Ford Accelerates Carbon Fiber Research
Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fiber, aiming to make vehicles lighter for greater fuel efficiency,...
View ArticleBiodetection Product Guide App Available
A free app from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can help hazmat professionals choose the right biodetection technology. The product guide, a mobile version of PNNL’s...
View ArticleTool Helps Biofuel Developers Analyze Water Use
A new version of an online tool created by the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory will help biofuel developers analyze water consumption of various types of feedstocks, aiding...
View ArticleShell, DOE Collaborate on Carbon Capture Project
The US Department of Energy and Shell Canada will collaborate in field tests to validate advanced monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) technologies for underground storage of carbon dioxide....
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Raven Transport, Cummins, Dean Foods, Kenworth,...
Raven Transport is expanding its natural gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt Model 579s (pictured), powered by liquefied natural gas. Clean Energy Fuels will support the fleet by opening truck-friendly LNG...
View ArticleFord, DowAksa to Develop Carbon Fiber for Automotive Lightweighting
Ford and DowAksa have signed a joint development agreement to develop cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing of automotive-grade carbon fiber, a material expected to play a significant role in the...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Projects Store 10M Metric Tons CO2
A group of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects supported by the US Department of Energy have safely captured 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, the department says. In a number of CCS...
View ArticleAECOM-CH2M Joint Venture Awarded Environmental Cleanup at Oak Ridge
An AECOM-led joint venture with CH2M, commonly known as UCOR, has been authorized by the US Department of Energy to perform optional work within an existing contract to continue cleanup of Tennessee’s...
View ArticleIBM Big Data Manages World’s Largest Climate Data Archive
The German Climate Computing Center is using technology and services from IBM to manage the world’s largest climate simulation data archive, used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and...
View ArticleExelis Monitors CO2 Emissions at Carbon Sequestration Site
Exelis is monitoring a site in Illinois for possible carbon dioxide emissions as part of a program funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy seeking to improve greenhouse...
View ArticleBetter Buildings Challenge Adds Water Goal
The Energy Department is expanding the Better Buildings Challenge to include a new water savings goal. Interested partners can work directly with the Energy Department to advance data collection and...
View ArticleKurion, Areva Form Nuclear Waste Management Alliance
Nuclear and hazardous waste management firm Kurion and Areva, a nuclear energy company, are creating an alliance for nuclear waste decommissioning and remediation services to serve the US Department of...
View ArticleDOE, EEI to Boost Production, Use of Electric Vehicles
The Edison Electric Institute and the Department of Energy announced a partnership that aims to boost the production and use of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United States. DOE...
View ArticleJohnson Controls Scales Up Efficiency Program for Suppliers
Johnson Controls is scaling up a program aimed at helping small and medium-sized suppliers reduce energy use in their manufacturing facilities. The program will build on an existing pilot in which...
View ArticleFedEx Tests Fuel Cargo Trucks at US Airport
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered ground support equipment debuted at the Memphis International Airport this spring, marking the beginning of a two-year demonstration project at Federal Express’s airport hub...
View ArticleBoeing Biofuel ‘Roadmap’ to 2020 Olympics Takes Flight
Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The Initiatives for...
View ArticleFord, FCA, DOE Team Up on Dual-Fuel Vehicle Technology
Ford and fellow automaker FCA US have partnered with the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to study dual-fuel vehicles. The research focuses on exploring technical concepts and...
View Article$7M for Enhanced Water Recovery Projects
Five projects that aim to use salty water from carbon dioxide storage sites to produce fresh water have been selected by the Department of Energy to receive more than $7 million in funding. These...
View ArticleIon’s Carbon Capture Technology Captures 99% of CO2
Carbon capture technology company Ion Engineering says it has completed the first pilot scale testing of its proprietary solvent and process technology for the removal of carbon dioxide from...
View ArticleGE Puts Desalination Tech ‘On Ice,’ Costs 20% Less to Produce Fresh Water
General Electric researchers at GE’s Global Research Center in Upstate New York are working with the Department of Energy to test a water desalination system that produces fresh water at low cost by...
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