<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title> Latest Energy News</title><link>http://www.energylocate.com</link><description>Elsevier energylocate latest energy news</description><docs>http://www.energylocate.com/energylocate/rss/</docs><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Elsevier energylocate</title><url>http://www.energylocate.com/_common/images/content/energylocate_logo_rss.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Security, Prosperity and Community – Towards a Common European Energy Policy? ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/195-security-prosperity-and-community--towards-a-common-european-energy-policy-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/195-security-prosperity-and-community--towards-a-common-european-energy-policy-</guid><description><![CDATA[Energy PolicyVolume 38, Issue 3, Pages 1227-1606 (March 2010) Special Section with Regular PapersEdited by Urban StrandbergSlightly more than 50 years ago, on the 25th of March 1957, the European Community passed EURATOM—the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. Its purpose wa...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A roadmap for biofuels in Europe]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/194-a-roadmap-for-biofuels-in-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/194-a-roadmap-for-biofuels-in-europe</guid><description><![CDATA[Biomass and BioenergyVolume 34, Issue 2, Pages 157-250 (February 2010) Edited by Andre Faaij and Marc LondoThe REFUEL project that was carried out between 2006 and 2008 was designed to encourage a greater market penetration of biofuels, with a focus on the European Union. &nbsp;Partners in the RE...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Developments of Biomass Conversion Technologies]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/193-recent-developments-of-biomass-conversion-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/193-recent-developments-of-biomass-conversion-technologies</guid><description><![CDATA[Bioresource TechnologyVolume 101, Issue 1, Supplement 1, January 2010Supplement Issue on Recent Developments of Biomass Conversion Technologies Edited by Jin-Suk Lee and Shiro SakaAs global warming and oil crisis are becoming a major concern, intensive works have been conducted to secure sources ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Future Energy Summit draws 20,000 to Abu Dhabi]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/192-world-future-energy-summit-draws-20-000-to-abu-dhabi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/192-world-future-energy-summit-draws-20-000-to-abu-dhabi</guid><description><![CDATA[International event, organized by Reed Exhibitions and Elsevier, brings together leaders of government and industry to focus on sustainable energyABU DHABI – The World Future Energy Summit 2010, held last week in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, featured more than 150 speakers, including...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editor recognised as an Alberta Research Council Distinguished Scholar ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/191-editor-recognised-as-an-alberta-research-council-distinguished-scholar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/191-editor-recognised-as-an-alberta-research-council-distinguished-scholar</guid><description><![CDATA[Stefan Bachu, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control and world-expert in carbon storage, has been recognised as an Alberta Research Council Distinguished Scientist, the highest honor granted by the council.Click here for full details...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/189-passive-and-low-energy-cooling-for-the-built-environment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/189-passive-and-low-energy-cooling-for-the-built-environment</guid><description><![CDATA[Joint 3rd Palenc, 5th EPIC and 1st Cool Roofs Conference 29 September - 1 October 2010, Rhodes Island, GreeceConference and Scientific Chairman: Professor M. Santamouris, Associate Editor, Solar EnergyThe joint 3rd Palenc, 5th EPIC and 1st Cool Roofs Conference focus on the application of passive...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/187-encyclopedia-of-electrochemical-power-sources</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/187-encyclopedia-of-electrochemical-power-sources</guid><description><![CDATA[Edited by Jürgen Garche, Christopher Dyer, Patrick T. Moseley, Zempachi Ogumi, David A. J. Rand, and Bruno Scrosati&nbsp;AVAILABLE NOW&nbsp;This five-volume reference pulls key information into a single source for quick access to answers and/or in-depth examination of the subject.Encyclopedia of ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexible conversion fast reactors ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/186-flexible-conversion-fast-reactors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/186-flexible-conversion-fast-reactors</guid><description><![CDATA[Flexible conversion fast reactors Special Section, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 239, Issue 12, Pages 2581-3178 (December 2009)&nbsp;Guest Editors: Neil Todreas and &nbsp;Pavel Hejzlar, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyYassin Hassan, Texas A&M UniversityThe Generation IV program has ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the future hold for 
