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Envergent Technologies Begins Construction on Renewable Fuels Facility in Quebec

Envergent Technologies LLC, a joint venture of Honeywell UOP and Ensyn Corp., announced today that it has begun construction on a renewable fuels facility in Port Cartier, Quebec.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Create First-Ever Map of Key Regions of Submarine Groundwater Discharge

Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America’s coastlines.

5 Aug 2016

Climate Change Threatens to Expose Harmful Waste at Abandoned Camp

Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research out of York University has found.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Find Porites Corals’ Remarkable Ability to Counteract Global Climate Change

Because the oceans absorb man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, its pH declines. Effects of this chemical change on tropical coral reefs can be examined in laboratory or short-term field experiments.

5 Aug 2016

Oxygen-Assisted Aluminum/Carbon Dioxide Electrochemcial Cell Sequesters CO2 and Generate Electricity

While the human race will always leave its carbon footprint on the Earth, it must continue to find ways to lessen the impact of its fossil fuel consumption.

5 Aug 2016

Common Type of Blue-Green Algae Adapt to Earth's Rising CO2 Levels

A common type of blue-green algae seems to be easily adapting itself to the Earth's rising CO2 levels. Some of the many toxin-producing varieties of blue-green algae are found to be managing climatic change much better than suspected.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Materials that Produce Fuels by Consuming Carbon Dioxide

Although the concept of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored energy sounds like science fiction, researchers have continually tried to find simple techniques to transform CO2 into fuels or other functional chemicals.

4 Aug 2016

Riparian Buffer Zones Help Remove Excess Nitrogen from Agricultural Runoff

The surplus nitrogen that flows out from agricultural runoff enters the surface waters, and as a result leads to destructive outcomes. Some of the devastating effects include fish kills and algal blooms.

4 Aug 2016

NASA’s Lidar Has Potential for Carbon-Monitoring Mission

Scientists and engineers at NASA are set to accomplish a lifetime ambition after many years of research. The team aimed to develop an accurate and powerful instrument that can continuously collect measurements of worldwide atmospheric carbon-dioxide (CO2) from space.

3 Aug 2016

Engineering Undergraduate from Lancaster Discovers Improved Mechanical Storage Solution

An engineering undergraduate from Lancaster University has discovered a new storage solution that has the potential to provide the missing-link required for a renewable energy revolution.

3 Aug 2016

GEM Energy Ranks 15th Among Solar Power World's Top Solar Developers of 2016

GEM Energy, of the Rudolph Libbe Group, is ranked 15th among Solar Power World's Top Solar Developers of 2016, up from 26th place last year. GEM Energy is the only Ohio-based solar developer to make the list.

3 Aug 2016

Carbon Dioxide and Sunlight Converted into Fuel with Innovative Solar Cell

A new, innovative solar cell that can convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into usable hydrocarbon fuel has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The efficient and affordable solar cell uses only solar energy for the conversion.

3 Aug 2016

Guatemala Farmers Provided with Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategies and Water Management

UC Davis leads an international team involved in connecting 9,000 rural households in Guatemala with climate-smart agriculture strategies and better water management, to promote food security and minimize poverty.

2 Aug 2016

UbiQD Receives SBIR Phase I Grant for R&D of Solar Energy Technology

UbiQD, LLC, a New Mexico-based quantum dot manufacturer, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the National Science Foundation.

2 Aug 2016

Climate Change Relief Actions Signify Risk for Fossil Fuel Industry

Two-thirds of the global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by fuels such as burning oil, coal, and natural gas. However, the above mentioned fuels are also the economic support for the largest companies across the world, and countries that are rich in resources.

1 Aug 2016