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Cutting the Cost of Ethanol, other Biofuels and Gasoline is Pretty Simple
Biofuels like the ethanol in U.S. gasoline could get cheaper thanks to experts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University. They’ve demonstrated how to design and genetically engineer enzyme surfaces so they bind less to corn stalks and other…
Tesla To Install World’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery In South Australia
Tesla has announced that it will install the world’s largest grid-scale battery — 100 MW/129 MWh — in South Australia. The installation will be located in Jamestown in the north of the Australian state and will receive electricity to be…
The End of the Combustion Engine? Volvo to Go All-Electric By 2019
Swedish carmaker Volvo has become the first traditional automotive firm to announce a full shift away from the internal combustion engine, as it today unveils plans for every Volvo car to have an electric engine from 2019. In a move…
Study Of Owl Wings Could Lead To Quieter Wind Turbines
The owl is one of nature’s stealthiest hunters. It flies through the air at great speed but in nearly total silence, giving its prey no clue that it is about to become a midnight snack. Scientists in Japan and China…
Tata Power Announces Completion of 187 Megawatt Hydropower Facility in Georgia
India’s Tata Power has announced the completion of a 187 megawatt (MW) hydro project in Georgia. The Shuakhevi Hydro Power Project was developed by Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC, a joint venture between Tata Power, Norway’s Clean Energy Invest and IFC InfraVentures.…
Greenpeace: Renewables to Undercut All Other Forms of Power Across the G20 by 2030
Renewables have been cheaper or equal in price to power from new coal or nuclear plants in around half of G20 countries since 2015, according to a new Greenpeace commissioned report, which predicts wind and solar power will outcompete all…
Report: Green Gas Could Now Power One Million Homes
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants across the UK now produce enough green gas to power more than a million homes, according to an industry report released today by the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA). Capacity has jumped 18 per cent…