Arizona State University

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a further $24 million in funding for commercial algal biofuel research as part of its National Algal Biofuels Roadmap [pdf].

Researchers at Arizona State University have genetically engineered cyanobacteria that dissolve from the inside out, making it easy to access the high-energy fats and biofuel byproducts located within.

Fluidic Energy, a spinoff from Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) Tempe campus engineering studies group, is looking into a metal-air battery that could potentially store 11 times more energy than lithium-ion, enabling vehicles to travel 500 miles on a single charge.&nb

Consider this: buildings in the U.S., according to scientists at Berkeley Lab, consume 72 percent of electricity produced, and 55 percent of natural gas use. They account for about 40 percent of total U.S. energy consumption (costing $350 billion per year) and greenhouse gas emissions.