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Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol: By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2009; Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology.

Building the World's Most Powerful Laser: By Katherine Bourzac | 10/15/2009 | 1 Comment; New lasers will be key to making fusion energy and proton therapy practical.

Clean Tech's Hot New Tool: By Phil McKenna | 10/14/2009 | 3 Comments; Smaller and more practical electron-beam emitters could save millions of tons of C0₂ emissions.

Is China Beating the U.S. in Clean Tech?: By Kevin Bullis | 10/09/2009 | 9 Comments; The president of NRDC points to a growing investment by China in energy technologies.

Fire in the Holes: By Peter Fairley | 10/06/2009 | 1 Comment; Gasifying coal underground could slash the cost of carbon capture--but don't hold your breath for it to happen.

Carbon Capture Remains Elusive: By Phil McKenna | 10/05/2009 | 13 Comments; Despite subsidies and new projects, carbon dioxide sequestration is still a long way off.

Material to Chill "Dirty" Fuel Cells: By Katherine Bourzac | 10/01/2009 | 8 Comments; A new anode allows solid-oxide fuel cells to function at lower temperatures.

How Aviation Can Come Clean: By Kevin Bullis | 10/01/2009 | 31 Comments; Advanced technology won't be enough for the industry to meet its own greenhouse-gas targets.

Cleaning Up on Dirty Coal: By Peter Fairley | 09/29/2009 | 13 Comments; A novel gasification process for low-quality coal heads to China.

GE's Risky Energy Research: By Kevin Bullis | 09/25/2009 | 11 Comments; Michael Idelchik, VP of Advanced Technologies, discusses energy research.

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