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A Virgin Atlantic plane flying from Orlando to London has become the first commercial flight to use jet fuel partly made from recycled industrial waste...

A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College of New York suggests that plastic waste can effectively be converted into usable fuel and energy rather than...

We tend to view plastic waste as worthless garbage, but a group of innovators and creators in Africa view it as an unexploited asset. In fact, they've used it to create the Dung Beetle Project, an art project that includes...

Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning of wood as a 'carbon neutral' fuel source...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have discovered a revolutionary way to transform mushroom waste into biofuel. Despite claims to the contrary, biofuel — typically derived from food crops — is often...

Rio Tinto Group, the world's second largest mining company, is selling off its coal mines with the goal of getting out of the business. Although environmental concerns are motivating some to act against coal, London-based...

UK residents who plan to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) next year should hold out for a Nissan Leaf. Energy company Ovo has partnered with the automaker to allow anyone with a garage to receive a special charger that facilitates...

Hydrogen can be obtained from seawater to power fuel cells, but the process is typically costly because of the electricity required. Researchers created a nanomaterial that can do the job more efficiently. According to the...

Could a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope so. The startup will soon begin testing a prototype of their kelp elevator, a farm that can move up and down...

Portland is searching for alternative sources of energy in unlikely places - including the city's sewage treatment plants. New infrastructure at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant will allow the city to produce...

Groundbreaking research from scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Florida State University could help in the fight against climate change...

What if the carbon dioxide building up in our atmosphere could be put to good use as fuel? For years chemists have chased a catalyst that could aid the reaction converting carbon dioxide to methane, a building block for many...

Researchers have come up with a solution for the problem of too much plastic waste and insufficient, reliable clean energy for the masses. By turning the tons of discarded plastic bottles into fuel, we could kill two birds...

What if our carbon emissions could actually minimize our carbon footprint? Chemical engineers from MIT have made an exciting discovery that could change the way we approach emissions: they’ve figured out how to transform...

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There is a generator-by-generator analysis of the US power supply for 2012, called “eGrid”, available here as an Excel file...