Energy and Climate Change

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Farms benefit by creating energy

Each state is conducting its own survey. The results will give agricultural producers, policy makers and the public details about the economic and environmental impact of on-farm energy production.

It’s alive! – Making Buildings More Like Ecosystems

Brukman likens a living building to a flower: “A flower is rooted in place, but it collects all its own water for use and reuse, it operates efficiently, and it’s beautiful.”

New microbial genetic system dissects biomass to biofuel conversion

A research team at the DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has developed a powerful new tool that promises to unlock the secrets of biomass degradation, a critical step in the development of cost-effective cellulosic biofuels.

Reactor Developer TerraPower Wins $35 Million Infusion

TerraPower, a spinoff of Intellectual Ventures of Bellevue, Wash., is developing a “traveling wave” reactor that would run for decades without refueling, although the fuel might have to be reshuffled from time to time.

Windows that Work as Solar Cells

A Swiss professor has just received the Millennium Technology Prize for developing low-cost solar cells that can be built into glass windows.

A Business Plan For America’s Energy Future

It is time we invent our future.

A Better Solar Panel

When it comes to solar energy, we ain’t seen NOTHIN’ yet.

Massachusetts rethinking wood power Worse for climate than coal, study says

That surprising conclusion immediately prompted state officials to reconsider substantial financial incentives provided to wood-burning plants.

High-Wire Robot to Inspect the Grid

Researchers think the solar-powered device could survey aging electrical lines.

Mining the Air for Carbon Dioxide

"Not to sound like a jerk," I say to the guys, "but why hasn’t anyone else done this before?"