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New studies from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) conclude that small modular reactors may hold the key to the future…
Natural gas needs to be very tightly compressed and cooling to very cold temperatures will help to get worthwhile volumes suitable for transport use. Those…
More Fantastic Than Rossi’s E-Cat Out of Cleantech via Al Fin Energy comes a hint of a nuclear fusion company more fantastic than the Rossi…
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) a DOE Bioenergy Research Center led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…
Prof. Avi Kribus of Tel Aviv University’s School of Mechanical Engineering and its innovative new Renewable Energy Center is applying the term “hybrid” to power…
The Guardian in the UK is reporting that India has started the process of building the world’s newest thorium fueled prototype nuclear power plant. As…
The past few days have seen the Rossi E-Cat reported in both news and blogs, with still no definitive answer if the device actually works. The…
A University of Maine engineer and his research team have discovered a revolutionary new chemical process that can transform forest residues, along with other materials…
In what some in watching economics might consider a private sector resurgence in an economic recovery, the U.S. is increasing oil production and next week…
Many if not most metals, rare earth minerals and other elements used to make everything from photovoltaic panels and cellphone displays to the permanent magnets…
Waste gases emitted by blast furnaces, coke ovens and BOF (basic oxygen furnace) operations can now be converted into low-cost ethanol and high-value chemicals. The…
The USA, largest consumer of oil and perhaps about fourth in production has entered an oil boom. Not only is it related to improvements in…
University of Illinois chemical and biological engineering professor Paul Kenis and his research group joined with researchers at Dioxide Materials, a startup company, have found…
Finally, the US Department of Energy’s First Quadrennial Technology Review, released last week, identifies Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing as the technology’s primary obstacle. It would…
From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory comes the announcement that researchers with the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a potential…
A lawsuit in Pennsylvania has put the state’s natural gas production at risk. Thousands of oil and gas properties in the Marcellus Shale thought to…
Think alginate, that you may have met quite intimately if you’ve had dental impressions made – the gooey, but not sticky substance that was in…
For many the idea that operating a motor vehicle can be much cheaper is a non-starting idea. Their real world experience won’t support the facts…
The Marcellus Shale formation that extends across eight U.S. states has a new estimate out from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The new estimate of…
Observers, journalists and investors don’t always know the finer details of the qualities of biomass destined for making fuel. The question of how much useable…