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Category Archives: Alternative Fuels
Symposium to explore solutions to plastic recycling in Illinois
Written by Jim Dexter Ideas for “Revitalizing Plastics Recycling” will be the topic for a symposium hosted by the Illinois Recycling Association and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the I Hotel and Conference Center on the University of … Continue reading
Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Award, Illinois R&D Demonstrate Growing Commitment to Sustainable World
On Friday Nov. 4, the Paris Agreement on climate change became official. The U.S., China, and 53 other nations have ratified the treaty representing half of the world’s carbon emissions. “The politically difficult step was Paris,” said Robert … Continue reading
It’s Not Mr. Fusion, But It’s A Whiz at Energy Production
ISTC NEWS Pairing of Waste Processing and Algae Farming Offers ‘Clean’ Energy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — “Mr. Sewer” is a multi-stage waste-to-biofuel production system under development by ISTC which can extract 100 percent of energy from a wide variety of wastes. No, … Continue reading
Sharma Named Fellow of National Engineering Society
ISTC NEWS B.K. Sharma, senior research engineer at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, has been elected a fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). Fellows are selected based on their significant impact on the field. … Continue reading
What ‘Back to the Future Part II’ got wrong (and right)
Happy Back to the Future Day! ISTC Senior Research Engineer B.K. Sharma is one of the University of Illinois researchers featured in a fun roundup of predictions made for this day by the feature film 26 years ago. The … Continue reading
Bioenergy Investments Bode Well for Green Economic Growth
There is increasing interest in biofuels not only to lessen dependency on foreign oil but also to promote sustainable fuels and the growth of a greener economy. ISTC’s researchers currently are exploring greener alternatives for fuels used in the automotive … Continue reading
New book cautions against the use of invasive biomass crops
Across the globe, efforts are being made to find sustainable, renewable, and economically-viable sources of energy. Here in the U.S., Congress passed a mandate in 2007 (the Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS) that requires refiners to blend an increasing quantity … Continue reading
Events Promote Sustainability Awareness at Home and Far-Far Away
Director, writer and actress Angela Sun will visit the Urbana-Champaign campus at 6 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 21 for a screening of her film “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” The documentary records the plight of the natural ecosystem of … Continue reading
Middle Schoolers Celebrate Clean Power on Earth Day
On Earth Day, April 22, Jefferson Middle School hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of their 3.5 kW h wind turbine project. The clean energy project was funded by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, ISTC, and high … Continue reading
Engineer Explains the Promise of the Other Hydrogen Fuel
Junhua Jiang, Senior Research Engineer at ISTC is featured in two Lightning Talk presentations from 2011 now available on the Prairie Research Institute’s YouTube channel. In one talk, Jiang deals with his work on improving electrochemical nanostructured microelectrodes for sensing … Continue reading