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Sheffield Hallam University Receives First Class Award For Sustainability

Sheffield Hallam University has once again scooped a first class award in an independent national ranking of the most green, ethical and sustainable universities. The University finished 14th out of 143 UK universitie...

From Sheffield Hallam University 12 Jun 2013

Susquehanna Students and Teachers to Study Biofuel Technology at Penn State Harrisburg

Twenty students and five teachers from Susquehanna Township High School will study biofuel technology at Penn State Harrisburg June 23 - June 28 as part of a continuing national, state and local, effort to interest young people in the STEM disciplines.

12 Jun 2013

Toshiba Enters Agreement with Saga on CCU System in Biomass Energy Utilization Project

TOKYO today announced that it has signed an agreement with Saga, the capital city of Saga Prefecture on Japan's Kyushu Island, on the installation of a carbon capture and utilization system (CCU) in a biomass energy utilization project that is being promoted by Saga.

12 Jun 2013

New Answer on Stability of the Earth System

Researchers at the University of Southampton have proposed an answer to the long-running debate as to how stable the Earth system is.

12 Jun 2013

Advanced Technologies to be Introduced at 35th International Exhibition on Environmental Technology & Green Energy

The 35th International Exhibition on Environmental Technology & Green Energy will be held at COEX from June 11th to 14th. The exhibition is expected to provide a place where all the advanced green energy technologies are introduced.

12 Jun 2013

Tidal Energy Partners with Port of Milford Haven to Develop Operating Base

Leading marine renewable energy company, Tidal Energy Ltd, has entered into a partnership with the Port of Milford Haven to develop an operating base, in readiness for the forthcoming sea trials of its DeltaStream prototype in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire.

12 Jun 2013

Bosch Partners in eta Project for Model Energy-Efficient Factory

Bosch is an industrial and research partner for the “eta factory.” This refers to a project of the Technical University of Darmstadt, named “Energy-efficient factory for interdisciplinary technology and application research.” The objective of the project is to further reduce and improve energy consumption in industrial production.

11 Jun 2013

Richer Coastal Areas in China Outsource Carbon to Poorer Interior Provinces

Just as wealthy nations like the United States are outsourcing their dangerous carbon dioxide emissions to China, rich coastal provinces in that country are outsourcing emissions to poorer provinces in the interior, according to UC Irvine climate change researcher Steve Davis and colleagues.

11 Jun 2013

Microorganisms from an Alkaline Spring Hold Potential for Biofuel Process Improvement

The only truly practical biofuels will be those made from abundant feedstocks like switchgrass, wheat straw, and other woody plants, whose cell walls consist of lignocellulose. After pretreatment to remove or reduce the lignin, the sugary remains of cellulose and hemicellulose are fermented by microorganisms to yield the biofuel.

11 Jun 2013

Northwestern University Professor Receives Coveted Award to Study Advanced Biofuels

Fengqi You, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, has received the 2013 Northwestern-Argonne Early Career Investigator Award for Energy Research.

11 Jun 2013