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Joseph Miceli, a researcher at ASU's Biodesign Institute, studies specialized microorganisms known as anode respiring bacteria (ARB). Rather than investigating their role in health and disease however, his research explores the ability of these microbes to clean up waste and produce useful energy in the form of electricity or hydrogen.
Mar 30th, 2013
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New insights from Caltech chemists could lead to better catalysts for water splitting.
Mar 29th, 2013
Read moreIn some of the first results from a federally funded initiative to find new ways of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants, Rice University scientists have found that CO2 can be removed more economically using 'waste' heat - low-grade steam that cannot be used to produce electricity.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreTwo University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a new initiative to support American manufacturing of clean energy products, including solar technologies and batteries, with a focus on improving productivity.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreThe 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency will bring together leading experts to discuss the latest innovations in materials science and technology for energy generation, energy storage, lighting, and electronics.
Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreAs the world becomes increasingly digital, demand for data centres is booming - and so too is their energy consumption. Data centres worldwide produce around half the volume of emissions of the global aviation industry and more than the total emissions of the Netherlands. EU-funded researchers are developing ways to reduce data centres' environmental impact.
Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreExperts from the University of New South Wales will begin work with leading Chinese universities in a landmark collaboration to be announced in Sydney this week.
Mar 27th, 2013
Read moreChina's 'Big Five' power utilities have hundreds of gigawatts of thermal power plants in water-stressed areas and face retrofit costs of up to $20 billion to improve their resilience, new report finds.
Mar 27th, 2013
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The bankruptcy of Chinese solar energy company Suntech Wuxi is being depicted in the media as a sign of chaos in the solar industry.
Mar 27th, 2013
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Berkeley Lab hosts international workshop as climate scientists find themselves in a deluge of data.
Mar 26th, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Georgia have found a way to transform the carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere into useful industrial products. Their discovery may soon lead to the creation of biofuels made directly from the carbon dioxide in the air.
Mar 26th, 2013
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.
Mar 26th, 2013
Read moreResearchers propose a new strategy to optimize power-generation efficiency and so better control wind farms.
Mar 25th, 2013
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The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to research from Norway. On the ocean floor, under the pier, and on ship ropes -- that's where the tunicates live. Tunicates are marine filter feeders that serve as bacteria eaters and as a foodstuff in Korea and Japan. But in the future they may become more prevalent.
Mar 25th, 2013
Read moreOnly a few climate models were able to reproduce the observed changes in extreme precipitation in China over the last 50 years. This is the finding of a doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mar 25th, 2013
Read moreA researcher from Lund University in Sweden has developed a technique to use the ash to produce hydrogen gas. The method is presented in a new thesis.
Mar 25th, 2013
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A smartphone application bringing gaming dimensions to energy awareness has helped householders in Finland, Sweden and Italy reduce their electricity consumption by up to 19%.
Mar 22nd, 2013
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