http://www.caer.uky.eduThe CAER investigates energy technologies to improve the environment; contributes to technically sound policies related to coal, energy and the environment.en-usUK CAERalice@caer.uky.eduFeedSpring - http://feedspring.com/Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:48:39 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000545.htmlWith the fall semester underway, the UK Energy Club is working hard to bring another semester of energy related topics, projects and tours to the campus and surrounding community. We will be having our first open meeting this Thursday, September 6th at 6:30pm in the student center room 228. All are welcome. The meeting will be geared towards informing any interested students about all that the UK Energy Club has going on and all that it has to offer to it's members. Hope to see everyone there tomorrow. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:48:36 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000544.htmlCAER engineer and new building project manager Courtney Fisk was featured recently in a UK CoE web article on the new energy-efficient CAER Lab #2 Building. Fisk is an alumna of the UK College of Engineering and began her career at CAER as a student. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:48:13 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000543.htmlCAER longtime Associate Director of the Clean Fuels and Chemical Group, Burt Davis has been selected as the 2013 American Chemical Society's Energy & Fuels Division Distinguished Researcher Award in Petroleum Chemistry. Criteria used for the award include excellence in research in the broadly defined area of petroleum chemistry, as evidenced by publications, patents, invention or commercialization of new technologies, and leadership in the research area. Dr. Davis is also a former ACS Storch Award recipient from 2002. One of the ACS top awards, the Storch Award recognizes distinguished contributions to fundamental or engineering research on the chemistry and utilization of all hydrocarbon fuels, with the exception of petroleum. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:43:53 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000541.htmlResearchers from the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) Clean Fuels and Chemicals Group (Graham, Jacobs, and Davis) have an ongoing collaboration with the National Institute of Technology (INT), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the conversion of renewable resources to fuels such as hydrogen for fuel cell devices. A summary of the work is highlighted in a recent Chemical Reviews article, Production of hydrogen from ethanol: review of reaction mechanism and deactivation. Chemical Reviews is one of the highest impact journals in the field of chemistry, with an impact factor of more than 40. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:58:08 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000540.htmlThree University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) researchers from the Clean Fuels and Chemicals Group (Graham, Jacobs and Davis) collaborated with Nanostellar and the University of Texas at Dallas and the work is highlighted in a Science Article published on August 17, 2012. Article Title: Mixed-Phase Oxide Catalyst Based on Mn-Mullite (Sm, Gd)Mn2O5 for NO Oxidation in Diesel Exhaust. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:57:44 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000539.htmlUniversity of Kentucky College of Engineering article discussing UK CAER Engineer Courtney Fisk's role and responsibilities for the new UK CAER Lab #2 Renewable Energy Laboratory, which was dedicated on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:57:18 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000538.htmlHis paper, “High Mobility Solution Processed TIPS-Pentacene Organic Thin Film Transistors" is one of Applied Physics Letters' most downloaded articles of the last five years, helping to make it the most highly cited journal in Applied Physics [2011 Journal Citation Reports ® (Thomson Reuters, 2012)]. APL conveys prestige and provides extraordinary visibility. Articles on significant new experimental and theoretical results in applied physics are distributed widely, targeting thousands of interested readers. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:18:08 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000537.htmlThe CAER recently held a grand opening for the new laboratory that houses biofuel, solar, and energy storage research. Several media outlets covered the event including UKNow, The Lane Report, and the Lexington Herald-Leader.Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:17:45 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000536.htmlSteve Lipka's battery and capacitor researchers will be taking part in a US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) grant. Two articles appeared recently in Solar Novus Today and ITN Energy Systems, Inc. describing the project. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:24:56 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000535.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 23-2 now published New Volume 23, issue 2 2012 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: -Getting Your Coal Mine Permit(s) in Kentucky -CAER/Minova/DHS Press Conference Shows Off New Product -The Trials, Frustrations, and Issues Related to Getting a Permit for Mining -CAER Director joins UK President and Top UK Administrators in China -Associate Director Don Challman Makes Two Trips to ChinaWed, 11 Jul 2012 18:12:56 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000534.htmlThe newest issue of The Lane Report contains an article "Dimmer Outlook for Energy Sector," which mentions CAER's research and quotes Director Rodney Andrews. