Science news articles about 'alternative to fossil fuels'

  • More Efficient Fuel Cells, Thanks To A New Catalyst

    Methanol fuel cells are an efficient and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but they are still not economically viable. Now, a University of the Basque Country research chemist has developed new ...
  • New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus

    ... their initial observations in the November issue of Microbiology. The discovery may offer an alternative to fossil fuels, said Strobel, MSU professor of plant sciences and plant pathology. The find ...
  • Nano Team Increases Efficiency of Sun-to-Fuel Process

    ... use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert ...
  • Russian scientist proposes small nuclear plants as clean northern energy source

    ... in Canada's North pay skyrocketing fuel prices to meet their energy needs, a Russian scientist at ... s Canadian Arctic Summit is proposing small nuclear reactors as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels.
  • Global Limits Of Biomass Energy

    ... been widely touted as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Research is booming to improve energy crops and methods of converting crops to fuel. Already, Brazil gets 30% of its automotive ...
  • Closing the hydrogen economic loop

    ... have the means for making the hydrogen economy realistic. Hydrogen is considered the "ultimate" fuel alternative to fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. As such, research is focusing on ...
  • DOE JGI Director Eddy Rubin highlights the genomics of plant-based biofuels in the journal Nature

    Genomics is accelerating improvements for converting plant biomass into biofuel—as an alternative to fossil fuel for the nation's transportation needs, reports Eddy Rubin, Director of the U.S. ...
  • 'Energy grasses' need careful consideration

    'Energy grasses' are viewed as an alternative to fossil fuels, but their potential failings need further consideration, warns Jiang Gaoming.
  • New ways to use biomass

    Alternatives to fossil fuels and natural gas as carbon sources and fuel are in demand. Biomass could play a more significant part in the future. Researchers in the USA and China have now developed a ...
  • New ways to use biomass

    Alternatives to fossil fuels and natural gas as carbon sources and fuel are in demand. Biomass could play a more significant part in the future. Researchers in the USA and China have now developed a ...
  • Watt Now?

    ... to understand why switching to renewable fuels is going to be so hard? This overview of alternative energy, fossil fuels and the climate challenge puts it all in perspective. Pay special attention to ...
  • Biofuel plantations on tropical forestlands are bad for the climate and biodiversity, study finds

    ... we see any benefits whatsoever." Biofuels have been touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, one of the major contributors to global warming. One such biofuel, palm oil, ...
  • $15-Million Marine Energy Prize Launched in Scotland

    The race is officially on for the team who can find the best way to harness the oceans' power as a serious energy alternative to fossil fuels.
  • Two-step chemical process turns raw biomass into biofuel

    ... of the most abundant organic substances on the planet, it is widely seen as a promising alternative to fossil fuels. "This solvent system can dissolve cotton balls, which are pure cellulose," says ...
  • Feather fibers fluff up hydrogen storage capacity

    ... common element in the universe, has long been touted as a clean and abundant energy alternative to fossil fuels. But its physical characteristics make it very difficult to store and transport — as a ...

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