It forms at the global minimum (energy) for carbon atoms--they go there willingly. But boron is a different story.
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In the future makers of advanced biofuels might use a similar strategy blending different feedstock varieties to balance the energy characteristics of the transportation fuel they produce.
A collaborative study by researchers with the U s. Department of energy (DOE)' s Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) a bioenergy research center led by Berkeley Lab
Researchers at INL have been investigating ways to increase the energy densities of biomass feedstocks and make delivery to refineries much more economical.
Milling feedstocks into flour or pellets is an effective process for large-scale energy densification but before this latest study it was unknown as to how densification of single
Pellets because of their higher energy density would be preferred the form. Our work is the first demonstration that ionic liquid pretreatments can effectively handle mixed
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Advice commonly given to consumers includes reducing the number of flights taken replacing energy-hungry appliances and lightbulbs with energy efficient ones and eating less red meat.
But in a new discussion paper by UEA's Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social science Dr Perino says that once the EU ETS cap is in place installing energy efficient lightbulbs flying less
Buying energy efficient appliances still makes a lot of sense as they often save more on electricity bills than the extra cost incurred in buying them
and other sectors with low energy intensity he said. Driving your car less eating less red meat
Reducing our individual energy use particularly that of our travel our houses and our appliances is the quickest
because bud burst causes an abrupt change in how quickly energy water and pol lu tants are exchanged between the land and the atmos phere.
Once the leaves come out energy from the sun is used increas ingly to evap o rate water from the leaves rather than to heat up the sur face.
of poplar tree proteins published by a team from the Department of energy's Oak ridge National Laboratory. Populus a fast-growing perennial tree holds potential as a bioenergy crop due to its ability to produce large amounts of biomass on nonagricultural land.
Now a study by ORNL scientists with the Department of energy's Bioenergy Science Center has provided the most comprehensive look to date at poplar's proteome the suite of proteins produced by a plant's cells.
Now scientist Jeffrey Chambers and colleagues at the U s. Department of energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab have devised an analytical method that combines satellite images simulation modeling
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when he attended a two-week summer program at Lawrence Livermore computing facility in 1994 sponsored by the Department of energy.
In addition to jet noise simulations Stanford researchers in the Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program (PSAAP) sponsored by the Department of energy are using the Charles code to investigate advanced-concept scramjet propulsion systems used in hypersonic flight
In all plants an enzyme called Rubisco facilitates a reaction that captures carbon dioxide from the air the first step in producing sucrose the energy-rich product of photosynthesis that powers the plant.
Triglycerides are a crucial source of energy for the immune system. We could potentially strengthen the immune system by providing this bacterium to animals at a stage
when they are need in of additional energy said Janet Donaldson assistant professor in Biological sciences Mississippi State university.
By providing an alternative energy source the pigs are most likely going to be able to fight off infections more efficiently.
Normally R. opacus would use the triglycerides for its own energy but a pig can use the triglycerides too.
Jeff Carroll research leader for the USDA Agricultural research service Livestock Issues Research Unit in Lubbock Texas said R. opacus could be used sort of like an energy producing probiotic.
The stress of weaning can lead to reduced feed intake less available energy and an increased risk of infection.
With an oral supplement of live R. opacus weanling pigs would have an alternative source of energy.
The triglycerides could be used as an energy source during this critical stage of development. Throughout the experiment the researchers kept watch for any potential side effects.
and energy demands grow nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production.
Trees grown diagonally produce five times more biofuelwillow trees cultivated for'green energy'can yield up to five times more biofuel
These high-energy sugars are fermented into biofuels when the trees are harvested in a process that currently needs to be more efficient before it can rival the production of fossil fuels.
The researchers say that in the future all willow crops could be bred for this genetic trait making them a more productive and greener energy source.
whose chemical contents were the precursors to Aspirin willows are seen now as important crops for energy and the environment.
and analyzes its likely effects on human health water energy transportation agriculture forests ecosystems and biodiversity.
which includes countries significantly less developed than South africa--around 80 per cent of households rely on fuelwood as their primary energy source.
Rural households need to reduce fuelwood use in favour of other energy alternatives. Currently the only viable alternative is electric stoves
The use of alternative sources of energy for cooking should be promoted to balance out the current unsustainable rate of fuel wood extraction;
however it will still require interventions aimed at general poverty reduction and culturally acceptable energy alternatives.
#Photovoltaics beat biofuels at converting suns energy to miles drivenin 2005 President George w bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both
Accordingly the 2005 energy bill mandated that 4 billion gallons of renewable fuel be added to the gasoline supply in 2006.
what if the energy comes from the ultimate clean and renewable source--the sun itself?
