A new study reveals that both pure and blended biodiesel may not contain what is advertised, raising numerous questions about the industry. …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the Earthzine website, but is no longer reproduced here. Hope you enjoy the article at the original source).
Solar Cell Directly Splits Water for Hydrogen
Penn State researchers have succesfully developed a proof-of-concept device – albeit a very inefficient one – that can split water to produce recoverable hydrogen.
No Impact From Energy Saving Day
The UK’s first Energy Saving Day ends with no discernible reduction in the country’s electricity consumption.
With Oil Prices Rising, Wood Makes a Comeback
As oil prices steadily and continually rise, wood is making a comeback as a source of cheap fuel.
Investors Pledge $10 Billion for Renewable Energy
At a United Nations summit on Tuesday, U.S. institutional investors pledged to invest $10 billion into renewable energy over the next two years aiming to boost the viability of climate-friendly energy.
Hidden Costs of Solar Power
Environmental Science and Technology calculates the the impact of various solar technologies… see which measure up here.
Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
Two studies published in the journal Science on thursday show that biofuels actually add more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than fossil fuels.
Cutting Carbon and Still Wrecking the Planet
Stan Cox and Wes Jackson warn that if we have to grow a crop of fuel in a way that we shouldn’t grow a crop of food, we should be looking for a way to do without that fuel.
E. Coli Bacteria: A Future Source Of Energy?
A Texas A&M University researcher – envisioning E. Coli as a source of energy – has tweaked a strain of the bacteria to produce large amounts of Hydrogen.
Intel to Buy Green Energy Certificates
Intel – the world’s largest manufacturer of chips – has announced plans to purchase 1.5 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates making it the United States’ biggest corporate purchaser of clean energy credits.