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3/9/10
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What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space Station. The experiment, National Lab Pathfinder-Cells 3, is aimed at learning whether microgravity can help jatropha curcas plant cells grow faster to produce biofuel, or renewable fuel derived from biological matter.
Mar 8 | News
Carbon nanotubes with a special coating of reactive fuel can, when ignited, create a thermal wave that not only spreads quickly but also pushes electrons along the tube, creating a substantial electric current. The energy created by MIT engineers far exceeds that predicted by thermoelectric calculations.
Mar 5 | News
If harnessing the unlimited solar power of the sun were easy, we wouldn't still have the greenhouse gas problem that results from the use of fossil fuel. And while solar energy systems work moderately well in hot desert climates, they are still inefficient and contribute only a small percentage of the general energy demand. A new solution may be coming from an unexpected source—a source that may be on your dinner plate tonight.
Feb 19 | News
Aerodynamic drag can sap more than 50% of the energy produced by diesel-powered semi-truck’s engine and rolling resistance can claim about 30% more. To relieve some of inefficiencies—and ease our reliance on this fuel—Livermore Lab is using NASA Ames’ wind tunnel to design a whole new type of truck.
5 hours ago | News
Washington, DC - The Department of Treasury and the Department of Energy announced today new guidance on the tax treatment for grantees receiving Recovery Act funding under the $3.4 billion Smart Grid Investment Grant program.
5 hours ago | News
International Coal Group says state regulators have reinstated a permit for a planned mine in West Virginia.ICG announced the action by the West Virginia Surface Mine Board on Wednesday. The panel had ruled in October 2008 that the state Department of Environmental Protection had approved an...
5 hours ago | News
In Canada for a trade mission this week, representatives of Vermont's two biggest electric utilities hope they can agree on new contracts for power from provincial utility Hydro-Quebec.Green Mountain Power Corp. President Mary Powell and Central Vermont Public Service Corp. President Bob Young...
9 hours ago | News
South Dakota regulators have given Black Hills Power approval to raise customers' rates by 20 percent on an interim basis, starting next month.The Public Utilities Commission will not decide until this summer on a request for a permanent rate increase of 26.6 percent. If regulators reject it or...
9 hours ago | News
In Canada for a trade mission, representatives of Vermont's two biggest electric utilities hope they can reach agreement on new contracts for power from provincial utility Hydro-Quebec.Green Mountain Power Corp. President Mary Powell is in Quebec City already and Central Vermont Public Service...
9 hours ago | News
Denbury Resources completed its buyout of Encore Acquisition, the oil and gas company said Wednesday, one day after receiving approval from shareholders.Denbury paid out $829.4 million in cash and approximately 134.4 million shares.The stock payout will make up about 34 percent of Denbury's...
10 hours ago | News
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said Wednesday it has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the latest company to cease business with a country that is increasingly targeted by U.S.-encouraged sanctions."We do not currently sell any gasoline to Iran," said Rayiner Winzenried, a Shell spokesman in The...
10 hours ago | News
A Mirant Corp. spokeswoman says the power company is working on a lawsuit settlement with the state of Maryland that could include plans to close a controversial coal ash facility in Charles County.The Maryland Department of the Environment filed suit against Mirant in 2008 saying harmful...
11 hours ago | News
A Cornell Univ. team has developed cotton threads that can conduct electric current as well as a metal wire can, yet remain light and comfortable enough to give a whole new meaning to multi-use garments.
16 hours ago | News
A foreman accused of forging safety inspection reports at a Patriot Coal Corp. mine is about to enter a plea.Forty-year-old John Renner of Granville is set to appear Wednesday before federal Magistrate John Kaull in Clarksburg.Renner, a foreman at the Federal No. 2 mine near Fairview, has...