New study detects big methane leaks at natural gas sites
A new study has concluded that methane leaks from natural gas sites are 60 percent higher than estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought. Here’s why that matters
Producing and transporting natural gas releases methane, a greenhouse gas that also contributes to climate change. How big is the methane problem?
Large methane leaks threaten perception of 'clean' natural gas
A new study published in the journal Science finds that methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations are 60 percent higher than previous estimates from the federal government.
Study finds U.S. oil and gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports
The Environmental Defense Fund-led study integrates over half a decade of research by a community of scientists, including CSU researchers.
CSU researchers working on an electric car that recharges itself on roads
Colorado State University is part of a consortium of research institutions examining technology allowing an electric car to recharge itself on the road.
Powered by citizen volunteers, air pollution study gets $1.6 million
The Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites has just received the green light for full speed ahead.
Electric vehicles that charge as you drive? CSU gets support for feasibility study
The technology for this type of hassle-free driving of electric vehicles exists – and is ready to be tested further.
CSU Chemistry Graduate Students Win Energy Institute Award
Chemistry graduate students Ryan Pearson and Matthew Ryan were selected as the winners of the 2018 CSU Demo Days Energy Institute Award for Graduate Student Poster of the Year! Their research, a paintable do-it-yourself heat-reflective retrofit coating for older energy inefficient windows, was showcased that day along with over sixty competing graduate students.
Seaweed-into-biofuel project gets Department of Energy support
The ambitious project involves a high-tech, three-mile-long recycled carbon fiber cable adrift in the open ocean.