The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), announced a $6.5 million request for proposals (RFP) to develop new technologies for purifying non-traditional water sources. The advancements in desalination technologies will help propel the modernization of America’s water infrastructure, increase access to clean, … [continued]
Serendipity has played a role in many scientific discoveries. Developing a water treatment method capable of separating oil-producing algae, bacteria, and other organic material during its algae-biofuel production process, OriginOil discovered that it works equally well on the water that accompanies the petroleum, bacteria, and organic solids extracted from oil … [continued]
The US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory has created a new, free-to-use online tool that allows users to analyze the environmental impact of various fuels before they are used to create power. “The Excel-based Upstream Dashboard provides ‘upstream’ data for lifecycle analysis of coal, natural gas, … [continued]
