19 October 2011

Hardwood chips, a typical feedstock for biomaterial production using supercritical water technology. Image credit:Renmatix.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

18 October 2011

Atelier DNA/Promo image Like Awesome-Looking Giant Blades of Grass Wind turbines are probably here to stay. Over time they'll become more efficient by moving offshore, where the wind blows stronger and more constantly, and by becoming bigger and more sophisticated (special blade shapes, lighter materials, better internal components in the nacelle, etc). But the general principle of using rotating blades to capture the kinetic energy of the wind and convert it into clean electricity probably won't change too much... But that doesn't mean that there isn't other ways to harness the pow... Read the full story on TreeHugger

18 October 2011

oskay via Flickr CC/CC BY 1.0 It is not news that our energy consumption has greatly increased in the last 40 years. Nor is it news that our rate of consumption of appliances and gadgets is outpacing the gains we are making in energy efficiency. However, a new report by The Energy Saving Trust puts the scale of growth in bold relief. According to the UK-based study, consumer electronics energy consumption in the UK ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

18 October 2011

© h2overhaul In America, our buildings use 13% of the total water consumed each day. But we are running out of fresh water, misusing it, wasting it. What can we do to reduce what we use in our buildings? To collect it? To purify it? Let's find out. Duke University's Center for Energy Development and the Global Environment (EDGE) and TreeHugger are supporting H2Overhaul, a challenge to find the best ideas. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger