News tagged with gas transport

Time, place and how wood is used are factors in carbon emissions from deforestation

A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ethanol mandate not the best option

Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

Transportation fuels expert says policy makers need to think about practical ways to reach new energy goals

(PhysOrg.com) -- A transportation fuels expert from Sandia National Laboratories says policy makers should consider such practical issues as the number of gas stations selling ethanol and how long it takes ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Americans using more fossil fuels

American energy use went back up in 2010 compared to 2009, when consumption was at a 12-year low. The United States used more fossil fuels in 2010 than in 2009, while renewable electricity remained approximately ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Scientists carve nanowires out of ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films

A team of scientists working at Argonne National Laboratory's (ANL) Center for Nanoscale Materials has successfully carved ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) thin films into nanowires, boosting the material's functionality ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists use commercial enzyme to improve grain ethanol production

A commercial enzyme could reduce overall costs linked with producing ethanol from grain, and also reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The ethics of biofuels

An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy outlines a framework for evaluating biofuels in order to address ethical issues surrounding the rapidly evolving race to develop biofuels.

Biology / Other

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current biofuels policies are unethical, says UK report

Current UK and European policies on biofuels encourage unethical practices, says a report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics today following an 18-month inquiry. Policies such as the European Renewable Energy Directive ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US energy use chart shows we waste more than half of our energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- This flow chart of the estimated US energy use in 2009, assembled by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), paints a pretty sobering picture of our energy situation. To begin with, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 09, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (27) | comments 101 | with audio podcast report

Electric vehicle capabilities way ahead of policy, infrastructure needs

The technologies needed to begin seriously weaning the U.S. transportation system away from petroleum and toward alternatives such as hybrid and pure electric vehicles have made great progress, but harnessing ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Michigan Tech Professor Helps Draft Road Map to Fuel-Efficient Trucks, Cars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Manufacturers can take advantage of multiple strategies to build fuel-saving cars and trucks, says two congressionally mandated reports by the National Academies, but they won't come without ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New mathematical model aids Big Bang supercomputer research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made many discoveries about the origins of our 13 billion-year-old universe. But many scientific mysteries remain. What exactly happened during the Big Bang, when rapidly evolving ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (19) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Scientists seek safe carbon dioxide storage for 'greener' power generation (w/ Video)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to fund research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering on technologies that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the capture ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New science approach to revolutionize welding

A multi-million pound engineering research project is using advanced thinking to revolutionise the welding industry - and offering the prospect of saving lives.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 1