News tagged with energy recovery

Start-up company aims to harness the full potential of producing electricity from waste heat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Matt Scullin co-founded Alphabet Energy just one year ago, but already the CEO has ambitions of turning the San Francisco-based start-up company into the "Intel of waste heat." By harnessing ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

California adopts extensive 'cap-and-trade' plan

(AP) -- California formally adopted the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system Thursday, an experiment by the world's eighth-largest economy that is designed to provide financial incentives for polluters ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 14

Extending the life of oil reserves

A research team led by the University of Bristol has used STFC's ISIS Neutron Source to come up with a new way to treat carbon dioxide (CO2), so that it can be used in efficient and environmentally friendly methods for extrac ...

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Demonstration project to store CO2 underground in China

CSIRO (Australia) is partnering with China United Coalbed Methane Corporation Limited (CUCBM) on a A$10 million joint demonstration project that will store 2000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in the Shanxi Pro ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1