renewable energy in the Middle East? ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/185-what-does-the-future-hold-for--renewable-energy-in-the-middle-east-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/185-what-does-the-future-hold-for--renewable-energy-in-the-middle-east-</guid><description><![CDATA[Announcing the latest Renewable Energy Focus interactive webinar, in association with the World Future Energy Summit:When: Wednesday 9th December 2009Time: 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST, 19:00 UAEDuration: 1 hour Free RegistrationSpeakers: Helene Pelosse, Director General, IRENA; Ziad Tassabehji, Director...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Systems: The Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/184-renewable-energy-systems-the-choice-and-modeling-of-100-renewable-solutions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/184-renewable-energy-systems-the-choice-and-modeling-of-100-renewable-solutions</guid><description><![CDATA[By Henrik Lund, Editor-in-Chief, EnergyIn this practical guide, globally recognized renewable energy researcher and professor Henrik Lund describes the modeling and simulation techniques that can be utilised to ensure at the outset of any renewable energy project that the resources available will...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPE Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/182-spe-intelligent-energy-conference-and-exhibition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/182-spe-intelligent-energy-conference-and-exhibition</guid><description><![CDATA[23-25 March 2010, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The NetherlandsEach SPE Intelligent Energy event marks a milestone on the Oil&Gas industry's road map to fully integrated operations.SPE Intelligent Energy responds to the need for innovative and more efficient methods to maximise production, increase recover...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘‘Green’’ path from fossil-based to hydrogen economy: An
overview of carbon-neutral technologies]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/181--green--path-from-fossil-based-to-hydrogen-economy-an-overview-of-carbon-neutral-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/181--green--path-from-fossil-based-to-hydrogen-economy-an-overview-of-carbon-neutral-technologies</guid><description><![CDATA[Nazim Z. Muradov, T. Nejat VezirogluInternational Journal of Hydrogen EnergyVolume 33, Issue 23, December 2008, Pages 6804-6839 &nbsp;While the dominant role of hydrogen in a sustainable energy future is widely accepted, the strategies for the transition from fossil-based to hydrogen economy are ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powering the Low Carbon Economy: Electricity’s role in decarbonizing energy use
]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/180-powering-the-low-carbon-economy-electricity-s-role-in-decarbonizing-energy-use-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/180-powering-the-low-carbon-economy-electricity-s-role-in-decarbonizing-energy-use-</guid><description><![CDATA[Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 March 2010Chatham House, London, UK&nbsp;How can governments deliver energy and climate security?&nbsp;Governments are faced with the challenge of successfully transforming global energy use to meet 2020 and then 2050 targets on emissions reductions.&nbsp;Register now to jo...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear Engineering and Design Special Issue: Hydride Fueled Light Water Reactors]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/179-nuclear-engineering-and-design-special-issue-hydride-fueled-light-water-reactors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/179-nuclear-engineering-and-design-special-issue-hydride-fueled-light-water-reactors</guid><description><![CDATA[Nuclear Engineering and DesignVolume 239, Issue 8, August 2009For the last half century, the technology for the commercial nuclear power produced by light water reactors has been entirely based on uranium dioxide as the fuel. No other types of fuel have recently been explored comprehensively. &nb...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biofuels: Environment, technology and food security]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/178-biofuels-environment-technology-and-food-security</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/178-biofuels-environment-technology-and-food-security</guid><description><![CDATA[José C. Escobar, Electo S. Lora, Osvaldo J. Venturini, Edgar E. Yáñez, Edgar F. Castillo and Oscar Almazan&nbsp;Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsVolume 13, Issues 6-7, August-September 2009, Pages 1275-1287 This article was one of the 25&nbsp;most downloaded in the Energy subject category,...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon in Motion: Fuel Economy, Vehicle Use, and Other Factors affecting CO2 Emissions From Transport - Energy Policy Special Issue]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/177-carbon-in-motion-fuel-economy-vehicle-use-and-other-factors-affecting-co2-emissions-from-transport--energy-policy-special-issue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/177-carbon-in-motion-fuel-economy-vehicle-use-and-other-factors-affecting-co2-emissions-from-transport--energy-policy-special-issue</guid><description><![CDATA[Energy PolicyVolume 37, Issue 10, October 2009, Pages 3711-3713 This Issue of Energy Policy grew out of events held in 2008 to discuss issues related to the fuel economy and CO2 emissions from&nbsp;new vehicles. Two Roundtables organized by the International Transport Forum of the OECD and the In...