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Carbon Footprint of Grid-Scale Battery Technologies Calculated by Stanford Scientists

To provide more flexibility in managing the grid, researchers have begun developing new batteries and other large-scale storage devices. But the fossil fuel required to build these technologies could negate some of the environmental benefits of installing new solar and wind farms, according to Stanford University scientists.

March 9, 2013

Biofuels: Researchers Propose New Solution So Biofuel Plants Don’t Become Noxious Weeds

A Virginia Tech researcher, along with another scientist and two attorneys, has authored an innovative article in the journal BioSciencethat proposes a way to improve and streamline the regulatory methodology for evaluating the invasive potential of plants, especially biofuel feedstocks, that are under consideration for large-scale cultivation.

March 7, 2013

SmartDrive Fuel Propels Fleets to Dramatic Savings in Fuel Costs and Reductions in CO2 Emissions

SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced today enhancements to its SmartDrive Fuel™ program. The enhancements continue to boost SmartDrive’s technology leadership in fleet safety and fuel efficiency, enabling fleets to improve fuel economy as much as 14%, and eliminate thousands of pounds of CO2 per…

March 7, 2013

CAPACES Leadership Institute and Green Hammer receive PHIUS+ passive house certification for innovative learning center

MEDIA CONTACTS Stephen Aiguier Founder and CEO …

March 7, 2013

USF and KAUST Chemists Develop Efficient Material for Carbon Capture

Chemists at the University of South Florida and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have discovered a more efficient, less expensive and reusable material for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and separation. The breakthrough could have implications for a new generation of clean-air technologies and offers new tools for confronting the world’s challenges in controlling…

March 7, 2013

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Carbon Footprint of Grid-Scale Battery Technologies Calculated by Stanford Scientists

Biofuels: Researchers Propose New Solution So Biofuel Plants Don’t Become Noxious Weeds

SmartDrive Fuel Propels Fleets to Dramatic Savings in Fuel Costs and Reductions in CO2 Emissions

CAPACES Leadership Institute and Green Hammer receive PHIUS+ passive house certification for innovative learning center

USF and KAUST Chemists Develop Efficient Material for Carbon Capture