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Showing releases 1-8 out of 8.
Public Release: 21-May-2013
 Environmental Science and TechnologyGoing green: Nation equipped to grow serious amounts of pond scum for fuel A new analysis shows that the nation's land and water resources could likely support the growth of enough algae to produce up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a year in the United States, one-twelfth of the country's yearly needs. For the best places to produce algae for fuel, think hot, humid and wet. Especially promising are the Gulf Coast and the Southeastern seaboard. 
US Department of Energy
Contact: Tom Rickey
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Not just blowing in the wind: Compressing air for renewable energy storage A comprehensive study into the potential for compressed air energy storage in the Pacific Northwest has identified two locations in Washington state that could store enough wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month.
Bonneville Power Administration, DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 22-Feb-2013
2013 Energy Innovation SummitPNNL rolls out its clean energy tech at ARPA-E Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will present its ARPA-E projects related to solar power, electric and natural gas vehicles, magnets, and heating and cooling at the 2013 Energy Innovation Summit, Feb. 25-27.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 20-Feb-2013
Analytical ChemistryExplosives vapor detection technology: The new 'sniff test' A quick, accurate and highly sensitive process to reliably detect minute traces of explosives on luggage, cargo or traveling passengers has been demonstrated by scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The vapor detection technology accurately detects and identifies the vapors of even very low-volatility explosives in real time at ambient temperature and without sample pre-concentration. Contact: Geoffrey Harvey
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
Nature ChemistrySynthetic molecule first electricity-making catalyst to use iron to split hydrogen gas To make fuel cells more economical, engineers want a fast and efficient iron-based molecule that splits hydrogen gas to make electricity. Online Feb. 17 at Nature Chemistry, researchers report such a catalyst. It is the first iron-based catalyst that converts hydrogen directly to electricity. The result moves chemists and engineers one step closer to widely affordable fuel cells.
Department of Energy
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 15-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingData challenges the APB on BPA A controversial component of plastic bottles and canned food linings that have helped make a safer food supply has recently come under attack: bisphenol A. BPA has the potential to mimic estrogen if blood and tissue levels are high enough. Now, an analysis of almost 150 BPA exposure studies shows that in the general population, people's exposure may be many times too low for BPA to effectively mimic estrogen in the human body.
Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 24-Jan-2013
PNNL awarded $2.8 million to keep troops cool while using less fuel Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been awarded $2.8 million to adapt its energy-efficient adsorption chilling system for field military bases. The system could use up to half as much diesel as today's technology, which could also save soldiers' lives by reducing attacks on troops who transport fuel in the battlefield.
US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, US Department of Defense, Navy
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 24-Jan-2013
New supercomputer coming to EMSL this summer, supplied by Atipa Technologies A new supercomputer expected to rank among the world's fastest machines will be ready to run computationally intense climate and biological simulations along with other scientific programs this summer. Atipa Technologies in Lawrence, Kan., will provide the machine to EMSL. The new supercomputer's capacity and speed are expected to rank it among the world's top 20 fastest machines when it comes online.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Mary Beckman
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