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Energy News- Vice President Biden Announces 200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act August 26, 2010At an event with homeowners and workers who benefited from the program, today in Manchester, New Hampshire, Vice President Joe Biden announced a major Recovery Act milestone—the weatherizing of 200,000 homes under the Recovery Act. […]
- DOE Extends Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Solicitation August 25, 2010DOE has extended the application deadline for the July 2009 energy efficiency, renewable energy, and advanced transmission and distribution technologies solicitation. […]
- Vice President Biden Releases Report Showing Recovery Act Energy Impact August 25, 2010Vice President Biden has announced the release of a new analysis showing that the Recovery Act has supported major breakthroughs in renewable energy generation and manufacturing capacity. […]
- Vice President Biden Announces 200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act August 26, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- IKEA Geothermal System Could Inform OthersHome furnishings retailer to tap into Earth's steady temperature; NREL to collect data, monitor system with an eye toward helping save energy and money. […]
- 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. […]
- IKEA Geothermal System Could Inform Others
- Energy And The Environment
- New England Schools Get Ready for School Year – and Big Energy Savings August 19, 2010(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 19, 2010) – As more New England communities seek cost savings in a tight economy, many are looking to expand energy efficiency in schools and other municipal buildings, saving money and helping the environment […]
- Get Your Students Back to School – While Saving Money and Helping the Environment August 17, 2010(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 17, 2010) – Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies […]
- EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks Available to Conduct Interviews at Iowa State Fair August 12, 2010Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., August 12, 2010) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will attend the annual Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Aug. 16 […]
- New England Schools Get Ready for School Year – and Big Energy Savings August 19, 2010
- Energy Research
- Cyclist leads NETL's effort to impact global carbon cycle August 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2010Scientists from DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Sausalito, Calif. […]
- Cyclist leads NETL's effort to impact global carbon cycle August 27, 2010
- Agriculture
- Hyperspectral Imaging Speeds Detection of CampylobacterARS scientists have developed a way to identify the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter in less than 24 hours after the bacteria is plated through hyperspectral imaging, a combination of digital imaging with spectroscopy. Click the image for more information about it. ARS system to detect poultry contamination passes first commercial test USDA pressure chamb […]
- Researchers Study Cinnamon ExtractsAn ARS-led study found that a water soluble extract of cinnamon can help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Clipart. Studies reveal how plants protect us from disease More strawberries, more antioxidant absorption Beneficial compounds in cinnamon spice up insulin sensitivity Researchers Study Cin […]
- Controlling Insects in Stored GrainNew ARS research indicates that, during the summer, suction aeration in grain storage bins correlates to fewer insect pests than does pressure aeration. Click the image to see a larger version. Scientists plot genetic ploy against grain pest Getting a "charge" from bugs in wheat How wheat kernels "sing" is a sign of their quality Be […]
- Hyperspectral Imaging Speeds Detection of Campylobacter
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut CapsulesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take TimeOut Capsules because it contains an active drug ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement. […]
- FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirementsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. […]
- FDA Warns of Possible Dangers from Portable Foot-Tanning DeviceThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about the risk of ultraviolet radiation overdose with the Tootsie Tanner portable foot tanning device. […]
- Study: Presence of murine leukemia virus found in CFS Patients, othersResearchers have found murine leukemia viruses (MLV) in blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and some healthy blood donors, according to a study published online today by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). […]
- Urgent Nationwide Frozen Mamey Fruit Products RecallAn investigation by the CDC and state partners showed an epidemiologic link between an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Typhi and frozen mamey fruit products sold under the La Nuestra brand by Montalvan Sales Inc. Ontario, Calif, and under the Goya brand by Goya Foods Inc. Secaucus, New Jersey. […]
- FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut Capsules
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.