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Tag: DOEResearch centers conceived to speed energy-related research are facing a tough battle in Congress. Less May Be More for Wind Turbines Nordic Windpower's two-bladed rotors depart from conventional wind-power design. A catalytic process could improve thermochemical routes to ethanol. The DOE's decision to abandon FutureGen could accelerate clean-coal technology. Financial support for a major international fusion project is one of many casualties. Helium isotopes reveal hidden stores of geothermal energy. Congress pushes for another look at thorium fuel, saying it could reduce the amount of high-level nuclear waste produced by reactors. A Better Way to Make Hydrogen? A Purdue researcher claims aluminum alloys could make fuel-cell vehicles practical. A genomics pioneer turns his attention to synthetic biology's potential. Gene sequencing could help make more energy-efficient biofuels practical. Startup LS9 is developing microbes that produce hydrocarbons. A new roof-mounted system that concentrates sunlight could cut the price of photovoltaics. The potential of solar energy remains unfulfilled. No matter how well they're engineered, hydrogen cars offer no real answer to the imminent threats posed by global warming. A Practical Use for Waste Methane A direct method of converting methane into useful chemical compounds could reduce the release of the potent greenhouse gas at isolated oil fields. |
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