Energy and Climate Change


BSI: Companies Can Cut Energy Costs Up to 30%

UK-based businesses have to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to register for the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment.

Smart Home Technology Conserves Resources

With a smart home, systems can turn on your coffee maker in the morning, adjust the temperature of your heated pool, or control the time your landscape lighting goes on at night.

Magnetic Power Offers Energy-saving Alternative

The Office of Naval Research has designed a system that controls electrical flow for lighting, a highly efficient platform that may spark a new era of power savings.

University of Nevada Demonstrates Successful Sludge-to-power Research

The researchers' custom-built processing machine uses an innovative process with relatively low temperatures in a fluidized bed of sand and salts to economically produce biomass fuel from sludge.

Water-based Artificial Leaf Produces Electricity

Water-gel-based solar devices -- artificial leaves -- can act like solar cells to produce electricity.

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

Check out these new websites: A Thirsty Planet, ITT H2O Pros, EnergyTrends, and much more.

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.

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