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Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Leading to Increased Amounts of Mercury Deposition

DRI scientists' co-author study examining changing atmospheric chemistry in fragile northern ecosystems

17 Jan 2014

Eaton Technologies Contribute to Winning Engines on Ward’s 10 Best Engines Program

Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on six of the 10 engines chosen by WardsAuto for its 20th annual “10 Best Engines competition.” The winners were honored today during a ceremony held at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Detroit, Michigan.

17 Jan 2014

Ford and Georgia Tech Debut Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Solar Energi Concept

Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with Georgia Tech, debuted a new solar car concept earlier this month at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas.

17 Jan 2014

Coobus and Consorcio Enter MOU with BYD for Electric Buses

In ceremonies that were a part of Colombia’s Green Public Transportation Initiative this week, Coobus and BYD Company Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 260, 12-meter (40-foot), battery-electric buses and a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Consorcio Express and BYD to promote 18-meter (60-foot) pure-electric bus in Colombia.

17 Jan 2014

LLNL and Calysta Partner to Develop Natural Gas to Liquid Fuel Conversion Technology

In an effort to put to good use natural gas (methane) that might otherwise become pollution, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is collaborating with start-up company Calysta Energy on a new technology to convert natural gas to liquid fuel.

17 Jan 2014

Scientists Call on World Leaders to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals, Combat Climate Change

The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists today called on the United States and Russia to restart negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals, to lower alert levels for their nuclear weapons, and to scrap their missile defense programs.

16 Jan 2014

Southwest Research Institute Deploys First Vehicle-to-Grid Aggregation System

Southwest Research Institute has deployed the first vehicle-to-grid aggregation system qualified by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to manage charging activities for a fleet of electric delivery trucks.

16 Jan 2014

Green Reputation of Small Hydroelectric Dams Questioned in Latest ACS Podcast

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series questions the "green" reputation of small hydroelectric dams.

16 Jan 2014

AXION Receives Purchase Order for Recycled STRUXURE Heavy Construction Mats from Spartan Mat

AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties/sleepers and STRUXURE® building products, today announced that has received a $150,000 purchase order for its 100% Recycled STRUXURE® Heavy Construction Mats from Spartan Mat, LLC. The order consists of 7"x45"x16', 18' & 20' mats which will be distributed across the U.S. and Canada to midstream energy companies and civil contractors.

16 Jan 2014

Orion Energy Systems Selected as Finalist for Prestigious Platts 2013 Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. was named as a finalist in the Leading Technology category for the prestigious Platts 2013 Global Energy Award. Orion joined a distinguished list of finalists including Caterpillar, Inc. (named best in the Leading Technology category).

16 Jan 2014

Bird Energy Provides Fifth Round of Funding for Clean Energy Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources (MEW) have selected four projects to receive $3.6 million under the 2013 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program.

16 Jan 2014

Projects to be Submitted by February 14 for Global Valeo Innovation Challenge

300 teams from 40 countries and representing 254 universities have already signed up on the website dedicated to the global Valeo Innovation Challenge.

16 Jan 2014

MSU Research Findings have Major Consequences for Bioenergy Research and Policy

When it comes to biofuels, corn leads the all-important category of biomass yield. However, focusing solely on yield comes at a high price.

15 Jan 2014

Global Fuel Cell Technology Market Revenue Estimated to Reach $2.5 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Fuel Cell Technology - Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

15 Jan 2014

Major Energy Builds 2.5MW PV Solar Ground Array in Palmer, Massachusetts

Major Energy, a leading A+ BBB rated Energy Service Company, and the Official Energy Partner of the NY Knicks and Madison Square Garden, through its 99% equity stake in Palmer Solar LLC, has constructed a 2.5MW PV solar ground array in Palmer, Massachusetts, with the energy being sold to the University Of Massachusetts under a 30 year PPA arrangement.

15 Jan 2014