High oxygen production in thin-film materials could lead to greatly increased power production for fuel cells
could lead to improved ways of studying behavior of electrodes and perhaps ultimately to improvements in rate of power production from one type of fuel cell…
Nanoparticles Boost Generator Performance
New materials would enable a thinner design for these insulators, freeing up space for thicker bars in which ultimately more energy could be generated…
Battery research could lead to shorter recharge time for cell phones
Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronics…
Solar-Powered Plane Makes Aviation History
The Swiss-made aircraft has defied all predictions by landing safely after more than 26 hours in the air on nothing but batteries powered by the sun…
Progressive Automotive X Prize Narrows the Field to 12 Teams
11 vehicles representing nine teams failed to meet the standards and were eliminated…
Solar Panel Manufacturer Gets $400 Million DOE Conditional Loan Guarantee
for the assembly of state-of-the-art thin-film, cadmium-telluride solar panels. With this project…
DOE Offers $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee to Abengoa Solar
to finance the construction and start-up of a concentrating solar power (CSP) generating facility in Solana, Arizona…
Burning biomass as climate friendly alternative to coal
The nitrogen oxide emissions were approximately 20 percent lower than when operating the burner with coal alone…
University of Michigan Wins the American Solar Challenge
The winners cruised in more than two hours ahead of the team from the University of Minnesota…
High Speed Rail Moves Forward: Federal Railroad Administration Seeks Applications for $2.3 Billion in High-Speed Rail Grants
Funds Complement President Obama’s $8 Billion Initial Investment to Enhance High Speed Rail in America …
Department of Energy Announces Closing of $529 Million Loan to Fisker Automotive
Manufacturing at Shuttered Delaware GM Plant Expected to Create Over 2,000 Jobs…
LED putting world heritage site in a good light
, all 250 light bulbs will now be switched over to LEDs by 2011…
World-record Gas Turbine Cracks U.S. Market
By 2013, the turbines will reduce natural gas consumption at power plants, cutting emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by more than 50 percent in the process…
Siemens developed bile Lab with Bio-Chip to Quickly Test Water Quality
The tests use reaction of antibodies to certain hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, or bacteria. Unit identifies 25 substances and their concentrations in 30 minutes
High-Speed Rail Gets major boost with $80 million in funding
The project will include 84 miles of track and will feature trains running at 168 miles per hour (mph)…
U.S. Postal Service Advances Toward Sustainable Future
As part of its sustainability and environmental leadership, the U.S. Postal Service voluntarily conducted an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor Contract
The sensor will continue key climate measurements of solar irradiance that contribute to determining the Earth’s energy balance and understanding how Earth’s climate responds to solar variability…
Secretary LaHood Announces Extension of California High-Speed Rail Corridor to Las Vegas
Plan to transform nation’s transportation system by developing rail and launching high-speed passenger services in 100-600 mile corridors that connect communities…
Top 10 green U.S. cities
Although the EPA has not established official criteria for ranking the greenness of a city, there are several key areas to measure effectiveness in carbon footprint reduction…
Hawaiian nonprofit organization to utilize LLNL energy technologies for food production
18,000-square-foot warehouse to provides a location where local farmers develop higher-value food products, such as fruit leather, jams and natural sweeteners…