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:12:32 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000533.htmlThe energy performance of the Whitley County Houseboat-to-Energy-Efficient Residences (HBEER) is better than predicted. The 3-person household owning the HBEER unit paid just over $32.00 in May for power and $36.65 for power (428 KWH) in June which included several days near 100 degrees. The total June bill was $56.54 incorporating surcharges, taxes, customer fees and a security light. The modular home was built by workers from the houseboat industry. The initiative directly responds to the impact the economic downturn has had on the houseboat manufacturing industry in the Commonwealth. The project was created to help design and build energy efficient, low-income residences. The work was done by the UK College of Design team, Stardust and Southern Tier Housing Corp. and all the many other development partners, including the CAER. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:51:09 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000532.htmlPlease welcome Veronica Rico-Perez to the CAER. She has a master’s degree in materials science and is currently earning her Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the University of Alicante in Spain. She will be working as a visiting scientist in the Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis Group until November. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:50:44 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000531.htmlA story in Business Lexington, Energy beets for the future of Kentucky farms and fuel, includes the work CAER is doing to study the crop. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:50:21 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000529.htmlJim Hower presented the keynote address: “Engineering control on fly ash chemistry: Examples from Kentucky power plants” in the Geochemistry of petroleum, coal combustion, and gasification products session at the 22nd V.M. Goldschmidt Conference in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, on 24 June 2012. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:49:53 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000528.htmlTeachers from across the state toured the UK CAER Biofuels Labs, Algae Greenhouse, Biomass/Briquetting Lab and the Power Generation Lab. These teachers were participating in a teacher workshop (Biofuels Train-the-Trainer Academy) with the goal of providing hands-on experience and training so that the teachers may incorporate renewable energy technology into their classrooms. The Workshop was hosted by the Consortia for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET). Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:27:14 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000527.htmlGo to links below to read the story on CAER's fast-drying cement, being marketed by Minova Intl. - UK Now News Story - Lexington Herald-Leader Story Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:26:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000526.htmlDr. Burt Davis recently celebrated his 700th publication in a long and prestigious 48+ year career. Dr. Davis's first publication, co-authored with Wallace S. Brey, was in 1964 in the Journal of Catalysis, while he was a graduate student at the University of Florida. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:26:28 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000525.htmlUK NOW Campus News highlights the tour that students from Western Kentucky took of the UK CAER research laboratories recently...Fri, 25 May 2012 18:39:23 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000524.htmlTravis Cone, one of Congressman Hal Rogers staff members, toured the UK CAER facilities. He first toured the new CAER Lab #2, a newly built high-performance renewables laboratory. Additionally he met with several researchers in such diverse areas as electrochemical battery research, coal and environmental technologies, synfuels, biofuels (algae and briquetting), carbon materials, and power generation technologies. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:39:01 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000523.htmlhe Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship (CRERES) toured the new University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research’s CAER Lab #2, which is the center’s newly-built high-performance laboratory which allows significant expansion of our renewable and energy storage research capabilities. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:38:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000522.htmlUK CAER participated in the 2012 National Technology Summit – “Promoting America’s Energy Security” - held May 23-24, 2012, at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky. The summit is part of the Tennessee Valley Corridor initiative which strives to build a strong alliance of community, business, education and government leaders through a series of regular regional economic summits throughout the corridor’s geographical reach … Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:38:15 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000521.htmlUniversity of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto will leave for China on Monday with six high-level administrators as part of an effort to develop new student pipelines and programs. Rodney Andrews, Director of the UK CAER and Kunlei Liu, Associate Director at UK CAER, will focus much of the trip on visiting programs that support research into coal and clean coal technology. Per Andrews, as federal funding into fossil fuel technology has fallen, China's investments have ramped up.Fri, 25 May 2012 18:37:53 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000520.htmlSaturday, April 28th the University of Kentucky’s College of Design presented its plans for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant located near Paducah, KY. