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Energy News- Department of Energy Paves Way for Additional Clean Energy Projects and Jobs through Manufacturing Solicitation August 12, 2010[…]
- 2009 a Year of Growth, Challenge for U.S. Wind Power: Report August 11, 2010The U.S. wind power industry grew in 2009, adding 10 gigawatts of new capacity and gaining $21 billion in investments, a new analysis from DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows. Still, the report noted some market challenges on the horizon. […]
- California School Set to Become First Grid-Positive U.S. College August 11, 2010California college has announced plans to become the first "grid-positive" school, using solar arrays to supply more than 100% of the college's electricity needs. […]
- Department of Energy Paves Way for Additional Clean Energy Projects and Jobs through Manufacturing Solicitation August 12, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy at Work in War ZonesParticipant in NREL's executive leadership class aims to bring solar and wind energy to Afghan farms; researchers advise military on powering bases. […]
- NREL Solar Technology Will Warm Air at 'Home'Transpired solar collector technology developed at NREL boosts the efficiency of the new Research Support Facility on the Lab's campus. […]
- 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. […]
- Renewable Energy at Work in War Zones
- Energy And The Environment
- Energy Research
- Cyclist leads NETL's effort to impact global carbon cycle August 17, 2010???Let???s Goooooo, Mountaineers!??? chants Grant Bromhal, speaking not of the kind that climbs mountains, but of those that live among them, specifically the students and alumni of West Virginia University, his alma mater.??Bromhal, a native West Virginian, and former member of the Mountaineer Marching Band, is well-known around DOE's National Energy T […]
- INL invention could aid Mars probes' search for life August 17, 2010The next generation of Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper, more robust and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory. […]
- Livermore Lab???s work with marine mammals gets ???seal of approval??? August 17, 2010Scientists from DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Sausalito, Calif. […]
- Cyclist leads NETL's effort to impact global carbon cycle August 17, 2010
- Agriculture
- Sensors More Accurately Map the Chesapeake Bays Forested Wetlands
- Blending Wind and Solar Meets Peak Energy DemandsIn some areas, peaks of solar energy generation come at the same times of the day when wind power is bottoming out, making the two alternative energy system good complements for each other, according to new research by ARS scientists. Click the image for more information about it. National Arboretum unveils first solar-powered irrigation system Company ex […]
- Practical Method to Speed Up Scab-Resistant Wheat BreedingARS scientists have developed a way to easily screen individual kernels of wheat and barley for resistance to the fungus that causes scab, shown here in barley. Click the image for more information about it. Diverse wheat tapped for antifungal genes New Durum wheat line resists scab disease ARS scientist honored for transfer of technology Practical Scr […]
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Low Blood Pressure DrugThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed to withdraw approval of the drug midodrine hydrochloride, used to treat the low blood pressure condition orthostatic hypotension, because required post-approval studies that verify the clinical benefit of the drug have not been done. […]
- FDA approves ella™ tablets for prescription emergency contraceptionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved ella™ (ulipristal acetate) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally within 120 hours (five days) after a contraceptive failure or unprotected intercourse. It is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive. […]
- FDA: Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug LamictalThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned that the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine), approved to treat seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord not caused by bacterial infection. […]
- FDA: Salmonella risk from frozen rodents fed to reptilesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. and international customers who may have purchased frozen mice, rats and chicks from Biggers and Callaham LLC, dba/MiceDirect.com, that these products, which are used as food for reptiles, have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. […]
- FDA Seeks Injunction Against Colorado Manufacturer of Cultured Cell ProductThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking an injunction in federal court against Regenerative Sciences LLC, of Broomfield, Colo., citing violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) that cause its cultured cell product to be adulterated. The product is also misbranded due to the lack of adequate directions for use and the failure to bear t […]
- FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Low Blood Pressure Drug
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.