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioresource Technologies - Supplement Issue on Recent Developments of Biomass Conversion Technologies]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/176-bioresource-technologies--supplement-issue-on-recent-developments-of-biomass-conversion-technologies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/176-bioresource-technologies--supplement-issue-on-recent-developments-of-biomass-conversion-technologies</guid><description><![CDATA[Bioresource Technology, Volume 101, Issue 1, Supplement 1, Pages S1-S118 (January 2010 – available online on ScienceDirect) Guest EditorsJin-Suk Lee, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Republic of KoreaShiro Saka, Kyoto University, Japan&nbsp;As global warming and oil crisis are becoming a major...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Renewable Energy Focus Webinar, in association with PerkinElmer – register now for free]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/175-new-renewable-energy-focus-webinar-in-association-with-perkinelmer--register-now-for-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/175-new-renewable-energy-focus-webinar-in-association-with-perkinelmer--register-now-for-free</guid><description><![CDATA[New Renewable Energy Focus Webinar, in association with PerkinElmer – register now for freeTopic: Optical Characterisation of PV cellsDate: Tuesday 10th November 2009Time: 10:00 EST, 15:00 GMTDuration: I hourSpeakers: Dr. Peter Hoedl, Director Renewable Energy, PerkinElmer, Inc.Chris Lynch, North...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies 
]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/174-10th-international-conference-on-greenhouse-gas-control-technologies-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/174-10th-international-conference-on-greenhouse-gas-control-technologies-</guid><description><![CDATA[Amsterdam, The Netherlands.19-23 September 2010&nbsp;Chair: Wim Turkenburg - Utrecht University, NLVice-Chair: John Gale - IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, UK and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas ControlGHGT-10 aims to build upon the long tradition established in th...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applications of porous media combustion technology - A review ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/173-applications-of-porous-media-combustion-technology--a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/173-applications-of-porous-media-combustion-technology--a-review</guid><description><![CDATA[Applied Energy,Volume 86, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 1365-1375Mujeebu, M.A.; Abdullah, M.Z.; Bakar, M.Z.A.; Mohamad, A.A.; Abdullah, M.K. This article was one of the 25&nbsp;most downloaded from ScienceDirect - which hosts over 2,500 peer-reviewed journals -&nbsp;for the period April-June 200...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Gains its First Impact Factor]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/172-international-journal-of-greenhouse-gas-control-gains-its-first-impact-factor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/172-international-journal-of-greenhouse-gas-control-gains-its-first-impact-factor</guid><description><![CDATA[Greenhouse IssuesNumber 95, September 2009Henri Van Dorssen, Executive Publisher, ElsevierIn June of this year the new Journal Citation Reports®, containing the 2008 Impact Factors, were released by Thomson Reuters.&nbsp; According to Thomson Reuters the journal performance metrics offer a system...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent trends in global production and utilization of bio-ethanol fuel ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/171-recent-trends-in-global-production-and-utilization-of-bio-ethanol-fuel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/171-recent-trends-in-global-production-and-utilization-of-bio-ethanol-fuel</guid><description><![CDATA[Applied EnergyVolume 86, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 2273-2282Balat, M.; Balat, H. This article was one of the 25&nbsp;most downloaded from ScienceDirect - which hosts over 2,500 peer-reviewed journals -&nbsp;for the period April-June 2009Bio-ethanol is by far the most widely used bio-fuel for...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for strong international cooperation on CCS demonstration ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/170-global-learning-on-carbon-capture-and-storage-a-call-for-strong-international-cooperation-on-ccs-demonstration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/170-global-learning-on-carbon-capture-and-storage-a-call-for-strong-international-cooperation-on-ccs-demonstration</guid><description><![CDATA[Energy PolicyVolume 37, Issue 6, June 2009, Pages 2161-2165 Heleen de Coninck, Jennie C. Stephens and Bert MetzClosing the gap between carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) rhetoric and technical progress is critically important to global climate mitigation efforts. Developing strong internati...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydrogen Energy - Abundant, Efficient, Clean]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/169-hydrogen-energy--abundant-efficient-clean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/169-hydrogen-energy--abundant-efficient-clean</guid><description><![CDATA[A debate over the energy-system-of-changeBoth secondary energies, electricity and hydrogen, have much in common: they are technology driven; both are produced from any available primary energy; once produced both are environmentally and climatically clean over the entire length of their respectiv...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biofuels in Asia - Special Issue of Applied Energy]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/168-biofuels-in-asia--special-issue-of-applied-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/168-biofuels-in-asia--special-issue-of-applied-energy</guid><description><![CDATA[Bio-fuels in AsiaEdited by Prof. J. Yan and Dr. T. LinApplied Energy, Volume 86, Supplement 1, Pages S1-S238 (November 2009) This supplement is sponsored by the Asian Development BankBiofuel production has been rising drastically in many Asian countries in recent years. This is driven primarily b...