News tagged with alternate fuel source

Focus on technology overlooks human behavior when addressing climate change

Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In a newly published paper, York argues for a shift in political and economic policies ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Researchers create more efficient hydrogen fuel cells

Hydrogen fuel cells, like those found in some "green" vehicles, have a lot of promise as an alternative fuel source, but making them practical on a large scale requires them to be more efficient and cost effective.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A 'natural' solution for transportation

As the United States transitions away from a primarily petroleum-based transportation industry, a number of different alternative fuel sources—ethanol, biodiesel, electricity and hydrogen—have each ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 22

Brazil's Belo Monte dam better than alternatives: study

Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon will have fewer environmental effects than fossil-fuel alternatives and will be cheaper than other renewable energy sources, state media said ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Urine could be the answer to cheaper electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Urine can be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to British scientists in the first study of its kind.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

France launches vast solar panel array

France on Thursday launched its largest-ever solar energy farm, with an array of panels spread over about 200 hectares (500 acres) in the mountainous southern Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 11

Is oil pricing itself out of the market?

University of Alberta researcher Andrew Leach likes the way Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal thinks.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

U.S. gives informal OK to $300 million Argonne upgrade

Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois has a baseball stadium-size X-ray machine that enables scientists to examine a vast array of materials in slivers as tiny as several atoms wide, work that some believe is key to breakthrough ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

5 Sources of Alternative Energy You May Not Have Heard Of

(PhysOrg.com) -- As fossil fuels increasingly fall out of favor, many are looking into alternative energy sources to help us power our lives with a smaller impact on the environment. You already know about ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (37) | comments 17 | with audio podcast weblog

Researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source

In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, high-energy ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Washington forests may be solution to state's green-energy quest

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood is a popular fuel for heating homes in the Northwest but few people might see it as an important source of liquid fuels for motor vehicles. However, a new University of Washington report ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Old carpet to fuel Shaw plant

That old, weathered carpet torn out from your living room could now be used to make new carpet.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy (w/Video)

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy

Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

ONR and GM partner to test advanced fuel cell vehicles of the future (w/Video)

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1