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Members of the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center have developed an experiential learning program and startup company to teach younger generations about the shift towards a more sustainable future.

Michigan State University scientists have released a new genetic engineering toolkit for the algal species Nannochloropsis oceanica. It is of interest for the production of biofuels and other oil-based chemicals.

Cheap natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy are pummeling the coal industry more than regulation, according to a new economic analysis from CU Boulder and North Carolina State University.

Researchers are developing artificial photosynthesis to produce liquid fuels using solar energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and biojet fuel.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new biofuel technology that may revolutionize the search for the perfect algal strain: algal droplet bioreactors on a chip.

Stanford researchers believe that lake sediments preserved within ancient supervolcanoes can host large lithium-rich clay deposits.

Caltech chemists have figured out a new, more efficient way to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Atlanta startup Quest Renewables helps power Atlanta's new football stadium with solar technology developed at Georgia Tech.