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating information in the DOE’s multiple-horizon energy price forecasts]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/152-evaluating-information-in-the-doe-s-multiple-horizon-energy-price-forecasts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/152-evaluating-information-in-the-doe-s-multiple-horizon-energy-price-forecasts</guid><description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides public forecasts of energy prices through its Short-Term Energy Outlook. The importance of accurate public outlook information is apparent in the energy sector, especially considering the systematic impact of the energ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-gasification of Colombian coal and biomass in a fluidized bed]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/151-co-gasification-of-colombian-coal-and-biomass-in-a-fluidized-bed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/151-co-gasification-of-colombian-coal-and-biomass-in-a-fluidized-bed</guid><description><![CDATA[Jhon F. Vélez et al. at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellín, Colombia have reported on experimental work on the co-gasification of Colombian biomass and coal blends in a fluidized bed working at atmospheric pressure. Several samples of blends were prepared by mixing 6–15 wt% biomass ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status, plans and technologies for offshore wind turbines in Europe and North America]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/145-status-plans-and-technologies-for-offshore-wind-turbines-in-europe-and-north-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/145-status-plans-and-technologies-for-offshore-wind-turbines-in-europe-and-north-america</guid><description><![CDATA[Wind energy appears to be a promising solution to cope with a significant part of the increasing worldwide demand for renewable energy. In Denmark, for example, 20% of the electricity is produced from wind, and plans are towards reaching 50%. As space is becoming scarce for the installation of on...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[TiO2 paste for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/140-tio2-paste-for-high-efficiency-dye-sensitized-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/140-tio2-paste-for-high-efficiency-dye-sensitized-solar-cells</guid><description><![CDATA[A novel titanium oxide paste based on the Pechini sol–gel method and nanocrystalline titanium oxide powder have been developed by Urša Opara Krašovec et al. at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensively studied and researched for the last deca...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHEVs are more about the grid than the vehicles]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/135-phevs-are-more-about-the-grid-than-the-vehicles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/135-phevs-are-more-about-the-grid-than-the-vehicles</guid><description><![CDATA[The transportation sector is under siege as a major source of greenhouse gases, and it is responsible for increased dependency on imported oil, not to mention the sizable costs of such imports for most nations. The price of imported oil for the US was estimated at $700bn per annum when the price ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK unveils major investment in bioenergy for sustainable fuels]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/134-uk-unveils-major-investment-in-bioenergy-for-sustainable-fuels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/134-uk-unveils-major-investment-in-bioenergy-for-sustainable-fuels</guid><description><![CDATA[The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) – the main UK funding agency for the biosciences – has announced the country’s biggest ever single public investment in bioenergy research.The £27m BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) has been launched to provide the scienc...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling for cleaner combustion of solid fuels]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/133-chemical-looping-with-oxygen-uncoupling-for-cleaner-combustion-of-solid-fuels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/133-chemical-looping-with-oxygen-uncoupling-for-cleaner-combustion-of-solid-fuels</guid><description><![CDATA[Tobias Mattisson et al. at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have proposed a new method of combustion, chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU), with capture of CO2. CLOU allows solid fuels to be burnt in gas-phase oxygen without the need for an energy-intensive air separation uni...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy-efficient school building design in hot–humid climates]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/132-energy-efficient-school-building-design-in-hot-humid-climates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/132-energy-efficient-school-building-design-in-hot-humid-climates</guid><description><![CDATA[The energy-conscious design of school buildings can contribute to significant energy savings and improve the students’ learning environment. The purpose of new research reported by Yael Valerie Perez and Isaac Guedi Capeluto from the University of California, Berkeley and Technion – Israel Instit...