Today most U.S. biodiesel is produced from soybean. But despite its value as a protein source, soybean only provides the equivalent of about one barrel of oil per acre. A team led by the Uni... Read more
Low-cost coating would disrupt the building retrofit market and potentially save billions in electricity It’s estimated that 10 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the U.S. can be... Read more
ARPA-E is investing in moonshot energy ideas that are so audacious, they might just change how we power our society. Batteries made with chemicals that we mine from rhubarb plants, rather th... Read more
The material in disposable batteries may hold the secret to making an inexpensive storage system that can feed the electrical grid Ensconced in a former warehouse in Manhattan’s Harlem... Read more
Essential metal for planes, rockets, missiles and more A Case Western Reserve University proposal for a low-cost, energy-efficient method to extract the strategic metal titanium from ore has... Read more
The process could ultimately make fuel-efficient transportation more affordable A lightweight metal that reduces fuel use in cars and planes could be extracted from the ocean through a uniqu... Read more
This time they are hoping to produce the technologies for a 21st-century revolution in clean energy. IN THE 1970s researchers lounging on bean bags at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC... Read more
‘Innovation economics‘ is propelling a global hunt for inventions that can extend the frontiers of renewable generation. First comes invention then comes prosperity. That’s... Read more
“We could be in automotive production in a year and a half.” Envia Systems, a battery maker based in California, announced on Monday what it called a “major breakthrough” in lit... Read more
Wide-Scale Adoption of Technology Could Help Meet Increasing Global Demand for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals A team of scientists from Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), has developed breakt... Read more
The U.S. Department of Energy aims to make electricity from the sun cheaper than that from burning coal or natural gas. Silicon translates sunshine into electricity—and Earth receives enough... Read more
How can a small federal agency help reinvent how the U.S. produces and uses energy? Every day the U.S. imports $1 billion worth of oil. Yet, the nation is no closer to weaning itself from su... Read more
Inventing the future of energy may be key to improving U.S. national security, economic prosperity and health. Flexible solar cells now power communications equipment used by U.S. Marines fi... Read more
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new program in collaboration with NASA that is sure to intrigue Trekkieseverywhere. Called the 100-Year Starship Study, it’s desi... Read more
ARPA-e and others aim to fund development of a battery that relies on lithium and air In his State of the Union address, President Obama painted a vision of the jobs of tomorrow — then... Read more
