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2009 Energy Systems News Releases and Features

Roadsides, contaminated fields could be unlikely solutions to fuel shortages, water pollution

ARGONNE, Ill. (August 11, 2009) — The lonely, weed-choked roadsides along America's highways may turn out to be an unexpected solution to two of the biggest issues facing the U.S. today—potential fuel shortages and water pollution. More...

Argonne joins in Naperville’s proposed Green Fuels Depot

ARGONNE, Ill. (August 18, 2009)—The grass is greener on the other side of the exhaust pipe. A newly proposed collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the City of Naperville, Illinois would convert "landscape waste"—essentially, grass and leaf trimmings—into one of several different environmentally friendly fuels, including ethanol, bioelectricity and hydrogen. More...

 

 


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