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospects for US climate policy in the post-Bush era]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/127-prospects-for-us-climate-policy-in-the-post-bush-era</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/127-prospects-for-us-climate-policy-in-the-post-bush-era</guid><description><![CDATA[In the final decades of the 20th century, the United States was a pioneer in domestic environmental lawmaking, and a leader in international environmental cooperation. Yet under the administration of George W. Bush, it has moved away from cooperating with other states in finding new ways to prote...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable hydrogen to combat global warming]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/126-affordable-hydrogen-to-combat-global-warming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/126-affordable-hydrogen-to-combat-global-warming</guid><description><![CDATA[A hydrogen economy seems to be evolving as we adapt to the challenges of global warming. Such an economy appears to promise energy with a price less than that from oil.&nbsp;In this paper, John O’M. Bockris (Haile Plantation, Gainesville, Florida, USA) proposes three new low-cost methods of obtai...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biodiesel as a fuel for vehicles ]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/125-biodiesel-as-a-fuel-for-vehicles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/125-biodiesel-as-a-fuel-for-vehicles</guid><description><![CDATA[In 1970, scientists discovered a simple chemical process could reduce the viscosity of vegetable oils, allowing them to be used as diesel fuel in a modern engine. Significant efforts have been made since to develop vegetable oil derivatives – biodiesel – that approximate the properties and perfor...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using nuclear fission power in the 21st century]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/120-using-nuclear-fission-power-in-the-21st-century</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/120-using-nuclear-fission-power-in-the-21st-century</guid><description><![CDATA[In this study, Roderick Hyde et al. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Intellectual Ventures LLP and Stanford University, USA) explore the potential of nuclear fission power to provide large-scale, affordable nuclear electricity. They examine the principal concerns regarding provision of a ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing air quality in a rapidly developing nation: China]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/119-managing-air-quality-in-a-rapidly-developing-nation-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/119-managing-air-quality-in-a-rapidly-developing-nation-china</guid><description><![CDATA[The rapid and successful economic growth of developing nations, particularly China and India, is contributing to climate change. The route to initial economic success in China followed that of the developed nations through the development of industries. Unfortunately, China's environmental protec...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attaining global green car mobility]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/115-attaining-global-green-car-mobility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/115-attaining-global-green-car-mobility</guid><description><![CDATA[Air pollution from exhaust emissions and global climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions present the greatest challenges to achieving green car mobility. Many countries are tackling vehicle air pollution emissions with technical solutions such as low-sulfur fuels, unleaded gasoline and t...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CO2 mitigation via addition of charcoal to coking coal blends]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/114-co2-mitigation-via-addition-of-charcoal-to-coking-coal-blends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/114-co2-mitigation-via-addition-of-charcoal-to-coking-coal-blends</guid><description><![CDATA[Processes involving biomass oxidation are considered to be CO2-neutral, since the replenishment of the biomass by normal growth will remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Thus the use of charcoal in the production of metallurgical coke, to be used as a reducing agent in the formation of iron, could be ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tidal power update]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/113-tidal-power-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/113-tidal-power-update</guid><description><![CDATA[Compared to wind and solar, tidal power is still regarded as a renewable energy technology that remains as yet not viable on a large scale. 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In January 2008, the European Commission gave the first country-specific proposals to reduce emissions in sectors outside the EU emission...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efficient and ripple-mitigating dc–dc converter for residential fuel cell system]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/109-efficient-and-ripple-mitigating-dc-dc-converter-for-residential-fuel-cell-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/109-efficient-and-ripple-mitigating-dc-dc-converter-for-residential-fuel-cell-system</guid><description><![CDATA[Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) systems for residential applications require an efficient and ripple-mitigating power conditioning system (PCS). The key point to achieve this is the design and control of the dc–dc converter. Based on the theoretical and experimental analysis of the tra...