hydro, a new report launched today says

3 Jun 2009

Ethanol Production Could Lead to Soil Productivity Problems

Crop residues possess a critical role in sustaining soil organic matter, and as it is increasingly being used for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol, this removal may impact the long-term productivity of soils

3 Jun 2009

Materials Challenges for Clean Energy to be Focus of NIST Symposium

For the materials research community, all roads will lead to the headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology during the week of June 21, 2009, when the agency hosts two major international meetings. First up is the Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy

3 Jun 2009

Green Aviation Named Among American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics List of Top Emerging Aerospace Technologies

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics list of top emerging aerospace technologies includes greener aviation, alternative fuels and efficient propulsion

1 Jun 2009

Third Generation Biofuel Production To Come From Fischer-Tropsch Reaction

Microchannel reactors provide the key to intensifying the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction, opening up the possibility of economical and environmentally friendly distributed production of third generation transportation biofuels

31 May 2009

Food, Fuel and Fiber Production For the Future Linked to Understanding Lignocellulose Synthesis

Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is co-director of the new Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation

31 May 2009

Hybrid Buses Being Tested by Scania in Stockholm

To further improve the environment in the Swedish capital, Scania is now starting full-scale operational trials with six ethanol-fuelled hybrid buses. The hybrid technology will reduce fuel consumption by 25 percent. The use of ethanol will reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90 percent

27 May 2009