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Report Indicates Using Crops in On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion Crucial to UK's Renewable Energy Strategy

A new report by the UK’s National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials, reveals that using crops in on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) is vital for the technology to make a meaningful contribution to UK renewable energy targets.

10 May 2011

Dramatic Climate Changes in Arctic than Expected, Says Research Report

A new research titled, “Impacts of climate change on snow, water, ice and permafrost in the Arctic,” reports that Arctic is undergoing drastic climatic changes than predicted before.

9 May 2011

Could Carbon Dioxide be Used to Fuel Your Car?

Pulling valuable fuels out of thin air? It sounds like magic, but Joel Rosenthal, a chemist at the University of Delaware, is working to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, into gas for your car and clean-energy future fuels.

5 May 2011

Researchers at the University of York Devise Strategies to Recreate Species Habitats

According to a recent study performed at the University of York by researchers from the Department of Biology, increased level of human activities have destroyed the homes of animals and plants.

22 Apr 2011

National Center for Atmospheric Research Examines Climatic Change

A new study was presented by Patricia Romero Lankao, a social scientist with a specialization in climate change and urban development, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) describing the potential danger that awaits the fast-growing urban locations in developing countries due to climatic change.

18 Apr 2011

Bayer to Produce Plastics from Waste CO2 from the Energy Sector

Bayer is taking a new direction in the production of high-quality plastics with the help of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the energy sector. A pilot plant has come on stream at Chempark Leverkusen to trial the new process on a technical scale.

17 Feb 2011

Inaugural GreenTech Minerals Conference to Take Place in March

Industrial Minerals Events’ inaugural GreenTech Minerals Conference will take place on 15-16 March 2011 in Rio de Janeiro. It is the only event specialised in the green minerals technology and covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, wind and solar power, biofuels, batteries and electric vehicles.

16 Feb 2011

Report Indicates Energy Sources with No Carbon Emissions Could Meet World's Requirements by 2050

Taken as a whole, energy sources with low or no carbon emissions could easily cover the global energy supply in 2050. This is the main conclusion of Risø Energy Report 9.

17 Nov 2010

VTT Publish Report on Potential of Carbon Capture and Storage for Nordic Countries

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has published an overview of the potential to apply CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the Nordic countries. The report - commissioned by the Nordic Innovation Centre - gives an overview of the technologies and applications required for CCS in the Nordic countries.

11 Nov 2010

Problems Ahead for Clean and Green Policies

The results of the national elections on Tuesday and subsequent advance of Republican politicians will make it even more difficult for the U.S. clean energy industry over the coming years. However with the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick being re-elected the state should not have a problem with its growing cleantech cluster.

4 Nov 2010