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• Bionic Liquids to Improve Biofuel Production

  

  So-called bionic liquids derived from lignin and hemicellulose show remarkable performance in the biomass pretreatment process. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Molecular Shuttle Improves Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

  

  Molecular shuttle speeds up photocatalytic hydrogen production. (Credit: UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)Scientists at Ludwig Maximilian... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Research Identifies Method to Optimize Fracking

  

  A study by the University of Leicester identifies a new method to optimize fracking. (Credit: See citation at the end of this article)A study by the University... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. Coal Exports to South Korea Could Cut Emissions

  

  The 3221 cargo train after coal dump at Stratford Coal. (Credit: Flickr @ Nigel Sheather https://www.flickr.com/photos/111749937@N06/)Counterintuitively,... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Mixed Industrial Slags Generate Energy, Fuels

  

  NETL researchers have found a way to use mixed industrial slags to generate energy and fuels, reduce carbon emissions.Mixed industrial slags can be used to... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• ABB to Connect Europe’s Largest Tidal Project to UK Grid

  

  ABB will connect Europe’s largest tidal energy project to the U.K. Electrical grid. (Credit: ABB Group)MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 2013 Wind Technologies Market Report Released

  

  A wind farm near Hampton, Iowa. (Credit: Flickr @ Theodore Scott https://www.flickr.com/photos/theodorescott/)According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Solar Panel Array Designed Using Origami Principles

  

  Shannon Zirbel, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, unfolds a solar panel array that was designed using the... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Shale Oil Profits Can Pay for Emission Reduction

  

  Shale oil 'dividend' could pay for smaller carbon footprint. (Credit: Flickr @ JustinWoolford https://www.flickr.com/photos/justinwoolford/ and Michael Coghlan... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• German Wind Farms Kill Foreign Bats

  

  Wind turbines in Gau-Bickelheim municipality, Germany. (Credit: Flickr @ Peter Heilmann https://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_heilmann/)In a recent study... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EU Transport Policy Is Insufficient to Achieve Emission Reductions

  

  Technological innovation alone may be insufficient to reduce carbon emissions from transport. On the photo: A highway near Salisbury, United Kingdom. (Credit:... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Water Lens Uses Sunlight to Purify Drinking Water

  

  Deshawn Henry working on the water lens that can heat a liter of water to between 130 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit in a little more than an hour, destroying 99.9... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 8/15/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

  

  Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Halide Salts Make Lithium Batteries More Durable

  

  Chemical engineers use halide salts to create safer, longer-lasting lithium batteries. (Credit: Flickr @ Daniel van den Ouden https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Reduction of Aerosol Emissions to Affect Photovoltaic Energy

  

  Clear skies over western Europe and the Mediterranean area would allow to step up photovoltaic energy production. (Credit: Flickr @ Mike Linksvayer... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• DTE Energy, Ford to Construct Largest Solar Array in MI

  

  Ford and DTE Energy to construct the Michigan’s largest solar array at Ford World Headquarters. (Credit: Ford Motor Company)Ford Motor Company is partnering wit... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Garnet Electrolyte Based Safe Wins NASA Funding

  

  NASA is investing in the development of new energy storage devices for future space missions. (Credit: Flickr @ Pascal https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Nanotubular Material Could Be Used for Energy Storage

  

  An artist's image of the new nanotubular material appearing on the cover of Advanced Materials.Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Bio2Electric to Develop Catalyst for Ethylene, Propylene Production

  

  Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are one of the largest sources of human-related methane emissions in the United States. On the photo: Landfill gas... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Volkswagen, Audi to Offer More Sustainable Driving Experience

  

  VW e-Golf. (Credit: Volkswagen of America)As the Volkswagen family of automobiles enters their new hybrid and electric vehicles to the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY