Researchers at the University of Illinois are making progress in the continual effort to develop sustainable and cost-effective processes for harvesting and collecting biomass feedstock. Alan Hansen, a professor in agricultural and biological engineering (ABE) at the University of Illinois, is part of a team working with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) to determine the main obstacles in .. more …
Trane Heat Pump for Ultra Efficiency This will help maintain greater humidity control during cooling and also help in heating by maintain the speed of the fan. These cycles can be managed ensuring that more optimum temperature is maintained in the house for extreme comfort. The heat pump is very efficient because of two compressors one each for the milers weather and for the hotter days. The .. more …
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “What is energy?” “What is a renewable source of energy?” “Did you know 51 percent of Illinois’ electricity comes from coal?” These are the kind of questions fifth graders in Northern Illinois will be asked as part of Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program and Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd) Smart Ideas Elementary Energy Education Program. A photo .. more …
WASHINGTON , Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), who has led the effort to increase the energy efficiency of SEPTA’s transit fleet, announced today that SEPTA will receive a $1,440,000 green-energy grant for the Market-Frankford Line. (Logo: ) The Department of Transportation has approved the grant as A New Model for Wayside Energy Storage under the Transit .. more …
Byline: Benzinga StaffCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE today announced that it is working with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate ways to improve wind farm productivityand efficiency. The results of the study will directly contribute tofuture product and service designs. The project is part of a larger Department of Energy (DOE) investment of $9 million to an IIT-led .. more …
The company plans to invest in alternative energy sources such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) and natural gas liquid (NGL) after studying a gas-utilisation project, director Chatchaphol Prasopchoke said. UAC has received a letter of intent from a foreign company that was granted a concession to process crude oil and gas in Sukhothai province, to negotiate the .. more …
At the Earths’ core, the temperature is 60 times greater than that of water being boiled. The tremendous heat creates pressures that exert themselves only a couple of miles below us, and these pressures contain huge amounts of energy. Superheated fluids in the form of magma, which we see the power and energy of whenever there is a volcanic eruption, await our tapping. These fluids also trickle to .. more …
With the continually rising costs for energy, virtually every prroperty owner is searching for a method to lower the capital they spend on heating, cooling and lighting their properties. For loads of people in a large bulk of the nation adding a new energy efficient heat pump is part of that over all energy conservation solution. While heat pumps are not viable in the colder regions of the nation .. more …
In the debate over our energy future, solar, wind and electric car companies don’t speak in a single, unified voice. Tom Steyer and Hemant Taneja want to change that.They have formed an organization, called Advanced Energy Economy, that the two hope will grow into a nationwide chamber of commerce for alternative energy companies. The organization, which they will formally announce today, already .. more …
Solar energy for houses produces no carbon dioxide emissions into the natural environment that is definitely a wonderful benefit. Solar energy for family homes can help us decrease the destruction being sustained to the Earth. In addition, solar powered energy for houses lowers utility bills and demands little routine maintenance and helps make your house go up in price. For anyone who is .. more …
