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Collaborative European Research Project Aims to Tackle Water Concerns

A collaborative European research project that includes researchers from the University of Bristol aims to tackle water concerns by exploring and exploiting the significant and currently insufficiently used potential of open data thanks to funding of €6 million by the European Commission.

3 Oct 2013

University of Cincinnati Team Receives $40,000 Prize for Waste Grease Extraction Process

The University of Cincinnati student entrepreneurship team that’s fueling worldwide media attention is at it again. Team Effuelent recently took the $40,000 top prize of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainability Development Competition with their innovative concept of “Using Trap Grease As the Raw Material for Biodiesel Feedstock Production.”

3 Oct 2013

Valeo Invites Engineering Students to Participate in Global Valeo Innovation Challenge

Valeo is inviting engineering students to take part in the global Valeo Innovation Challenge. The goal is to design equipment that, between now and 2030, will make the car more intelligent and intuitive.

3 Oct 2013

New Publication by Woodhead Publishing: Radioactive Waste Management and Contaminated Site Clean-up

Radioactive waste management and contaminated site clean-up reviews radioactive waste management processes, technologies, and international experiences.

2 Oct 2013

Modern Gas Turbine Systems - New Publication on Fuel Flexible Power Generation

Modern gas turbine power plants represent one of the mostefficient and economic conventional power generation technologiessuitable for large-scale and smaller scale applications.

1 Oct 2013

Texas Renewables 2013 to Take Place in November in San Antonio

Call it the cost of doing business but the tools that help energy industries develop resources to power communities are real and necessary. In an "All-of-the Above" market, how do tax credits and incentives become equal opportunity? The Texas Renewables 2013 conference and exhibit will provide a solid understanding of the forces at play to further the vision of an "All-of-the-Above" energy world and discuss strategies to sustain continued growth for Texas energy providers as a whole.

1 Oct 2013

Abengoa Begins Operations of 50 MW Solaben Parabolic Trough Plants in Extremadura Solar Complex

Abengoa, the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has begun operation of Solaben 1 and Solaben 6, two 50 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough plants located in Extremadura, Spain.

1 Oct 2013

NextGen Climate Action Releases Fourth Ad Against XL Pipeline

Today, NextGen Climate Action released the fourth and final ad in its $1 million TV ad series explaining the arguments for rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline. The ad can be viewed at: www.KeystoneTruth.com.

1 Oct 2013

New Synthetic Metabolic Pathway Enables Increased Production of Biofuels

UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that could lead to a 50 percent increase in the production of biofuels.

1 Oct 2013

New Market Report on Global and China Lithium Titanate Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global and China Lithium Titanate Industry Report, 2013-2016

1 Oct 2013

EPA Commends UC Irvine on Achievements in Zero-Waste and Food Recovery

Bob Perciasepe, the Environmental Protection Agency's deputy administrator, joined the cafeteria line today at the University of California, Irvine, where he shared a zero-waste lunch with students and commended the campus on its zero-waste and food recovery achievements.

30 Sep 2013

Metabolically-Engineered Microorganism Produces Gasoline

For many decades, we have been relying on fossil resources to produce liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and many industrial and consumer chemicals for daily use. However, increasing strains on natural resources as well as environmental issues including global warming have triggered a strong interest in developing sustainable ways to obtain fuels and chemicals.

30 Sep 2013

Shimizu to Install SunPower’s High Efficiency Solar Panels at the Eurus Energy Solar Power Plant Project

SunPower Corporation, a leading solar technology and energy solutions provider, today announced it will supply 69-megawatts (MW) of its high efficiency E20/327 solar panels to Shimizu Corporation for installation at the Eurus Energy mega solar power plant project in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan. With this agreement, SunPower is providing clean energy to Japan's largest solar installation.

From SunPower Corporation 30 Sep 2013

DOE Awards Penn State-Led Team $3 Million Grant for Hybrid EV Battery Research

A Penn State-led team has won a $3 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) for applied battery research.

30 Sep 2013

Sixth Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Hiwar Session Focuses on Climate Change

The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG) held its sixth Hiwar Session (Hiwar is the Arabic word for dialogue) to help in raising awareness and building a common understanding on the key issues of climate change and how a green economy could be financed.

30 Sep 2013