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MagneGas Reaches Milestone by Completing Construction ofÂ Plasma-Arc Gasification System

MagneGas Corporation (MNGA) a leading technology company that counts among its inventions a patented process that converts renewable and waste liquids into MagneGas2 fuel, announced today that it has successfully completed construction of the Plasma-Arc Gasification system that was previously announced as contracted for sale to Green Arc Supply, LLC of Louisiana.

23 Sep 2016

MIT Pre-Orientation Program Introduces Freshmen to Sustainable Energy Technologies on Campus

In one of the last weeks before the official start of classes, 25 incoming MIT freshmen learned about their new undergraduate home — both on- and off-campus — in a pre-orientation program with a special focus on energy.

23 Sep 2016

SolarReserve Receives Grant to Advance Urban Solar Farms Initiative in South Africa

SolarReserve South Africa (Proprietary) Limited received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in order to promote their Urban Solar Farms initiative in South Africa.

22 Sep 2016

Joseph Gallo Farms Integrates Solar Energy to Move Towards Greater Sustainability

Joseph Gallo Farms, maker of Joseph Farms Cheese, unveiled a new 2 megawatt (MW) solar array, the largest privately owned system ever installed on a California dairy. The fixed-array system supplies renewable energy on-site for the family's dairy farm.

22 Sep 2016

Environmental Stress Multiplies Effects of Pollutants on Organisms

Each and every organism on Earth is exposed to the influence of various environmental conditions and of other living organisms. These factors can trigger stress and make the living organism more vulnerable to external influences.

22 Sep 2016

New Study on Greenland Ice Sheet Provides Important Insight on Climate Change

A new study on the Greenland Ice Sheet provides valuable insight on climate change, using unique research methods to establish new estimates of ice loss for both modern and ancient times, says UB geologist Beata Csatho, one of more than a dozen team members on the international project.

22 Sep 2016

Aviation Industry Starts Using Biofuels to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The global aviation industry has pledged that by 2050, it will reduce its net carbon emissions to half its 2005 levels. Achieving this will require not only improved engine efficiency and aerodynamics, but also a turn to renewable jet fuel.

22 Sep 2016

Paleomammalogist Hopes to Uncover Fossils of Ancient Climate Change

A record of shifts in the environment and animal diversity and distribution may help scientists predict effects of current climate change

22 Sep 2016

Researchers Explore Climate Change Effects on Species Associations

Climate changes are beginning to reorder species from Argentina's grasslands to the ice-free regions of Greenland.

22 Sep 2016

Climate Change may Alter Land Use to Meet Global Demand for Food Production

A group of scientists led by the University of Birmingham have warned that global crop yields may fall in the areas currently used to produce the world’s three main cereal crops if no significant improvements are made in technology, and this may force the production to shift to other areas.

21 Sep 2016

Lockheed Martin’s New Bioenergy Facility Uses Advanced Technology to Convert Waste into Clean Energy

Lockheed Martin opened a new bioenergy facility in Owego, New York, at a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The system, which is now completing commissioning, uses Concord Blue’s advanced technology that will convert waste into clean, renewable energy.

21 Sep 2016

Arrow Electronics Supports Development of Hong Kong's First Concept Electric Vehicle Through EVTech Makerthon Project

Arrow Electronics, Inc., the global technology company providing products and services that guide innovation forward, today announced it provided technology framework and guidance to support the development of Hong Kong's first concept electric vehicle (EV) through the EVTech Makerthon project organized by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corporation (HKSTP) and Makerbay.

21 Sep 2016

CINELDI Research Centre Aims to Empower Smart Grids for Robust, Intelligent Energy Systems

How will a future electricity grid manage the demands of induction cooking, charging electric cars and roof-installed solar panels? The answer is Smart Grids, which involves digitisation of the electricity grid.

21 Sep 2016

Appropriate Management of Agroecosystems Can Help Buffer Effects of Climate Instability

How will we feed our growing population in the face of an increasingly extreme climate? Many experts suggest the answer lies in breeding novel crop varieties that can withstand the increases in drought, heat, and extreme rainfall events predicted in the not-too-distant future.

21 Sep 2016

New DOE Program to Invest in Five Next-Generation Clean Energy Entrepreneurs

The nation’s top innovators will soon have the opportunity to advance their promising energy technology ideas at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in a new program called Innovation Crossroads.

21 Sep 2016