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Energy News- DOE Creates a New Energy Hub to Develop Fuels from Sunlight July 28, 2010DOE is backing a California research team with up to $122 million for establishing an energy innovation hub to develop a method of producing fuels from sunlight. Cal Tech will lead the team in partnership with DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and other California institutions. […]
- DOE Announces $30 Million for Energy-Efficient Housing Partnerships July 28, 2010DOE has announced up to $30 million in funding for 15 research partnerships that aim to deliver innovative energy efficiency strategies to the residential housing market. […]
- The International Renewable Energy Agency Becomes an International Organization July 28, 2010The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has become a chartered international organization 18 months after its founding. IRENA seeks to promote renewable energy use among its global member states. […]
- DOE Creates a New Energy Hub to Develop Fuels from Sunlight July 28, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- NREL Scholarship Gives Columbine Grads a BoostTen years ago, in the wake of tragedy, NREL set up a fund to help students at Columbine High School. The investment still pays dividends. […]
- Wind and Solar Energy Power Polar ResearchNREL researchers deploy renewable energy systems at National Science Foundation bases in forbidding, fragile Antarctica. […]
- Building Better Batteries for Cars and SpacecraftNASA and NREL combine experience and experiments to make safer more reliable batteries for outer space and Interstates. […]
- NREL Scholarship Gives Columbine Grads a Boost
- Energy And The Environment
- Hoosier Energy Agreement Marks 20th Settlement Under EPA’s Power Plant Enforcement Initiative July 23, 2010WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Justice Department, and the state of Indiana announced that Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc […]
- EPA Awards $5.6 Million to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies July 22, 2010WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5.6 million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll out of $120 million in clean diesel grants […]
- New Toolkit to Help Local Governments with Green Building Practices July 21, 2010(ATLANTA – July 21, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announced the release of the Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments (Toolkit) […]
- Hoosier Energy Agreement Marks 20th Settlement Under EPA’s Power Plant Enforcement Initiative July 23, 2010
- Energy Research
- Following in nature???s footsteps July 28, 2010At DOE???s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. […]
- Researchers use light to create rare uranium molecule July 28, 2010For the first time ever, scientists have used light energy to create a rare molecular uranium nitride (U-N) complex containing a discrete terminal U-N unit, where the nitrogen atom is bonded only to the one uranium atom, versus prior work where the nitrogen atom has always been bonded to two or more uranium atoms. […]
- Turning up the heat in Alaska July 28, 2010Scientists at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming on the icy layers of arctic permafrost. […]
- Following in nature???s footsteps July 28, 2010
- Agriculture
- A New Tool for Improving SwitchgrassARS has signed an agreement with the Kansas Bioscience Authority to help commercialize ARS-developed technologies and foster research-based opportunities. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Clipart. USDA's Agricultural Research Service Enters Partnership with Kansas Bioscience Authority to Expand Economic Growth in Region By Jan Suszkiw July 27, 2010 Officials […]
- ARS Partners with Kansas Bioscience Authority to Expand Economic Growth in RegionARS molecular biologist Christian Tobias and his colleagues have published the genetic map for switchgrass, a tool that may speed up development of this native perennial prairie grass as a source of biofuel. Click the image for more information about it. Scientists turn genetic keys to unlock bioenergy in switchgrass ARS bio-oil technology heats up Sci […]
- "Super Socks" Help Stem Pollution RunoffARS scientists and their collaborators found a way to improve the ability of compost filled mesh tubes called filter socks to remove silt, heavy metals, fertilizers and petroleum products from storm water runoff by adding flocculation agents. Photo courtesy of Filtrexx International. A hedge with an edge for erosion control ARS teams up to help farmers in […]
- A New Tool for Improving Switchgrass
- Food, Drugs And Health
- New Early Detection System Helps FDA Identify More than 100 Food Safety Problems in First 7 MonthsMore than 100 food safety reports were submitted by industry to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new electronic portal in its first months of operation, the agency said today. […]
- Federal Agents Seize FastSize Extenders and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality MonitorsAt the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized $346,954.43 worth of FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitor devices, as well as component parts used in the manufacture of the FastSize Extender. The FastSize Extender and the FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitor are manufactured and distributed […]
- Pennsylvania Dairy Farm Agrees to Stop Improper MedicationOwners agree to keep illegal drug residues out of animals sold for human consumption A Pennsylvania dairy farm has agreed to abide by federal regulations that protect meat from illegal drug residues caused by the unapproved medication of cattle before slaughter, as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction obtained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra […]
- FDA Approves First Generic Enoxaparin Sodium InjectionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium injection), an anti-coagulant drug used to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially deadly blood clotting condition. […]
- Federal Government Seizes Cyanide Antidote Kits from California CompanyAt the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized $39,000 worth of products labeled as cyanide antidote kits from Keystone Pharmaceuticals in Laguna Hills, California. The seizure warrant was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. […]
- New Early Detection System Helps FDA Identify More than 100 Food Safety Problems in First 7 Months
Fuels From Sunlight
It would seem that the sun is one of the only places to take advantage of nuclear fusion.
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The Department Of Energy the creation of the Fuels from Sunlight Energy Innovation Hub to develop revolutionary methods of generating fuels directly from sunlight. The Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), led by the California Institute of Technology in partnership with the DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will operate the initiative. JCAP will bring together leading researchers in an effort to simulate natural photosynthesis for practical energy production. The goal is to build an integrated solar energy-to-chemical fuel conversion system before moving the system from the discovery phase to a commercial scale. To fulfill its mission, the hub will receive up to $22 million in Fiscal Year 2010, then an estimated $25 million per year for the next four fiscal years.
Research will be directed at finding the functional components needed to assemble a complete artificial photosynthetic system, including light absorbers, catalysts, molecular linkers, and separation membranes. The hub will then integrate those components into an operational solar fuel system and will develop scale-up strategies to move the product from the laboratory to commercial viability. The ultimate objective is to move from fundamental to applied research and technology development, setting the stage for a direct solar fuels industry. If successful, the concept—to combine sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make a clean fuel—would be an energy sector game changer. DOE’s Office of Science will oversee the project. The Fuels from Sunlight Energy Innovation Hub is the second of three such interdisciplinary hubs that will receive funding in FY 2010. In May, DOE announced that a team led by DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will establish a hub on modeling and simulation for nuclear reactors. The selection for the remaining hub will be announced in the coming months.