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Midwestern Ethanol Plants Use Much Less Water Than Western Plants Duluth MN (SPX) Apr 20, 2009 
Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes in states where water is less plentiful, a new University of Minnesota study shows. The study, which will be published in the April 15 edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, is the first to compare water use in corn-ethanol production on a state-by-state basis. The authors used ... read moreBiofuels Could Hasten Climate Change 
London UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2009A new study finds that it will take more than 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost when biofuel plantations are established on forestlands. If the original habitat was peatland, carbon balance would take more than 600 years. The study appears in Conservation Biology. The oil palm, increasingly used as a source for biofuel, ha ... more
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Advent Solar Achieves Efficiency Milestones
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 20, 2009Advent Solar has announced that it has successfully expanded its Ventura Technology manufacturing capability across all silicon types, including multi-crystalline, mono-crystalline and UMG. As the industry's first comprehensive cell-to-module architecture, Advent Solar Ventura Technology now provides solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers with maximum flexibility in their approach to the market. ... more A Touch Of Potassium Yields Better Hydrogen-Storage Materials 
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Apr 20, 2009An international research team, including Professor Rajeev Ahuja's research group at Uppsala University, has shown that small additions of potassium drastically improve the hydrogen-storage properties of certain types of hydrogen compounds. The findings are published in the Web edition of Angewandte Chemie International Edition. "Our energy-consuming world has become more and more dependen ... more Plant Gene Mapping May Lead To Better Biofuel Production 
Upton NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2009By creating a "family tree" of genes expressed in one form of woody plant and a less woody, herbaceous species, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered clues that may help them engineer plants more amenable to biofuel production. The study, published in Plant Molecular Biology, also lays a foundation for understanding these genes' evoluti ... more  |
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The Age Of Instant On Computing
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2009The ferroelectric materials found in today's "smart cards" used in subway, ATM and fuel cards soon may eliminate the time-consuming booting and rebooting of computer operating systems by providing an "instant-on" capability as well as preventing losses from power outages. Researchers supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) nanoscale interdisciplinary research team award and three ... more Trina Solar Supplies Italy's Largest Rooftop Installation 
Changzhou, China (SPX) Apr 20, 2009Trina Solar has announced the completion of a 4.7MW photovoltaic facility developed by ErgyCapital at the end of February, 2009. Trina Solar was the sole supplier of PV modules to ErgyCapital used on the rooftop installation, which was carried out in the town of Serravalle Scrivia in the Piedmont region of Italy. The project is currently Italy's largest photovoltaic facility and sing ... more UC Davis Receives Renewable Energy Programs Grant 
Davis CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2009To speed the transfer of renewable-energy advances from research laboratories to homes and industries, the California Energy Commission will award the University of California, Davis, $3 million to coordinate the efforts of four statewide programs. The new California Renewable Energy Collaborative will become the administrative center for three existing programs focused on biomass, geother ... more The Future Of NATO Part Five 
Washington (UPI) April 16, 2009 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was and is supposedly based on common values and a shared worldview, which would include a shared understanding of what constitutes a threat. But that shared view is sadly lacking today across the many states of the sprawling 28-member NATO alliance. The need to share common values and a shared worldview is does not entail unanimity, nor should it ... more |
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