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Energy News- DOE Announces Two Million Smart Meters Installed in the U.S. September 1, 2010DOE has announced that two million smart meters have been installed in the United States with support from Recovery Act funding. […]
- Speeding Bullet EV from Ohio State Claims World Speed Record September 1, 2010A battery-powered electric vehicle (EV) built by Ohio State University engineering students has claimed a world speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. […]
- Peace Corps to Tackle Grassroots Energy Issues September 1, 2010The U.S. State Department has provided the Peace Corps with $1 million to tackle energy and climate issues by incorporating renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in Central and South America. […]
- DOE Announces Two Million Smart Meters Installed in the U.S. September 1, 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
- EPA’s Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study to Take Place in Binghamton, New York; Meeting Scheduled for September 13 and 15 at the Broome County Forum Theater August 31, 2010New York, NY – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a new venue and dates for the public meeting on EPA’s upcoming hydraulic fracturing study originally scheduled for August 12, 2010 […]
- 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’s Public Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing Study to Take Place in Binghamton, New York; Meeting Scheduled for September 13 and 15 at the Broome County Forum Theater August 31, 2010
- Energy Research
- Baring-Gould helps keep lights on down South September 2, 2010While most of us are squeezing the last bit of sunshine out of summer, clean energy systems certified by DOE''s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are supplying ice-bound research bases with critical power during the frigid darkness of the Antarctic winter. […]
- Simulations pick apart graphene mystery September 2, 2010Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications. […]
- NETL leads science-based risk assessment for carbon sequestration September 2, 2010The effectiveness of CO2 sequestration storage of CO2 depends greatly on storage permanence. […]
- Baring-Gould helps keep lights on down South September 2, 2010
- Agriculture
- New "Ornamental Edibles" Exhibit Added to ArboretumThe new Ornamental Edibles exhibit in the U.S. National Arboretum demonstrates ways that home gardeners can incorporate decorative vegetables like this purple basil into their landscape gardens. Photo courtesy of Jeanette Warriner, ARS. Arboretum opens new "Living Garden Catalog" exhibit USDA "Power Plants" exhibit opens at National Ar […]
- Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay from SpaceRead the magazine story to find out more. ARS soil scientist Greg McCarty (right) and U.S. Geological Survey researcher Dean Hively are developing new ways to judge the effectiveness of cover crops in controlling losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from farms into the Chesapeake Bay. Click the image for more information about it. See our information kit to fin […]
- Burning Invasive Juniper Trees Boosts Perennial Grass RecoveryBurning western junipers after they have been cut down instead of just leaving the trees on the ground helps native grasses get reestablished, according to new ARS studies. Photo courtesy of Dave Powell, U.S. Forest Service. ARS scientists study effects of grazing on grouse habitat Livestock can help rangelands recover from fires Challenging weed meets […]
- New "Ornamental Edibles" Exhibit Added to Arboretum
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA seeks court order against Michigan dairyThe U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Scenic View Dairy of Hamilton, Mich., its president, and three of its managers alleging that they sold dairy cows for human consumption that contained illegal drug residues in edible tissues. […]
- FDA launches new organizational performance management systemThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched an innovative performance management system designed to advance the President’s commitment to transparency, public participation, and collaboration in the work of government. […]
- 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. […]
- FDA seeks court order against Michigan dairy
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.