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy and environmental rating of electrochromic glazing]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/108-energy-and-environmental-rating-of-electrochromic-glazing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/108-energy-and-environmental-rating-of-electrochromic-glazing</guid><description><![CDATA[The combined methodology for the rating of advanced glazing proposed by S. Papaefthimiou et al. at the University of Patras in Greece, aims to add the economical and environmental aspects to the existing evaluation systems. Taking into account the special characteristics of the advanced glazing, ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynamic pricing of wind futures]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/107-dynamic-pricing-of-wind-futures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/107-dynamic-pricing-of-wind-futures</guid><description><![CDATA[Fred Espen Benth and Jurate Šaltyte Benth in Norway have dynamically modeled daily average wind speeds by a continuous-time autoregressive model with seasonal mean and volatility. 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Special emphasis is put on the ramp-up of CCS ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effects of coal syngas impurities on solid oxide fuel cell anodes]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/95-effects-of-coal-syngas-impurities-on-solid-oxide-fuel-cell-anodes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/95-effects-of-coal-syngas-impurities-on-solid-oxide-fuel-cell-anodes</guid><description><![CDATA[Fatma Nihan Cayan et al. at West Virginia University and the National Energy Technology Laboratory in the US have conducted a literature review to summarize studies on the identification of impurities in coal syngas and their effects on the performance of Ni–yttria-stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) an...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reliability assessment of AHWR passive containment isolation system using APSRA methodology]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/93-reliability-assessment-of-ahwr-passive-containment-isolation-system-using-apsra-methodology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/93-reliability-assessment-of-ahwr-passive-containment-isolation-system-using-apsra-methodology</guid><description><![CDATA[A research group&nbsp;at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in India have employed a methodology known as APSRA (Assessment of Passive System ReliAbility) for evaluation of the reliability of passive systems. 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Find out more by watching our short Environment Week Video.Click here to watch the video&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview with John Gale, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/153-interview-with-john-gale-editor-in-chief-international-journal-of-greenhouse-gas-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/153-interview-with-john-gale-editor-in-chief-international-journal-of-greenhouse-gas-control</guid><description><![CDATA[Listen to our interview with John Gale, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control and General Manager of the&nbsp;IEA Greenhouse Gas R&amp;D Programme.John Gale was formerly employed by British Coal where he gained expertise on advanced clean coal fired technology. In...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITO/ATO/TiO2 transparent conducting substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/45-ito-ato-tio2-transparent-conducting-substrates-for-dye-sensitized-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/45-ito-ato-tio2-transparent-conducting-substrates-for-dye-sensitized-solar-cells</guid><description><![CDATA[Beomjin Yoo et al. at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel transparent conductive oxide film based on triple-layered indium tin oxide (ITO)/antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO)/titanium oxide (TiO2) for dye-sensitized solar cells, using RF magnetron sputtering.Deposition...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[High value wind: exploring the relationship between wind speed and electricity price]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/44-high-value-wind-exploring-the-relationship-between-wind-speed-and-electricity-price</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/44-high-value-wind-exploring-the-relationship-between-wind-speed-and-electricity-price</guid><description><![CDATA[Wind and solar resources are, by nature, spatially distributed and temporally variable. 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This is done by comparing the properties in terms of conductivity and fuel cell performance of a com...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distillers grains: On the pathway to cellulose conversion]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/42-distillers-grains-on-the-pathway-to-cellulose-conversion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/42-distillers-grains-on-the-pathway-to-cellulose-conversion</guid><description><![CDATA[The papers in this special issue on cellulose conversion in dry grind plants report on the results from a collaborative project to help solve a crucial problem: the proliferation of low-value, fiber-rich distillers’ grains (DG) now being produced in the corn dry milling industry. The project invo...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applicability of CeO2 as surrogate for PuO2 in MOX fuel development]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/41-applicability-of-ceo2-as-surrogate-for-puo2-in-mox-fuel-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/41-applicability-of-ceo2-as-surrogate-for-puo2-in-mox-fuel-development</guid><description><![CDATA[Han Soo Kim et al. at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland have evaluated the applicability of cerium oxide, as a surrogate for plutonium oxide, for the fabrication process of a MOX (mixed oxide) fuel pellet.The sintering behavior, pore for...