Oil-soaked plastic boom material used to soak up oil in the Gulf of Mexico is finding new life in auto parts for the Chevrolet Volt.
The project, slated to commence operation in early summer 2011, will have the initial capacity to generate 42,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, enough to power 2,800 homes.
Researchers have found that the Southeast, with the exception of Florida, does not have enough water capacity to meet its own needs.
The giant turbine blades also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and dryer, help them fend off fungal infestations and improve their ability to extract growth-enhancing carbon dioxide from the air and soil.
The team will design and construct an energy efficient Home Depot prototype store that will require up to 50 percent less energy.
EPA is recognizing Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and Dallas Sustainable Skylines Initiative for building 40 energy-efficient homes.
To encourage drivers to buy environmentally friendly electric cars, the British government has launched state grants of up to 5,000 pounds for nine different electric car models.
QGC, an Australian coal seam gas-explorer and -producer, has signed a contract with a consortium of GE and Laing O’Rourke for the construction of a water treatment plant in southwest Queensland that will support the region’s rapidly growing coal seam gas industry.
Construction of a fuel cell with enough capacity to power 2,800 homes has begun on the University of California’s San Diego campus as part of a renewable-energy project to turn waste methane gas from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant directly into electricity without combustion.
A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have created the first methane-producing microorganism that can metabolize complex carbon structures, which could lead to microbial recycling of waste products and their transformation into natural gas.
The governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo has proposed a project to replace 25,507 streetlights in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco with GE Evolve LED cobrahead street lights.
Amid the holly and jolly, don't forget to be nice and not naughty when it comes to recycling during the holiday season.
WEG Electric Corp. has released an energy savings calculator application for BlackBerry smartphone devices. In just a few quick steps, the app calculates savings gained from utilizing WEG variable frequency drives (VFDs) and/or electric motors.
Report sponsors say that the economic benefits, including health benefits, will far outweigh the costs of complying with EPA's proposed Transport Rule.
Construction of the wind farm, which will be located in Rhode Island Sound, should start in 2014.
A multimillion-dollar project is on its way to completion after Statue Cruises signed an agreement with aShipyards to complete the first hybrid ferry using hydrogen fuel by April 2011.
The Plumbing Efficiency Research Coalition and the Australasian Scientific Review of Reduction of Flows on Plumbing and Drainage Systems will collaborate on the research.
The Electric Power Research Institute compared the energy use of frozen food cooking in microwaves, toaster ovens, and conventional ovens.
Preliminary emissions testing of a small-scale waste-oil power generator have found that the system generates low emissions.
North Carolina's LID certification program, which will be discussed in the webcast, may be replicated nationally.