The energy source for biofuels is the sun through photosynthesis he says. The energy source for solar power is also the sun
. Which is better? To find out Geyer joined former Brenschool researcher David Stoms and James Kallaos of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to model the relative efficiencies of the technologies at converting a given amount of sunlight to miles driven.
& Technology showed photovoltaics (PV) to be much more efficient than biomass at turning sunlight into energy to fuel a car.
You get the same amount of energy using much less land and PV doesn't require farm land.
b) converting energy crops into electricity for BEVS rather than producing ethanol; and C) using PVS to convert sunlight directly into electricity for BEVS.
and his colleagues examined five prominent sun-to-wheels energy conversion pathways--ethanol from corn
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#Marginal lands are prime fuel source for alternative energymarginal lands-those unsuited for food crops--can serve as prime real estate for meeting the nation's alternative energy production goals.
The value of marginal land for energy production has been speculated long and often discounted he said.
This study shows that these lands could make a major contribution to transportation energy needs while providing substantial climate
The research was funded primarily by the Department of energy's Great lakes Bioenergy Research center the National Science Foundation and MSU Agbioresearch.
The sweets and dairy pattern was characterized by the largest proportions of energy from baked goods milk sweetened coffee and tea and dairy-based desserts and the lowest intakes of poultry.
#Using lysine estimates to detect heat damage in distillers dried grains with solublesdistillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are a good source of energy and protein in swine diets.
and low-power applications Pasquali said. Metal wires will break in rollers and other production machinery if they are too thin he said.
In the study funded by the Energy Biosciences Institute miscanthus switchgrass and mixed prairie species were compared against a typical corn-corn-soybean rotation.
I do have more energy. Wake Forest Baptist's weight-management efforts are aimed at people of all ages because of changes in behavior toward food and nutrition especially in the past 20 years.
or fuel crop plants could represent an abundant source of renewable energy according to research published in the International Journal of Automotive technology and Management.
#Global natural gas boom alone wont slow climate changea new analysis of global energy use economics
But in the long run according to this study a global abundance of inexpensive natural gas would compete with all energy sources--not just higher-emitting coal
but also lower-emitting nuclear and renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar. Inexpensive natural gas would also accelerate economic growth
and expand overall energy use. The effect is that abundant natural gas alone will do little to slow climate change said lead author Haewon Mcjeon an economist at the Department of energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Global deployment of advanced natural gas production technology could double or triple the global natural gas production by 2050
but greenhouse gas emissions will continue to grow in the absence of climate policies that promote lower carbon energy sources.
Their computer models included not just energy use and production but also the broader economy and the climate system.
These integrated assessment models accounted for energy use the economy and climate and the way these different systems interact with one another.
even though it was dramatically changing the global energy system said James Jae Edmonds PNNL's chief scientist at JGCRI.
and use energy from all sources affect emissions in several ways: â#¢Natural gas replacing coal would reduce carbon emissions.
But due to its lower cost natural gas would also replace some low-carbon energy such as renewable or nuclear energy.
In a sense natural gas would become a larger slice of the energy pie. â#¢Abundant less expensive natural gas would lower energy prices across the board leading people to use more energy overall.
In addition inexpensive energy stimulates the economy which also increases overall energy use. Consequently the entire energy pie gets bigger. â#¢The main component of natural gas methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
During production and distribution some methane inevitably escapes into the atmosphere. The researchers considered both high and low estimates for this so-called fugitive methane.
The combined effect of the three the scientists found is that the global energy system could experience unprecedented changes in the growth of natural gas production
and significant changes to the types of energy used but without much reduction to projected climate change if new mitigation policies are not put in place to support the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
Abundant gas may have a lot of benefits--economic growth local air pollution energy security and so on. There's been some hope that slowing climate change could also be one of its benefits
but that turns out not to be said the case Mcjeon. Scientists engineers and economists from the following institutions contributed to the research:
and plants like cordgrass have to expend energy filtering and excreting the salt. So he performed a second experiment in the lab growing the cordgrass with and without scale insects in either fresh water or seawater.
Many of these are related to the efficiency of energy generation in cells. He says that studies show that the cells of those with ASD often have high levels of oxidative stress the buildup of harmful unintended byproducts from the cell's use of oxygen that can cause inflammation damage DNA and lead to cancer and other
Beyond improving food crops the technique could also help improve plants grown for energy production materials and other purposes.
and provide sustainable sources of energy and materials. We have feed to an ever-growing population
and head of the Seafarm project which converts algae into eco-friendly food medicine plastic and energy.
The city of Trelleborg estimates that its beaches host an excess of algae that is equivalent to the energy from 2. 8 million litres of diesel fuel.
