Who Needs the Grid? A new fuel-cell technology promises to revolutionize access to cheap, clean energy.
Energy Saving: Much Cheaper Than Building Power Plants! Early in this century we had a nice life based on very little energy consumption.
Harvesting Energy from Natural Motion Magnets, Cantilever Capture Wide Range of Frequencies
5 big alt-energy letdowns: Ideas that sounded good but...
Energy crisis is postponed as new gas rescues the world Engineers have performed their magic once again. The world is not going to run short of energy as soon as feared.
U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency has increased only 3 mpg in 80 years At 25 mpg, an original Model T would still give you better fuel economy that most vehicles on US roads today
New Design Makes Nuclear Reactors Cheaper and Faster To Build A 4.5-meter-wide, 23-meter-long nuclear reactor designed to fit on a railcar for shipping to the site of a power plant.
U.S. Natural Gas Boom: The Race to Tap Shale's Potential Natural gas prices are at a six-year low, but that's not slowing one unconventional—and historically costly—method for extracting gas for energy. Shale gas reserves are contributing to the 11 percent...
Lydell Creating Energy-Efficient Engine Martin Lydell works on the car for which he is developing an energy-efficient engine.
'Ice That Burns' May Yield Clean, Sustainable Bridge To Global Energy Future Gas hydrates, known as "ice that burns," may provide a clean, sustainable fuel source in the future. (Credit: J. Pinkston and L. Stern/US Geological Survey)
Electric motor polarizes opinion Fierce debate rages around entrepreneur Thane Heins' dogged pursuit of green engine
Atomic energy could have lit 40 million homes India’s nuclear bosses also knew since 2000 that a massive energy crisis was coming the country’s way.
Managing Energy with Swarm Logic Self-organizing equipment could cut energy bills.
Energy-saving bulbs to be tested for UV radiation Health Canada launched a study in December to test compact fluorescent bulbs to see if they emit ultraviolet rays — less than two months after British health officials issued a public warning that,...
Recharging the Grid with Electric Cars A utility in Delaware has opened the door to vehicle-to-grid technology.
Lifeline for Renewable Power Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.
Dean Kamen Develops World’s First Stirling Hybrid Electric Car Dean Kamen drives his electric car behind the DEKA building in the Millyard of Manchester.
Nanotechnology, the mysterious Casimir Force, and interstellar spaceships The basic idea is that if one could exploit the fact that vacuum is an energy reservoir, thanks to zero-point energy, future space travelers would have access to a limitless energy source
As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.
Tucsonan engineering success with energy-efficient invention Parker Owan, 18, reassembles his scaled model of his vertical access wind turbine that took second place at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta.
German battery could jump-start electric car production It's a step towards totally electric cars
Not Just Science Fiction: 'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Possible, Say Mathematicians The team of mathematicians that first created the mathematics behind the "invisibility cloak" announced by physicists last October has now shown that the same technology could be used to...
Developers trying to harness Earth's energy in new way The power of wind
Why Not a Wind-up Car? This brilliantly simple system is part of why hybrid cars are so fuel efficient in stop-and-go traffic.
Avoid Biofuel Bubble The ethanol reality hasn’t fully sunk in on Wall Street.
Way for Plug-In Hybrid Car Development by Google Google has taken matters into its own hands.
STUDENT DESIGN TURNS HIGHWAYS INTO WIND FARMS Joe’s project proposes the installation of two wind turbines placed horizontally on the steel frames that currently hold freeway signs along the Phoenix Highway.
Technion researchers generate energy from balloons The Technion researchers estimate that each home or apartment would need only two balloons.
Vertical farming in the big Apple Downtown Manhattan is hardly a place you would associate with agriculture. Rather, with its countless restaurants, cafes, shops and supermarkets this is a place of consumption.
From Leftovers to Energy Scientists develop microbes that convert food scraps into energy.
Ancient Plant May Become New Source of Biofuel Camelina can grow in arid conditions, can produce more oil from its seeds for a lower price
Methane tested as new rocket fuel Methane doesn't exactly have high-tech, being better known for its association with flatulent cows and natural gas.
How to win the energy war in US America's current energy condition, however, is a spectacular example of such a failure
New fuel for 21st century -- aluminum pellets? Pellets made out of aluminum and gallium can produce pure hydrogen when water is poured on them, offering a possible alternative to gasoline-powered engines, U.S. scientists say.
Project aims to extract dam methane Scientists in Brazil have claimed that a major source of greenhouse gas emissions could be curbed by capturing and burning methane given off by large hydro-electric dams.
Oil from Algae? It's Possible. Algae as a feedstock appear to have many advantages relative to other bio-feedstocks.
Harvest energy from cars 'Solve problems by building stuff,' says architect
Sustainable Fuel for the Transportation Sector There is no CO2 emission from the chemical processing system, and the only CO2 released to the environment is from the transportation engine.
Fuel-Efficient Cars Dent States' Road Budgets "In 10 years, we are going to be in an intolerable financial position, and we need to start fixing it now before the problem starts," says James Whitty, manager of an alternative funding...
Iraq may hold twice as much oil The estimate is based on analysis of geological surveys.
EPA Proposes More Stringent Emissions Rules for Small Nonroad and Marine Spark-Ignition Engines Americans spend more than three billion hours per year using lawn and garden equipment. Currently, a push mower emits as much hourly pollution as 11 cars and a riding mower emits as much as 34 cars
Vegetable oil to go: PEAS farm gets grant to adapt alternate-fuel tractor Advances in alternative fuel options won't happen unless individuals and agencies take a chance on new technologies and serve as pilot projects, said Slotnick, who also teaches environmental studies...
MARKET CONDITIONS FOR LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES Fuel cells are clean and efficient. They can be used to conserve fossil fuels and, in conjunction with renewable energy, provide carbon-free energy for buildings, industry or transport.
Honda and Climate Energy Begin Retail Sales of freewatt Micro-CHP Home Heating and Power System American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Climate Energy, LLC have begun retail sales of freewatt, their collaborative Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (Micro-CHP) cogeneration system for homes.
GOING GREEN AT HOME Fuel Cells Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
