Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.

2. Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint — But That Isn't The Whole Story
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

Plastic waste litters cities, oceans and even the air. Largely overlooked is how making plastic affects the environment. Plastic is a big contributor to global warming. So are its alternatives.

3. Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.

4. Financing Sustainable Business with Biomass Technology
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

As a carbon-neutral energy source, biomass technology is helping organizations generate electricity and heat while reducing their carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.  ...

5. Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage, Decrease Carbon Footprint
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

Executives from 13 major U.S. corporations are announcing at least $140 billion in new investments to decrease their carbon footprints as part of a White House initiative to recruit private commitments ...

6. Microbial Magic Could Help Slash Your Dinner's Carbon Footprint
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

In one year, fertilizer production in the U.S. emitted as much carbon dioxide as two million cars. What if we could help plants make their own nitrogen so they wouldn't need man-made chemicals? ...

7. "Climate-Neutral Living in Berlin" Kick-Off: Reducing Personal CO2 Footprints In A Living Lab
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... (Klimaneutral Leben in Berlin - KliB). From families with children to partnerships, flat-sharing communities or singles - for one year, the voluntary housholds will document their personal carbon footprint ...

8. Landmark Change for Renewable Gas Markets in the UK
(Feed Articles / REW - Bioenergy News)

... reduction in their carbon footprints by using biomethane.  ...

9. India Makes A Climate Pledge, But Insists It Has A 'Right To Grow'
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

India's economy has grown rapidly and the surge has been accompanied by a rise in its carbon footprint. The country has outlined what it plans to do in a pledge ahead of the U.N. climate conference. ...

10. The Finnish Hydrogen Roadmap: Hydrogen to Join Electricity in Ending Traffic Pollution
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

... car and bus traffic would eventually be practically self-sufficient and leave a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The above was revealed in the Finnish hydrogen roadmap published recently. ...

11. NASCAR Goes Green: Gas-Guzzling Sport Works To Reduce Carbon Footprint
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

NASCAR is probably not what you think of when it comes to being environmentally friendly. But it — and other sports leagues — is working to change that.

12. Tips for Landlords to go green
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... Conserving the environment is currently a popular trend, and the best of tenants are both socially and financially responsible. In order to attract better tenants and reduce your carbon footprint, use ...

13. Greening the Airline Industry
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

The airline sector is trying to lessen its carbon footprint. In mid-June, the Paris Air Show will host the COP21 seen from the sky conference. Boeing and Airbus are concentrating their commercial efforts ...

14. Tips for Landlords to go green
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... Conserving the environment is currently a popular trend, and the best of tenants are both socially and financially responsible. In order to attract better tenants and reduce your carbon footprint, use ...

15. Greening the Airline Industry
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

The airline sector is trying to lessen its carbon footprint. In mid-June, the Paris Air Show will host the COP21 seen from the sky conference. Boeing and Airbus are concentrating their commercial efforts ...

16. Energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

We've all heard of fitness trackers and apps that help us stay on track with our daily nutrition and exercise, but what about an app to monitor our personal energy usage and carbon footprint? Just ...

17. Energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

We've all heard of fitness trackers and apps that help us stay on track with our daily nutrition and exercise, but what about an app to monitor our personal energy usage and carbon footprint? Just ...

18. How Construction Workers are Helping to Build the Clean Energy Economy
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

Energy efficiency is often overlooked when talking about America’s clean energy future, but it’s one of the best ways to reduce energy waste and lower our carbon footprint. ...

19. Want To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Choose Mackerel Over Shrimp
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

Sardines and other small, oily fish are some of the most nutritious in the sea. Now there's another reason to eat them: Fishermen use a lot less fuel to catch them than many other kinds of seafood.

20. Microgrids: They're Kind of a Big Deal
(Feed Articles / REW - Hydrogen Fuel Cell News )

For locals participating in the Pecan Street Demonstration in Austin’s suburban town of Mueller, TX, residential carbon footprint data is about as available as square footage. Their home utility consumption ...

21. Web App Calculates Carbon Footprint Of Each Of Your Activities (Video)
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Filed under: Energy News

22. Food Scraps To Fuel Vertical Farming's Rise In Chicago
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

As vertical farming takes root in cities around the world, critics fear it's leaving a big carbon footprint. An experiment in Chicago turning garbage into energy aims to prove them wrong. ...

23. In India, Spreading A Green Gospel Among Pilgrims
(Feed Articles / NPR - Environment News)

Every year, millions of Sikhs flock to the holy city of Amritsar in northern India, adding heavily to the city's carbon footprint. Now, officials and activists are encouraging environmentally friendly ...

24. How Apple’s Product Design Reduces Carbon Footprint
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

Apple products come in black, white—and green, says the company's environmental Web page: "Apple reports environmental impact comprehensively. We do this by focusing on our products: what happens when ...

25. How Apple’s Product Design Reduces Carbon Footprint
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

Apple products come in black, white—and green, says the company's environmental Web page: "Apple reports environmental impact comprehensively. We do this by focusing on our products: what happens when ...

26. Cedar Trees Beneficial Uses
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... their part to reduce humanity's carbon footprint by successfully growing forests in the most unlikely place — deep in Israel's Aravah Desert. With environmental "extras" such as a local plant species, ...

27. ‘Trade is not a four-letter word’
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... that better infrastructure would lead not only to more efficient commerce, but also a smaller carbon footprint. For example, less congestion and more efficient air traffic controls would decrease the amount ...

28. Physicists consider their own carbon footprint
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Filed under: Energy News

29. Google Discloses Carbon Footprint, Renewable Energy Goals
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Google has been playing an interesting role in renewable energy development, and not only because it has invested more than $780 million in renewable energy generation and tech development.

30. International Hotels To Standardize Carbon Accounting Methods
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

A group of international hotels is collaborating on a groundbreaking initiative to standardize carbon accounting in the hospitality industry. The Carbon Measurement Working Group aims to reach a consensus ...