It will be an energy forest at sea. We plan to build large farms on 2 hectares right from the start
or discontinuous pathways that pose a serious drawback when using blended systems known as bulk heterojunction donor-acceptor or positive-negative (p-n) junctions for harvesting energy in organic
and like grass blades they are particularly effective at converting light to energy. The advance not only addresses the problem of dead ends or discontinuous pathways that make for inefficient energy transfer
but it also solves some instability problems where the materials in mixed blends of polymers tend to lose their phase-separated behavior over time degrading energy transfer the polymer chemist says.
Also materials in blended systems tend to be amorphous to semi-crystalline at best and this is a disadvantage
and the ability to efficiently convert light into energy. The technique is simple inexpensive and applicable to a library of donor
We envision that our nanopillar solar cells will appeal to low-end energy applications such as gadgets toys sensors and short lifetime disposable devices.
but they dont always worksugars are usually known as energy storage units in plants and the insects that feed on them.
since support from the National Science Foundation the Department of energy Rice's Faculty Initiative Fund Rice's Shell Center for Sustainability and Rice's Institute of Bioscience and Bioengineering.
These were used to identify 17 genes that are involved in energy metabolism endocrine and autoimmune regulation.
and some states produce annual inventories of their greenhouse gas emissions based on energy statistics and other data but the same information is typically not available for individual cities.
Cann also is a microbiology professor and a principal investigator at the Energy Biosciences Institute. Dodd is now at Stanford university.
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#Trees that can increase biomass productionthanks to biotechnology researchers at UPM have increased the production of woody species. This result is of great interest to the energy market.
These results are of great interest for the energy market. The biotechnological procedure used by these researchers can guarantee the biomass sustainable production yields of woody species without affecting food demand.
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However it takes energy to produce and maintain these nodules hurting the ability of the plant to grow
male birds invest about 3%of their daily metabolic energy budget in train growth. Story Source:
and energy crops worldwide including staples such as maize rice soybeans and wheat. They simulated the impact of climate change on agricultural production over the course of the 21st century
#Reduced energy density in foods can create healthier food environment, may help to reduce obesityon the heels of new research showing that 16 major food
of weight or energy density as a contributing factor for weight gain and obesity. The Society goes further to urge food companies to test
and market foods that will help individuals reduce the energy density in their diets and better manage body weight.
This obesogenic environment is characterized by large portions of tasty inexpensive energy-dense foods that are easily accessible in convenience stores vending machines
and energy content of foods. Examples of foods high in energy density that can lead to consumption of excess calories include those high in sugar like ice cream
and those high in fat including deep-fried foods such as French fries and cheese. Foods low in energy density
and recommended for a healthy diet are those that have a high amount of nutrients per serving including fruits and vegetables nonfat milk whole grains and fish and other lean proteins.
As detailed in the position statement a diet reduced in energy density can accommodate a wide range of eating patterns
A key component to reduced energy density is the amount of water in our food
and volume without adding energy or calories and can make us feel more satiated. A growing body of evidence indicates that increasing the water content in foods can reduce energy intake
and improve diet quality continued Dr. Rolls. For example I will feel more full after eating 100 calories of strawberries
cuts to foods coming from products high in energy density including: sweets and snack foods; fats oils and dressings and;
and call for more research to continue to track its success. We applaud the efforts of the member companies for their work to cut calories from foods high in energy density
Food and beverage companies can take these efforts a step further with a closer look at the energy density of their products.
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The material would replace a bulky and energy-hungry metal oxide framework. The graphene-infused paint worked well Tour said
Modelling was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) of diabetes incidence in quintiles of energy adjusted dietary intakes.
The model included adjustments for age sex season diet assessment method version total energy intake BMI leisure time physical activity smoking alcohol consumption
and opportunities to consume energy-dense foods such individuals may be more likely to become overweight or obese.
and horizontal drilling compares well with conventional energy sources the study finds. Fracking requires more water than conventional gas drilling;
or worse than alternative energy sources the study finds. Photovoltaic solar and wind power use almost no water
On the other hand fracked gas requires less than a hundredth the water of corn ethanol per unit of energy.
however if energy companies follow basic guidelines and undertake careful monitoring The study highlights several policies
whether strategies to reduce greenhouse gases are said effective Jennifer Morgan Director of the Climate and Energy Program at World Resources Institute.
and a Rice alumnus now a postdoctoral researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory These bonds would not trap
The Department of energy supported the research. The researchers used the Data analysis and Visualization Cyberinfrastructure supercomputer supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
and administered by Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute for Information technology as well as NSF's XSEDE and the Department of energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center supercomputers.
and energy so we expect to learn a lot in the next couple of years he said.
and other substances manufactured through energy-intensive processes. And then there's the fuel used by farm equipment.
