The only product of combustion is water; in fact, ultra-pure, newly-minted “virgin” water! As I mentioned in a comment in the Beyond Coal Team blog, converting coal-fired... Read more
Algae eats CO2, and then it makes fuel. Where do we have a lot of CO2? Spewing out of coal power plants. Now OriginOil is working to use those emissions to feed algae and ramp up the... Read more
The world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases will share innovative technologies to clean up coal burning U.S. and Chinese officials heading up a series of joint advanced coal p... Read more
Lately we’re hearing a lot about the green energy potential of fuel cells, particularly hydrogen fuel cells. Unfortunately, although various methods of hydrogen production are being de... Read more
Vast newly discovered natural gas resources and the expectation that demand for the fuel will rise substantially in fast-growing economies are ushering in a “Golden Age of Gas,”... Read more
Coating concrete destined to rebuild America’s crumbling bridges and roadways with some of the millions of tons of ash left over from burning coal could extend the life of those struct... Read more
Coal waste could provide a strong, lightweight material for car manufacturers Could coal be the key to manufacturing lighter, more energy-efficient vehicles, including electric cars? It may... Read more
Concrete seems pretty inoffensive. It just looks like mud, and appears to do nothing except sit there and harden. The fact is, though, concrete is the world’s third-largest sour... Read more
Image via CrunchBase Renewable energy technologies will never get off the ground until they become cheaper than fossil fuels. Today, Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen says his startup took a s... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new technique to shatter shale and get the gas within offers promise–and peril. That’s the sound of fracking—pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals a mi... Read more