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• Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Reach 400 Parts Per Million

  Published 02 June 2014 | viewed 4,956 times

  Monthly concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere throughout the northern hemisphere have reached 400 parts per million in April, according to the World Meteorological…

• New Tidal Turbines to be Installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy

  Published 14 April 2014 | viewed 9,843 times

  Siemens business Marine Current Turbines Ltd., Bluewater Energy Services B.V., and Minas Energy cooperate to install first of its kind tidal turbine in Canada’s Bay…

• New Material Cleans Oil at Faster Rate, Allows Oil to be Collected and Reused

  Published 22 May 2013 | viewed 13,615 times

  Big oil spills are an environmental and public health disaster – not to mention an economic one. The last big oil spill, the 2010 Deepwater…

• A Look at the Development of China's Renewable Energy Sector

  Published 14 February 2013 | viewed 13,409 times

  When it comes to massive renewable energy adoption, China is an icon of promise.Being the world’s largest energy producer and consumer, the Asian country is…

• Report Suggests Renewables Could Generate 85% of Australia's Electricity by 2050

  Published 15 November 2012 | viewed 9,998 times

  Renewable energy sources in Australia could account for 40 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2035 and as much as 85 percent by 2050,…

• China's Coming Energy Crisis

  Published 08 November 2012 | viewed 19,302 times

  China is now the world’s largest energy producer, generating 90 percent of energy it consumes. But a white paper released by China’s State Council, which…

• The Growing Popularity of Biofuels in Southeast Asia

  Published 24 September 2012 | viewed 12,903 times

  The market for biofuels in the automotive sector – fuels sourced from plant-based oils and sugars, animal fats and other natural occurring sources – rose…

• China to Invest Heavily in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technology

  Published 12 September 2012 | viewed 10,833 times

  While China is taking on renewable sources to slash emissions, coal remains a big part of the country’s energy mix accounting for about two thirds,…

• Looking at the Technologies being Developed to Extract Energy from the Oceans

  Published 10 September 2012 | viewed 7,893 times

  Renewable energy is often dominated in the discussions by solar, wind and biomass. While they already have a wide fan base, yet another promising emerging…

• Artificial Photosynthesis: Copying Nature for a Green Energy Future

  Published 28 August 2012 | viewed 21,816 times

  Sometimes, Mother Nature knows best. When it comes to harnessing the power of the sun, scientists are developing systems that mimic the processes found in…

• US Air Force Completes First Test Flight Run on New Alcohol Based Jet Fuel

  Published 12 July 2012 | viewed 12,534 times

  The United States Air Force announced that they have flown the first aircraft that runs on a new fuel blend based on alcohol.The fuel, known…

• Israeli Scientists Hope to Develop New Type Seaweed for Biofuel Production

  Published 06 March 2012 | viewed 7,428 times

  While they are cleaner and safer than fossil fuels, bioethanol production's ever-increasing need of valuable farmland for crops - like corn and sugarcane - could…

• How Fungi Could Help Create the Next Generation of Biofuels

  Published 06 October 2011 | viewed 17,307 times

  The genetic make-up of heat-loving fungi could form the basis of better enzymes for use in the extraction of sugars from biomass for the next…

• Oil and Gas Pipelines at Risk from Ethanol Bacteria

  Published 05 August 2011 | viewed 13,247 times

  Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology discovered that bacteria found in ethanol hasten the deterioration and cracking of pipeline steels. Ethanol is…

• China's Rare Earth Industry Coming under Greater Environmental Scrutiny

  Published 04 August 2011 | viewed 7,385 times

  China is planning to launch environmental checks for the rare earth industry this year to ensure environmental protection – a move that has been met…

• Ethanol Usage now Exceeding Feed Usage from Corn

  Published 28 July 2011 | viewed 15,771 times

  The latest report of the United States’ Department of Agriculture showed that the largest volume of corn produced this year is going to be used…

• Google Study: Clean Energy Investments can Raise GDP by Billions and Employ Millions

  Published 30 June 2011 | viewed 6,207 times

  Google.org, the internet giant’s philanthropic arm, released a new study saying that new ideas and improvements in clean energy and related industries together with policies…

• Obama’s $500 Million Initiative to Fund Energy Efficiency Technologies

  Published 28 June 2011 | viewed 4,805 times

  President Obama launched a national initiative which will leverage over $500 million in investments to fund emerging technologies that can increase the energy efficiency of…

• Researchers Develop a More Efficient Approach to Extracting Geothermal Energy

  Published 10 June 2011 | viewed 20,716 times

  Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Earth Sciences have developed an approach to extracting geothermal energy more efficiently while reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide…

• Brazilian Government Investing $22 Billion in Sugarcane and Ethanol Production

  Published 08 June 2011 | viewed 13,164 times

  Brazil's government unveiled new financing and other incentives for sugarcane ethanol production on Monday, vowing to work closely with the private sector to boost production…