The authors used a recently updated index the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010) for further analysis. The energy-adjusted average AHEI-2010 score increased from 39.9 in 1999-2000 to 46.8
because the wasted food products have undergone already various transformations that require input of other resources especially energy said Bajzelj.
unless we make some serious changes in food consumption trends we would have to completely de-carbonise the energy
and then switch back to normal growth mode quickly when drought stress is gone should be able to allocate energy more efficiently toward growth Pei said.
Delucia directs the Institute for Sustainability Energy and Environment at the U. of I. He also is an affiliate of the Energy Biosciences Institute
which funded the research through the Institute for Genomic Biology at Illinois. Estimates derived from satellite images of vegetation
For the U s. Department of energy which is developing biomass crops for biofuels production this knowledge could determine which genotypes--genetic makeup of an organism--of biomass crop may thrive better than others in certain environments.
The team led by Gerald Tuskan of Oak ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) the Department of energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI)--a DOE Office of Science user facility
which was published in the journal Science in 2006 by the DOE JGI. Since the genome was made publicly available it has been used to understand woody perennial plant development
These data can be accessed at Phytozome DOE JGI's plant comparative genomics portal. That's a massive number of naturally occurring variants a lot in cell wall chemistry genes and other known productivity genes.
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He says that planning out a vehicle's possible positions ahead of time frees up a significant amount of computational energy
and the regions within a fire where intense energy in the form of heat is released can be determined accurately the rate
Wildland fires involve complex interactions that include fuel distribution terrain topography chemical reactions energy transfer and the associated fluid dynamics that transport moisture gas-phase hydrocarbons air
when you see this raging fire where exactly is all this energy being released in space?
Where the energy release associated with combustion is released its intensity and how it is being released are all basics for predictive ability.
Where the energy is released is what is going to dictate the fluid dynamics in the vicinity.
Energy released by fire heats and converts heavy hydrocarbons in the materials burning into light gaseous hydrocarbons that are burned more readily.
which the energy release will drive the airflow around it and the resulting fluid dynamics will in turn drive the fire.
and it is gaining heat as energy is produced as a result of combustion so it is an energy balance problem.
We also initiated a series of studies to examine the transition between a ground fire and tree crown burning.
-22 2013) The UAH scientists are looking at how the interaction of fires in shrubs near each other can create energy hot spots in a conflagration.
and the energy created faster as a result? Dr. Mahalingam asks. We are interested in how the fire spreads from shrub to shrub
Researchers at the U s. Department of energy's Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) have developed bionic liquids from lignin and hemicellulose two by-products of biofuel production from biorefineries.
JBEI is a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) that was established by the DOE Office of Science to accelerate the development of advanced next-generation biofuels.
and reused to make more bionic liquid says lead author Socha who is now the Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy at The bronx Community college in New york city.
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#Pigs hearts transplanted into baboon hosts remain viable more than a yearinvestigators from the National Heart Lung
Is it the fraction of their photosynthetic energy they devote to productive new leaves? Or is it their ability to hoist water hundreds of feet into the air supplying the green solar-powered sugar factories in those leaves?
Tall fast-growing trees access more sunlight and can capture more energy through photosynthesis. They are more obvious to pollinators
but do not contribute to the production of energy through photosynthesis--affect resource allocation and can explain the importance of the ratio of moisture supply to evaporative demand.
energy securitylancaster University scientists are leading research looking at formulating sustainable fertilizers from renewable energy waste.
The collaborative project which also includes Stopford Energy and Environment Limited the James Hutton Institute
Almost all existing fertilizers such as phosphorus and nitrate-based products are produced using energy-intensive methods involving the use of oil and gas.
This could make these forms of renewable energy which could meet more than 15 per cent of UK energy demand by 2020 more appealing to investors as ash is dumped currently expensively at landfill.
It could also help to improve food security and reduce costs to farmers as production of digestate-ash fertilizer would not be linked to the global price of oil and gas.
and biomass energy plants to create a new safe and sustainable source of nutrients for agriculture.
and industry to address some of the major challenges facing food and energy security. Although the project is based here in the UK we believe there is exciting potential to produce a sustainable alternative to existing fertilizer use across the globe.
Dr Ben Herbert Director of research and Environment at Stopford Energy and Environment an independent consulting company based in offices at Lancaster University's Environment Centre said:
Previous studies by Stopford Energy & Environment have shown that biomass-ash and digestate can be useful nutrient sources for crops in conditions low in nutrients.
including the addition of energy transmission towers affect avian predators nesting in sagebrush landscapes. Researchers compared nesting habitat selection between Common Ravens
The study took place on the sagebrush landscapes of the U s. Department of energy's Idaho site
Increases In common Raven distribution and abundance in the American west mirror declines in distribution and abundance of Greater Sage-grouse where energy transmission corridors and other land use changes have altered sagebrush steppe
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