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels for fuel cell applications]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/40-reforming-of-liquid-hydrocarbon-fuels-for-fuel-cell-applications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/40-reforming-of-liquid-hydrocarbon-fuels-for-fuel-cell-applications</guid><description><![CDATA[A special issue of Catalysis Today features a selection of papers presented at the symposium organized by Division of Fuel Chemistry at the 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting held in Boston, MA in August 2007. This symposium focused on the processing of liquid hydrocarbon fuels for ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of separation technologies in current and future biorefineries]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/39-review-of-separation-technologies-in-current-and-future-biorefineries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/39-review-of-separation-technologies-in-current-and-future-biorefineries</guid><description><![CDATA[Biorefineries process bioresources such as agriculture or forest biomass to produce energy and a wide variety of precursor chemicals and bio-based materials, similar to modern petroleum refineries. Industrial platform chemicals such as acetic acid, liquid fuels such as bioethanol, and biodegradab...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solid-state electrochemistry of direct carbon/air fuel cells]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/38-solid-state-electrochemistry-of-direct-carbon-air-fuel-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/38-solid-state-electrochemistry-of-direct-carbon-air-fuel-cells</guid><description><![CDATA[In direct carbon fuel cells (DCFCs), elemental carbon is electrochemically oxidized to generate electrical power. Carbon is readily available, easily transported and stored and, therefore, affordable to the global energy economy. Further operational advantages include the use of fully renewable s...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atmospheric monitoring and verification technologies for CO2 geosequestration]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/37-atmospheric-monitoring-and-verification-technologies-for-co2-geosequestration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/37-atmospheric-monitoring-and-verification-technologies-for-co2-geosequestration</guid><description><![CDATA[In this paper Ray Leuning et al. at CSIRO and the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies in Australia describe various techniques for measuring emissions to the atmosphere from geologically stored CO2, from point, line and area sources at scales of metres to several kilometre...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Characterization of particulate matter sources in an urban environment]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/36-characterization-of-particulate-matter-sources-in-an-urban-environment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/36-characterization-of-particulate-matter-sources-in-an-urban-environment</guid><description><![CDATA[Daily time series measurements of elements or compounds are widely used to apportion the contribution of specific sources of particulate matter concentration in the atmosphere. Here F. Mazzei et al. with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Italy present results obtained for the ur...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparison of elemental composition of macerals to whole-coal ultimate analysis data]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/35-comparison-of-elemental-composition-of-macerals-to-whole-coal-ultimate-analysis-data</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/35-comparison-of-elemental-composition-of-macerals-to-whole-coal-ultimate-analysis-data</guid><description><![CDATA[Colin R. Ward et al. at the University of New South Wales in Australia have determined the elemental composition of the individual macerals in a suite of Australian coals in polished sections using light-element electron microprobe techniques. 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Sisworahardjo et al. at Bandung Institute o...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green roof model for building energy simulation programs]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/28-green-roof-model-for-building-energy-simulation-programs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/28-green-roof-model-for-building-energy-simulation-programs</guid><description><![CDATA[David J. Sailor at Portland State University in the US has developed a physically based model of the energy balance of a vegetated rooftop, and integrated it into the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program. 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The resear...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Performance analysis of a photovoltaic heat pump]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/25-performance-analysis-of-a-photovoltaic-heat-pump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/25-performance-analysis-of-a-photovoltaic-heat-pump</guid><description><![CDATA[Jie Ji et al. at the University of Science and Technology of China and City University of Hong Kong have proposed a novel heat pump system in which the photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector is coupled with a solar-assisted heat pump and works as an evaporator. The cooling effect of the refrigeran...