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Kentucky Research Consortium on Energy and Environment (KRCEE) and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), the College of Design unveiled a developed model regarding the future of the plant in regards to its closure, clean-up and potential uses. “The Paducah Project” led by Gary Rohrbacher and Ann Filson, displays the sites geographical features, subsurface conditions, and groundwater contaminant plumes. This display will be used to provoke conversation and debate among the public and academic institutions with the hope of removing and abating the groundwater contamination and its sources, enabling a regeneration of the site and region. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:37:30 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000519.htmlSix students and instructor Dr. Czarena Crofcheck from University of Kentucky Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering’s Thermochemical Processing of Biomass class toured the UK CAER on April 26, 2012. The tour included combustion, pyrolysis and gasification capabilities including carbon management, CO2 absorption processes and biomass combustion/gasification facilities including a briquetting demonstration. Tue, 01 May 2012 21:12:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000518.htmlA group of researchers (above photo) from the Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and the Kentucky-Argonne Manufacturing Research and Development Center met together in Lexington, Kentucky to discuss current funding opportunities and collaborative proposal development possibilities in the area of battery research and to be used in creating a roadmap for future technology and applications. Tue, 01 May 2012 21:12:15 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000517.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 23-1 now published New 2012 Issue 1 of the Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - The UK Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment by Carol Hanley - Report on the 2012 Energy Fair - University of Kentucky Launches Flagship Energy Awareness Program, commentary by Shane TedderThu, 19 Apr 2012 21:54:49 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000516.htmlKen Ladwig from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) spoke to the Environmental and Coal Technologies research group. He discussed ash management issues relative to Kentucky and EPRI’s activities in the ash industry. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:07:14 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000515.htmlOn Thursday, April 12th, the Spindletop Administration Building’s parking lot was lined with an electric smart car (provided by LG&E), a Tahoe Hybrid (provided by Hitachi), a plug-in Prius (provided by Blue Grass Energy), a Nissan Leaf (provided by Gates Nissan in Richmond), and the CAER’s hybrid Ford Escape. These were here for a group of journalists to see and drive while they visited the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center. Battery Center business manager Tony Hancock made a presentation on the Center’s research and testing goals, to promote this up and coming industry. This visit was arranged by the state Economic Development Cabinet. These journalists represented top business and car publications. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:06:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000514.htmlDarrel Pfingston, Energy Manager from the Henderson County School System, toured the UK CAER including the Petrology Lab, Renewable Fuels Lab, Electrochemistry Lab, Catalysis Lab and CAER Greenhouse. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:06:11 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000513.htmlAn Ash Utilization Workshop will be held October 9-10, 2012 at the Hilton Lexington Downtown Hotel, 369 West Vine St., Lexington, KY 40507. Please watch the website for registration info and topics/instructors. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:53:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000512.htmlA technology developed at the University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research and Minova’s North American headquarters in Georgetown, Ky., has been licensed by Minova for a new high-strength, ultra-quick setting concrete product. The product, trademarked as Tekcrete Fast and Tekcrete Fast M, will be used by the mining industry and civil engineers to immediately stabilize damaged infrastructure. More... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:45:22 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000511.htmlOrganic petrographers from the Ohio Valley area representing three universities met on March 29, 2012 at UK Center for Applied Energy Research to present and discuss their current research. Topics included organic petrology of coals and carbonaceous shales, a discussion of maceral origin, the heating stage studies of biomass, the response of organic matter and minerals to heat from an intrusion, coke particle size and associated characteristics, coal fires, and stoker boiler ash. Dr. Jim Hower of the UK Center for Applied Energy Research organized and facilitated the meeting. Breakfast was provided by W. Nuhsbaum, Inc., and lunch was provided by UK Center for Applied Energy Research. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:58:13 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000510.htmlEnergy Club students from Henderson and Union County high schools toured UK’s Center for Applied Energy Research and Fayette County’s Locust Trace Agriscience school on March 28th. CAER’s Sarah Mardon, Bree McCarney, and Jeanne Hartinger facilitated the tour at the Center for Applied Energy Research and Sara Tracy lead the tour at Locust Trace.Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:57:36 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000509.htmlPodcast of CAER Seminar Speaker - Dr. John Lemmon The University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of Status and Challenges to Implement Large-Scale Energy Storage into the Grid by Dr. John Lemmon from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:25:55 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000508.htmlThe Carbon Capture 101 Workshop is scheduled for September 25 and 26, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky. As the global demand for affordable energy continues to increase, electric power producers face a challenging demand to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. In order to lower CO2 emissions in a cost-effective manner, implementation of various CCS technologies in coal-fired power plants will be a likely scenario in the next 20 years.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:25:32 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000507.htmlThe 23rd NAM Conference will be held in Louisville, Kentucky from June 2-7, 2013. This meeting is the premier scientific event in the field of catalysis research and development in 2013. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:25:10 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000506.htmlThe 2012 Ohio Valley Organic Petrographers meeting will be held in the Spindletop Administration Building at the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research on 29 March 2012. This is an informal meeting and a good way to provide a forum for student research, for an early version of a presentation planned for a meeting later in the year, or for a topic still in the early stages of development. At this time, we are seeking titles so that we can organize a program.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:24:46 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000498.htmlThe UK chapter of the Kentucky Energy Club yesterday arranged a very successful tour of one of the university’s two coal-fired steam plants, to show how the campus is heated. Expecting no more than 20 students, around 60 people (both students and the general public) participated.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:43:11 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000497.htmlIn January the leadership team for the state's STEM Girls Collaborative participated in a webinar, held a meeting, and then toured -- all at CAER. Shiela Medina, Associate Director for the Development and Community Engagement Group is on the board. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:29:13 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000496.htmlThe CAER's Courtney Fisk was featured in a recent article entitled "Corporate Profiles: Energy, Gas & Utilities." It describes her task as project manager for the new laboratory building CAER is constructing. Although the article is not online, there are hard copies available for reading in the Spindeltop Administration Building.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:49 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000495.htmlFayette County Schools recently posted a great story on the decade-old relationship between CAER and Russell Cave Elementary. It includes highlights of a recent CAER tour, our in-classroom demos, and the annual Energy Fair on campus. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:25 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000494.htmlThis year celebrates a decade that the CAER and Russell Cave Elementary have maintained their partnership. This year's scientist-in-the-classroom partnership began with the 4th grade students touring the CAER. They witnessed melting metals; pinching pennies; and algae in a tube, along with other demonstrations. The next collaboration will be a six-week long experiment in the school's science lab. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27:58 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000493.htmlIt is hard to compete with a UK basketball game. But the UK Chapter of the Kentucky Energy Club managed to in early December. Up against the UK vs. St. John’s game, the group held a panel discussion on energy at Memorial Hall. Even with this fierce competition, around 100 people turned out to hear a diverse panel discussion on energy. The featured panelists were ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000492.htmlThis is a product of the collaboration between the USGS and state geologic surveys and other research institutes, such as the CAER. The power plants represent a broad overview of the types of coal most frequently burned for power generation in the US. The title of the publication is "Geochemical Database of Feed Coal and Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) from Five Power Plants in the United States." Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:26:59 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000491.htmlA Kentucky state trade mission and study group visited the People's Republic of China from October 22-30, 2011, to explore China’s rapid development and deployment of advanced Clean Coal Technology (CCT) – as well encourage and support potential KY-China trade in CCTs. The group included: State Secretary of Energy, Len Peters; Don Challman (CAER), and Burt Davis (CAER). Among the destinations were: East China University of Science and Technology, Huaneng Power Group Shidongkou Power Station, and the China Coal & Mining Expo 2011.