Biofuels
Algae! Trash! Poop! Organisms convert energy from the sun into energy for life. PF Members offer their solutions on how to turn that biomass into an energy source for mankind.
Ole Miss student Lindsay Fox discovers how one big food company is trimming the fat off its wasteful processes.
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Government oil use mostly goes towards the military, but with prices on the rise an alternative is becoming essential.
Gobble, gobble! All of us at Planet Forward wish you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving! In honor of the holiday, we're providing you with some food for thought! This week we're featuring ideas from the Planet Forward community that... Read More
Our latest segment from Bloomberg West features a fuel cell that is powered by sugar commonly found in soda and sports drinks.
Researchers from University of Michigan are looking to fish to monitor water quality. But, we're not talking about Nemo, these fish are robots!
The idea is as follows. Cyanobacteria takes water as input and then gives oxygen and protons and electrons as output. So the idea is to genetically manipulate the Cyanobacteria so that the protons and electrons somehow collide to form hydrogen. Then... Read More
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
The Royal Danish Embassy and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a Congressional forum focused on how Denmark, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Union (EU), is meeting the economic, environmental, and energy... Read More
Planet Forward
One of our Planet Forward members contacted me with an interesting question:
PARC’s breakthrough clean water platform technology, Hydrodynamic Separation (HDS), can potentially provide multiple benefits, such as: Compact form factor – ideal for space- and weight-constrained sites; Modular and scalable – easily increase or... Read More
FlexEnergy manufactures technology that resolves methane gas pollution and the need for renewable energy. And it does so with two technologies.
The Flex Powerstation produces electricity from the widest range of fuels down to as low as 5% methane.... Read More