Energy and Climate Change


Dry water

UK Researchers Find New Uses for 'Dry Water'

A study at the University of Liverpool has uncovered the substance's ability to store carbon dioxide and speed up particular chemical reactions.

Cleveland Chooses EnergyCAP for Climate Protection Pact

The city of Cleveland's mayor is one of more than 1,000 mayors who have signed an agreement to lower carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent by 2012.

Scalable Waste Heat Power Generator Vies for $200M GE Challenge

Cyclone Power Technologies' WHE/Generation system converts waste heat to mechanical power and electricity.

Electric Car Recharging Stations Coming to Spain

Spanish energy group Endesa has signed an agreement with Nissan to set up a network of recharge points for electric cars.

Tennessee Homes Showcase How Environmental Scientific Research Can Reduce Heating, Cooling Costs

Four East Tennessee homes completed this month showcase how scientific research can make dramatic changes in the cost of heating and cooling our homes.

Park Spark Project Transforms Dog Waste into Energy

Anywhere people are walking dogs can be a source of heat and light by introducing a methane digester into the equation.

Oil Companies Offer Equipment, Seek to Improve Incident Response

ExxonMobil will provide underwater equipment to the Marine Well Containment Company for use by BP in the Gulf of Mexico.

Global Smart Grid Federation Rallies to Overcome Barriers

Using an international collaboration, the newly formed federation will promote best practices and expects to accelerate smart grid deployment around the world.



Coulomb Chargepoint Network

Half Price Books Offers Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Dallas

Coulomb Technologies is providing the charging station, which can be used by all drivers of plug-in vehicles.

Spain to Build the Country's Largest Biomass Plant

The biomass plant will be built in the southern town of Huelva and will use state aid set aside for renewable energy projects.

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Wandering the Web

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Methane-to-Market Partners Look for More Emission Reductions at Mexico Meeting

Thirty-six governments will be represented at the Oct. 1 meeting in which participants will try to identify possible additional resources to achieve global action to lower methane emissions.

Disney's Tinker Bell to Help Inspire Energy-efficiency Practices Amongst Youth

An all-new series of public service announcements, created by Disney, provides kids with memorable tips on ways to reduce energy consumption in their own homes.

NIST Finalizes First Set of Smart Grid Security Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology said the guidelines provide a technical foundation for utilities, hardware and software manufacturers, energy management service providers, and others to build upon.

A123 Systems Opens the Largest Lithium Ion Automotive Battery Manufacturing Plant in North America

New facility in Livonia, Mich. significantly expands A123's production capabilities to meet increasing global demand; company expects to create thousands of jobs in Michigan.

the moon

Arizona Team Can Grow Plants with Lamps on the Silvery Moon

Researchers are demonstrating that plants from Earth could be grown without soil on the moon or Mars or even urban centers.

18 State-led Energy-efficiency Programs Recognized as Best in U.S.

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy announces five top energy-efficiency award-winning programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York.

Synthetic Fuels Research Hopes to Cut Oil Dependency

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a facility aimed at learning precisely how coal and biomass are broken down in reactors called gasifiers as part of a project to strengthen the scientific foundations of the synthetic fuel economy.

Will China Hit Energy-saving Goal?

China pledged to cut energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by 20 percent from 2006 to 2010, but this task is proving arduous.

Commercial-scale Test of New Technology to Recover Coal from Sludge Successful

A new technology for removing water from ultrafine coal slurry has been successfully tested at the commercial scale at an operating coal cleaning plant. The technology offers the possibility of reducing the coal slurry impoundment problem from the source.