innovation

fat for energy?

Oil and fat accumulating under the streets of London is apparently causing a bit of an issue. However, the city is going to burn these fatbergs in order to create electricity — about 130 GWh of electricity per year.[read more]

Offshore Wind in EU

Europe is expected to continue dominating the global offshore wind industry, but the Asia Pacific and North American regions will soon represent significant market shares as technological innovations reduce many bottlenecks[read more]

GE's new wind turbine

General Electric recently announced it had started testing the prototype of what it calls the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine. The new 2.5-120 is being tested in Wieringermeer, Netherlands.[read more]

energy innovation policy

The idea of a “race to the top” for the energy grid is certainly appealing. But it still isn’t clear whether the federal government is envisioning a dash or a marathon – or whether states will want to run the race at all.[read more]

PowerPot at work

Power Practical, a company that sprang out of research from the University of Utah, has developed a pot that can charge wireless devices through a USB connection while boiling water.[read more]

networked streetlights?

Networked street lights are a fascinating space where the latest in city-scale, energy efficient lighting and digital networking combine. Street lights have also been a focus of the early adoption of LEDs.[read more]

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The 2014 Obama budget's proposals for renewable energy and advanced technology vehicles seem largely divorced from our experience of the last several years.[read more]

materials innovation

Tire manufacturers are searching for alternative ingredients for tires as the demand for rubber and eco-friendly products increases. Engineering innovation and organic ingredients are ushering in the next era of tires.[read more]

carbon capture and storage

For Carbon Capture and Storage technology, a demonstration programme which comprises several projects would begin to establish infrastructure, which in turn lowers the cost for additional projects.[read more]

energy innovation

The oil and natural gas industry continue to be dynamic innovators -- working to be more effective, more efficient and cleaner as they find and deliver the energy we need.[read more]

There are plenty of options that enable nuclear energy to have an amazing potential for future improvements by following the adage of “reduce, reuse, and recycle.”[read more]

We’ll start with this milestone announcement from Novomer, which has developed polypropylene carbonate (PPC) material made from carbon dioxide and propylene oxide, as well as polyethylene carbonate (PEC) made from CO2 and ethylene oxide.[read more]

Enbridge Inc. is emerging as major corporate venturing partners in the Canadian cleantech scene. It has already acquired more than $3 billion in renewable energy assets.[read more]

With discussions about climate change and energy policy reemerging in Washington, it's important to remember that in the passage of the last fiscal cliff deal, Congress extended one of the most influential policies for wind energy.[read more]

As if to retain some form of pride with the acute awareness that not only does China own a majority of our debt, they most certainly will overtake the United States in terms of economies somewhere in the near future. America’s rebuttal: the academic system in China is not producing innovation due to selection based on skills. Sad truth...[read more]