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:26:35 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000490.htmlCAER Carbon Materials Researcher John Craddock was awarded ‘Best Missiles & Missile Defense Poster’ at the National Space and Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) in Madison, WI for his poster titled “LFA Studies of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Array Thermal Interface Materials for Composite Missile Airframes”. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:28:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000489.htmlWhen it comes to making biodiesel cheaply and efficiently enough to be commercially feasible, E. coli may prove to be "the little bacterial engine that could," say Stanford researchers.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:27:36 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000488.htmlUK’s PR group and research communications group did a nice job putting together a great, short video on last week’s CAER press conference and background information on our synfuels program. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:27:03 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000487.htmlCongressmen Geoff Davis and Hal Rogers were on hand today for the groundbreaking of a UK coal/biomass-to-liquids unit that could lead to development of vehicle fuels made from Kentucky coal and biomass. The $5.7 million facility at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) could produce transportation fuels from these indigenous resources, which could help guarantee the nation's energy future. The unit will also focus on state-of-the art technologies to improve efficiency and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide created when converting coal and biomass to liquid fuels. The gasification unit will be capable of producing one barrel of fuel per day. "Our future is under our feet. By encouraging and expanding the development of coal use technology, we can attain greater energy independence, reinvigorate our economy, and create new jobs, right here at home," said Congressman Hal Rogers. "I'm proud to join Congressman Davis and the University of Kentucky to celebrate this expansion of coal and biomass-to-liquids research." "Coal-to-liquid technology has the potential to provide our nation with a reliable source of safe and affordable fuel and to help reduce our dependence on foreign energy," said Congressman Geoff Davis. "Our abundant natural resources combined with the leadership of the University of Kentucky and the Center for Applied Energy Research on developing this technology could bring enormous economic benefits including significant job growth to the Commonwealth." Funding for the process-development unit includes support by the U.S. Department of Energy ($4.55 million), the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet ($708,000), and a UK cost share ($453,000). "The importance of using our abundant, affordable coal and biomass resources to meet growing energy needs, both for electricity ...Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:50:47 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000486.htmlRodney Andrews, director of the Center for Applied Energy Research was the guest on the "UK at the Half," which aired during the UK vs. Ole Miss game that was broadcast on radio. "UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on radio and is hosted by Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Marketing.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:33:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000485.htmlThe third annual Plugged In Energy Week, sponsored by the Northwest Kentucky Energy Initiative, began Monday with the first of a series of events designed to provide education about and support for the energy industry. The CAER helped organize a half-day workshop on renewable energy for area high school students. Dr. Paul Dolloff, senior engineer in research and development at East Kentucky Power Cooperative in Winchester, got Energy Week underway yesterday. More than 100 students from Union, Webster and Henderson County high schools attended the workshop, which took place at the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy in Morganfield.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:29:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000484.htmlCAER regional reps (Greg Copley and Sarah Mardon) exhibited at the KACO (KY Association of Counties) meeting in Louisville October 26th - 28th. They talked with county officials about potential projects and CAER's capabilities. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:28:36 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000483.htmlThe CAER and Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engineering, along with East Kentucky Power Cooperative and The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet held a press conference on October 21st to announce a project that scales up algae to convert CO2 to biomass from greenhouse to a similar, but larger, operation at the Dale Power Station in Winchester.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:28:10 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000482.htmlPodcast of CAER Fuel Seminar Speaker - Dr. Doo Young Kim The University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of Advanced Carbon Materials for Energy and Electroanalytical Applications by Dr. Kim from the University of Kentucky. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:41:56 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000481.htmlCAER graduate student Liz Ware performs the "Electric Pickle" experiment with Aaron Swomley. The UK Chemistry Department held its annual chemistry demonstration on Oct. 21 in honor of National Chemistry Week. The demonstrations are performed mostly by graduate students. Elementary and Middle school kids attended the show to learn about chemistry and safety in the laboratory. The demonstration included experiments such as "The Dancing Gummy Bear" and the "The Disappearing Rainbow." It also included safety demonstrations to show the kids how important it is to wear safety goggles and personal protective gear in the lab. