High-speed pipeline revs up biomass analysis

Mar 11 | News

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab are analyzing 1,000 samples of biomass at a time, finding which one, combined with the right enzyme, most eagerly gives up its sugars to be converted into biofuel. Their work is part of an effort to meet federal regulations that require the U.S. produce 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022.

Alternative energy crops in space

Mar 9 | News

What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space Station. The experiment, National Lab Pathfinder-Cells 3, is aimed at learning whether microgravity can help jatropha curcas plant cells grow faster to produce biofuel, or renewable fuel derived from biological matter.

BPLG collaborates with Advanced Innovations

15 hours ago | News

 BPL Global, Ltd. announced they have entered collaboration with Advanced Innovations, Inc.

Thousands still without power in Conn.

22 hours ago | News

More than 27,000 homes and businesses in southwestern Connecticut remain without power, four days after a powerful rain and wind storm hit the state.Connecticut Light & Power Co. is reporting nearly 13,000 outages in Greenwich, 5,000 in Stamford and 3,100 in Darien on Wednesday morning. CL&P is...

Entergy units want to continue nuke consideration

22 hours ago | News

Two Louisiana power utilities of Entergy Corp. asked state regulators Tuesday to allow them to continue early development of a new nuclear generator — although no decision has been make on whether to actually construct it.Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana are studying the...

Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers

Mar 16 | News

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising the nation's banks.In testimony prepared for a House hearing on Wednesday obtained by The Associated Press, Bernanke argued that the Fed factors in information...

Suit targets exemption to Mo. solar power rebate

Mar 16 | News

Missouri voters adopted a law in 2008 requiring utilities to offer rebates to customers who install solar power systems. But before voters could act, state lawmakers passed an exemption to the initiative.A lawsuit released Tuesday asks a Missouri judge to declare the rebate exemption invalid...

Massey agrees to buy rival coal company for $960M

Mar 16 | News

Coal producer Massey Energy Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to buy privately held rival Cumberland Resources Corp. for $960 million in cash and stock.Richmond, Va.-based Massey called Cumberland a good fit for its strategy of capitalizing on growing Asian demand for higher-priced metallurgical...

Power plant bill passes first test at Capitol

Mar 16 | News

Bipartisan legislation requiring Xcel Energy to cut emission at some of its coal-fired power plants has passed its first test at the Capitol.The House Transportation and Energy Committee voted 10-1 to endorse the bill Tuesday.It would require Xcel as well as the smaller Black Hills Corp....

Northeast slowly dries out from wind-whipped storm

Mar 16 | News

The powerful nor'easter had moved out at sea, but flooding lingered Tuesday in many Northeast communities.Many places were still inundated with water from the mid-Atlantic to New England, with tens of thousands of people lacking electricity and hundreds still in emergency shelters — some for a...

Exxon to use special ship to explore off Turkey

Mar 16 | News

Exxon Mobil said Tuesday that it will use a specially designed drillship from a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. to explore the deepwater Black Sea offshore Turkey.Exxon announced plans for the Deepwater Champion at the ninth annual Turkish Oil and Gas Showcase and Conference in Ankara.The ship is...

GE executive sees dividend increase in 2011

Mar 16 | News

General Electric Co. says it will increase its dividend in 2011, two years after the industrial and commercial conglomerate reduced it to save money as its financial arm struggled in the recession.Chief Financial Officer Keith Sherin told analysts at a conference Tuesday that the Fairfield,...

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A clean energy America…is it coming or not?

Feb 24 | RDBlog

Almost a year ago, the buzz during the downturn was that the economic stimulus will help boost jobs in a sort of national improvement program reminiscent of the 1930s. Our coal would be phased out. Our grids would get smart. Our cars would get hybridized.

Call for collaboration

Feb 4 | RDBlog

The world of R&D is full of collaboration. R&D Magazine has seen this directly through some of the winners of the R&D 100 awards in the past. However, not only is collaboration important to the world of R&D, but it is essentially important to all aspects of life. For the Army, it is not different.

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IBM & Department of Energy Unveil Petaflop Supercomputer

Jan 7 | Videos

IBM and the US Department of Energy today announced an historic milestone in computing, which has enormous implications for a variety of issues critical to society, such as climate change, alternative energy, and financial services.