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electronic trading system and returns volatility in the oil futures market]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/24-electronic-trading-system-and-returns-volatility-in-the-oil-futures-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/24-electronic-trading-system-and-returns-volatility-in-the-oil-futures-market</guid><description><![CDATA[Huei-Chu Liao et al. at Tamkang University and Aletheia University in Taiwan have used daily Brent crude prices to investigate the employment of electronic trading on the returns conditional volatility in the oil futures market. After a suitable GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heter...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulatory mechanism compatible with adequate long-term electricity capacity]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/23-regulatory-mechanism-compatible-with-adequate-long-term-electricity-capacity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/23-regulatory-mechanism-compatible-with-adequate-long-term-electricity-capacity</guid><description><![CDATA[In this paper Dominique Finon (Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement, CIRED) and Virginie Pignon (Electricité de France) consider the theoretical aspects of long-term electricity supply security.Market prices and contractual arrangements on the physical an...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoidable transmission cost is a substantial benefit of solar PV]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/22-avoidable-transmission-cost-is-a-substantial-benefit-of-solar-pv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/22-avoidable-transmission-cost-is-a-substantial-benefit-of-solar-pv</guid><description><![CDATA[Edward Kahn at Analysis Group in San Francisco has examined how to value the benefit of electricity generation located near the load, in the context of California’s commitment to renewable energy policies. This commitment is embodied in legislation and regulatory policy, known as the renewables p...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy and development in Africa]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/21-energy-and-development-in-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/21-energy-and-development-in-africa</guid><description><![CDATA[The low levels of economic development characterizing most of Africa reflect and reinforce the limited energy development and consumption on the continent. As energy is the foundation of virtually all economic activities, efforts to promote African economic development will necessarily have to ad...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global oil peaking, and the case for abundant supplies of oil]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/20-global-oil-peaking-and-the-case-for-abundant-supplies-of-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/20-global-oil-peaking-and-the-case-for-abundant-supplies-of-oil</guid><description><![CDATA[In this paper Q.Y. Meng (China University of Petroleum) and R.W. Bentley (University of Reading, UK) examine aspects of the case against global oil peaking, and in particular they set out to answer a viewpoint that the world can have abundant supplies of oil ‘for years to come’.Arguments sup...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promotional effect of Ca on Pd/Ce–Zr/Al2O3 catalyst for low-temperature catalytic combustion of methane]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/18-promotional-effect-of-ca-on-pd-ce-zr-al2o3-catalyst-for-low-temperature-catalytic-combustion-of-methane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/18-promotional-effect-of-ca-on-pd-ce-zr-al2o3-catalyst-for-low-temperature-catalytic-combustion-of-methane</guid><description><![CDATA[It is widely accepted that catalytic combustion is a promising method that enables high combustion efficiency as well as low emission of air pollutants such as NOx, CO and unburned hydrocarbons. Numerous research work has been carried out to develop catalytic combustors for high-temperature appli...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behaviour of element phases impacting on commercial-scale Sasol-Lurgi FBDB gasifier]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/17-behaviour-of-element-phases-impacting-on-commercial-scale-sasol-lurgi-fbdb-gasifier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/17-behaviour-of-element-phases-impacting-on-commercial-scale-sasol-lurgi-fbdb-gasifier</guid><description><![CDATA[The chemical properties of coal which impact on gasification performance relate to those processes which do effect a change in chemical constitution; these in turn may lead to changes in physical properties such as particle size distribution and surface area of the coal. In this review article by...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical kinetic oxidation mechanism for a biodiesel surrogate]]></title><link>http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/16-chemical-kinetic-oxidation-mechanism-for-a-biodiesel-surrogate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.energylocate.com/home/articles/news/16-chemical-kinetic-oxidation-mechanism-for-a-biodiesel-surrogate</guid><description><![CDATA[A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism has been developed and used to study the oxidation of methyl decanoate, a surrogate for biodiesel fuels. Olivier Herbinet et al. at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California built this model by following the rules established by Curran and co-worke...]]></description></item></channel></rss>
