Fuel from Synthetic Foam
Inspired by a natural long-lived foam generated by the semi-tropical Tungara frog researchers have been able to generate a photosynthetic foam utilizing enzymes derived from bacteria, fungi, plants and of course the frog. The resulting foam is able to effectively convert carbon dioxide into sugar crystals,...
Biomass Opposition in Wisconsin
Biomass has regularly had both proponents and opponents on both sides of the issue regarding its usage for some time now, with many people fearing the additional pollution the usage of biomass might bring into the environment over other energy sources. Such a concern was the primary point of discussion...
EnergyStar May Not Be Valid
Over the past four years alarms have been going off for some people around the world in regards to the popular EnergyStar program. While it is true that the program has helped cut back on energy usage for home owners around the globe since its initial inception at the same time the measures and regulations...
Energy Efficiency Benefits
Secretary Chu recently announced a reminder to all US citizens in regards to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that they can receive tax benefits all virtually all improvements to their home that can improve the home’s energy efficiency – such as the installation of insulation, energy-efficient...
Hydropower and Homes
With many homeowners today looking at finding alternative ways to power their devices and reduce their energy bills many homeowners living near a running water source have seen a renewed interest in hydroelectric power generation. Operating in a number of different ways both from full-immersion generation...

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