Tag Archives: Fuels

A renewable twist on fossil fuels

ScienceDaily (May 9, 2011) — Pulling valuable fuels out of thin air? It sounds like magic, but Joel Rosenthal, a chemist at the University of Delaware, is working to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, into gas for your car and clean-energy future fuels.Such a feat could help reduce the rising … Continue reading

Expanding Military Interest in Microgrid Technology Fuels $4 Billion Industry

By SBI Energy   |   2011-04-11 08:05:00.0 New York, January 26, 2011 The world microgrid market reached $4 billion last year with North America claiming 74% of 2010′s total industry share, finds market research publisher SBI Energy. Fueled by rapidly growing solar, renewable energy and smart grid markets, the microgrid has become a viable solution to … Continue reading

Heavy duty vehicles to be examined for alternative fuels

Manufacturers, academics and businesses are being called upon to develop alternative fuel options for heavy duty vehicles (HDVs). Set to become one of Europe’s largest HDV efficiency programmes, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) hopes to improve the efficiency of HDVs, including construction and agricultural equipment, by 30 per cent.According to the ETI, HDVs contribute eight … Continue reading

Novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases into liquid fuels

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2010) — It sounds a bit like spinning straw into gold, but novel metal catalysts may be able to turn greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels without producing more carbon waste in the process.If fossil fuels burn completely, the end products are carbon dioxide and water. Today the … Continue reading

Energy Conservation & Alternative Fuels

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From Fossil Fuels To Green Technology, Change Is Coming

What is PowerSolar Solar energy is energy of the sun. Sun power gets warm. Solar energy is a kind of energy that is harnessed from the sun. It is a source of energy that is marked as green power or green technologies. The main way to capture energy from the sun to use solar panels. … Continue reading

5 Choices You Can Make To Move Your Family Away From Fossil Fuels

It’s Easier Than You Might Think There is a mounting need for people to decrease their dependence on fossil fuels. The recent oil spill in the Gulf Coast is a visible indication that we as individuals need to shift in another direction. Dalida Jongsma of Natural Dynamics, an alternative energy consulting firm notes, “People are … Continue reading

Zipcar fuels up for an IPO

Car-sharing service Zipcar announced Tuesday that it has filed for an initial public offering estimated at $75 million; the move is designed to pay off debt as the venture-backed Cambridge, Mass.-based company, which is not profitable, aims to expand its footprint in cities and college campuses in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. View the … Continue reading

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Energy Conservation And Alternative Fuels Revealed!

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HP Uses Bio Fuels for Rural Data Center Power

Data Centers are moving to rural areas where land and labor are less expensive.  There are often farms and lots of cows … and therefore lots of cow manure. A significant cost of operating data centers is the electric bill. ” … Hewlett-Packard …simultaneously help dairy farmers get rid of cow manure and help data … Continue reading