U.S. Utilities Increase Energy Efficiency Programs 43% to $5.3B
U.S. utilities spent 43 percent more on energy-efficiency programs in 2009, according to a new report from the nonprofit Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE), which represents energy efficiency program administrators in the United States...Read More
Process in Big-Screen Plasma TVs Can Produce Ultra-Clean Fuel
The process that lights up big-screen plasma TV displays is getting a new life in producing ultra-clean fuels, according to a report presented March 22 at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It described a small,...Read More
Fuel from Chicken Feathers?
If we go by the stats, every year 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste accumulates annually, because we have gigantic appetite for poultry products. They can’t be stuffed into pillows. Mostly they are utilized as low-grade animal feed....Read More
Underwater line would take power to New York
A Toronto company is behind an ambitious plan to build an underwater power transmission line down Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, taking electricity from Quebec to New York City.
The innovative project is the brainchild of Transmission...Read More