US Funding For Solar PV + Agriculture & Small Innovative Solar PV & CSP Projects
This fifth round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects involve solar PV plus agriculture and small innovative solar PV and CSP projects.
University of Alabama
Harvard U. Researchers Transform Bacteria Into A Biofuel Powerhouse
A research team from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering together and Harvard Medical School is on track to transform the common bacteria E. coli into a jack-of-all-trades producer of biofuels, pharmaceuticals, plastics and just about anything else that is presently made from petroleum precursors. The trick is … [continued]
Tornado-Tough Shelters from Recycled Materials
With Hurricane Isaac making landfall (and memories of Katrina), news of super sturdy shelter panels from recycled materials is rather apropos. Researchers at the University of Alabama-Birmingham have developed panels that can withstand a pummeling of 15-pound two-by-fours shot from a cannon. The boards struck the panels at 100 … [continued]
“Workhorse” Bacteria Solves Biofuel Waste Problem
Biofuels have a clear advantage over petroleum products when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but skyrocketing biofuel production has created a problem of its own: a worldwide glut of crude glycerol, also known as glycerin or glycerine. The thick, gooey liquid is difficult and expensive to dispose of, … [continued]
