| Making fuel from bacteria Mar 13th 2013, 15:22 In the search for the fuels of tomorrow, Swedish researchers are finding inspiration in the sea. Not in offshore oil wells, but in the water where blue-green algae thrive. | | Environmental Conference - WCYB Mar 13th 2013, 04:28 ![]() WCYB |
Environmental ConferenceWCYB"The Department of Energy had $300 million that they funded projects all of the United States. We did a project of 1,200 vehicles and the city of Kingsport was part of that project," says Steve Whaley with Alliance AutoGas, who outfitted the Kingsport ...and more » | | | Catalysts that produce 'green' fuel Mar 12th 2013, 14:22 The energy produced by solar panels, be it heat or electricity, has to be used right away. It is hard to store and preserve and also its transportation can be rather complicated. Creating solar cells capable of producing energy in an easily storable and transportable way, that is to say fuel, is therefore the future challenge of solar energy. Scientists are now working on a catalyst that imitates and improves what nature has been able to do for millions of years. | |