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To Accurately Predict Future Climate Changes

In research published today in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, The Open University Professor of Earth Sciences Bob Spicer casts doubt on our ability to accurately predict future climate changes because we simply don't know enough about the past.

1 Mar 2008

Financial Incentives for Energy-Efficiency Home Improvements

Con Edison residential customers will save energy and money with new financial incentives for energy-efficiency home improvements through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA's) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR(R) Program.

1 Mar 2008

Project Studies Carbon Capture from Coal-fired Power Plants

As part of its continued commitment to bring forward environmentally responsible energy solutions, LS Power Development, LLC announced today that it is providing funding and has become the Strategic Partner for the "LS Power Pilot Plant Initiative" under the University of Texas at Austin's (UT) existing carbon capture research program.

1 Mar 2008

Efficient-V Assist Automakers in Meeting New Efficiency Standards

Efficient-V, Inc. announced today its new technology, called Efficient-V, for increasing the fuel efficiency of engines.

1 Mar 2008

Disruption of Desert Soil Surface Results in Wind Erosion of Nitrate-Rich Soil

A UC Riverside-led study in the Mojave Desert, Calif., has found that soils under "desert pavement" have an unusually high concentration of nitrate, a type of salt, close to the surface.

1 Mar 2008

More Accurate and Appropriate Instruments Than 2008 EPI

For countries without their own environmental monitoring systems, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) can be useful for working out where there is a need for action in environmental policy making.

1 Mar 2008

Using Wind to Produce Fresh Water

A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands.

1 Mar 2008

Software Helping Government to Reduce Waste

IBM today extended the reach of its Maximo asset management software to the public sector by announcing a new offering that helps government agencies and their contractors improve the monitoring of goods and services they deliver to the public.

29 Feb 2008

Prototype Technology Bringing Massive Bandwidth in an Energy Efficient Way

IBM Researchers today unveiled a prototype technology that could bring massive amounts of bandwidth in an energy efficient way to all kinds of machines -- from supercomputers to cell phones -- that could revolutionize the way people access, use and share information across many different applications.

29 Feb 2008

National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program Reaches Million Milestone

The millionth mercury switch was removed through the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, a collaboration among EPA, automobile manufacturers, steel makers, scrap recyclers, automotive recyclers, states and environmental groups.

29 Feb 2008

Bayer Recognized for Innovative Polyurethane Solutions

In recognition of its contribution and leadership in providing innovative and energy-efficient solutions to the construction industry, BaySystems was recently honored with the Top 10 Building Energy Efficiency Enterprises award by Construction Science & Technology magazine in cooperation with the Ministry of Construction, at their Annual Forum on Energy Conservation in Construction in China.

29 Feb 2008

Dye Improves Efficiency of Solar Cells

In collaboration with Satoshi Uchida at the University of Tokyo, Michael Gratzel and his research group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have now developed new sensitizers that should help an inexpensive type of solar cell to be more efficient.

29 Feb 2008

CDI Corp Awarded a New $150 Million Renewable Synthetic Fuels Plant Contract

CDI Corp. announced today that CDI-Process & Industrial, part of the CDI Engineering Solutions division, has been awarded a contract from Dynamic Fuels, LLC to provide Front-End Engineering and Design for a new $150 million renewable synthetic fuels plant in Geismar, Louisiana.

29 Feb 2008

Project Aims to Further Decrease the Cost of Cellulosic Ethanol Production

Novozymes has been working on enzyme development for cellulosic ethanol, where agricultural residues like straws and corn stover are converted into ethanol, since 2001 when we received a previous Department of Energy-funded project.

29 Feb 2008

RBRC Announces Recipients of Recycling Leadership Awards

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to recycling used rechargeable batteries, today announced the recipients of its seventh annual "Recycling Leadership Awards."

28 Feb 2008