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:41:21 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000480.htmlPresented by the Kentucky Agriculture Council, a summit on agriculture will take place in November. There is a Pre-Summit Symposium on Bioenergy — a field that holds important opportunities for all parts of our state and sectors of agriculture — from forestry to row crops to many new forms of biomass being developed and for which commercial markets are emerging. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:40:36 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000479.htmlOn October 12, CAER Eastern KY Regional Representative Greg Copley hosted a coal mining excursion for international visitors. Keith Fletcher of Licking River Resources in Magoffin Co. hosted a surface mine operation tour for visitors from Sweden and South Africa. Mr. Fletcher described the mining operations and provided insight to Susanna Baltscheffsky, an environment and climate reporter with Svenska Dagbladet in Stockholm, Sweden. Additionally Nicola Wagner, a visiting professor from South Africa, working at CAER with James Hower participated in the tour. This was the first time either had been to a Kentucky coal mine. Mr. Fletcher provided details on past and current mining and reclamation practices. In addition to observing coal extraction they visited the coal wash plant and saw how environmental and safety requirements are met and exceeded. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:40:05 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000478.htmlA panel from Indonesia recently visited the Kentucky Dept. for Natural Resources. The CAER's John Hiett, keeper of underground mine maps, presented Kentucky’s world-class mine mapping information system that geo-references and offers scanned mine map information to the public over the internet.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:51:50 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000477.htmlCAER Associate Director Tom Robl participated in a panel discussion at WFPL, along with Tom Fitzgerald, Founder and Director of the the Kentucky Resources Council; John Voyles, Vice President of Transmission and Generation Services LG&E-KU; and Scott Slesinger, Legislative Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Louisville's NPR affiliate broadcast a news special on coal ash on October 13th. See the station's web site for rebroadcast and podcast information.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:51:22 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000476.htmlWelcome to our newest short-term visiting scientist, Dr. Mayte Gil Agusti. She is from the Energy Technology Institute (ITE) at the University of Jaure I Castellon, in Valencia, Spain; and will be working with the Electrochemistry Group through Friday. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:50:59 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000475.htmlCAER Director Rodney Andrews educated first year UK engineering students on energy in the Engineering 101 Course this fall. The course is designed to give incoming freshmen engineering students a broad perspective on all disciplines of engineering, thereby helping them choose their majors as informed students. The special focus this year is on energyMon, 10 Oct 2011 20:27:13 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000474.htmlPatriot BioEnergy LLC is collaborating with private sector partners BetaSeed Corporation of Shakopee, Minnesota, Lage y Cia` S.A. of Montevideo, Uruguay, and Hapy of Milan, Italy; and researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, as well as the City of Williamsburg and Whitley County Fiscal Court to demonstrate the viability of hybrid sugar beets, or ‘energy beets’ as an energy crop. These beets have been genetically engineered to yield a biomass energy crop that ultimately can produce ethanol. The ‘energy beet’ is a non-edible biomass crop that moves beyond the use of corn for ethanol and is considered an advanced biomass crop for energy production. The by-products can be used as a livestock feed supplement. The project underway at UK CAER and in Whitley County is evaluating: ...Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:59:50 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000473.htmlIf you haven't 'liked' us yet on Facebook, go there now and do so.Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:59:11 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000472.htmlAndy Placido and Michael Wilson were busy while demonstrating the CAER's method for cleaning up CO2 from power plants via algae. Michael was interviewed by the Kentucky Kernel and UKTV. Kentucky Energy Club program advisor, Bree McCarney helped organize the event this year and was on site as well. Powered By Greymatter Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:32:30 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000471.htmlBiofuels researcher Andy Placido exhibited at The Teens on Wheels safety program in Boone County. The event is designed to educate teen drivers and their parents about first-time driving experiences and potential hazards they may encounter on the road. The annual event, sponsored by Boone County Cooperative Extension Service and the Boone County Sheriff’s office features a mock crash, three workshops and a mock trial. The interactive booths provide opportunities for teens and their parents to talk with professionals in various fields about their areas of expertise, including: engineering, auto insurance, clerk of court, alternative fuels for the future, using GIS systems, Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Kentucky State Police Drive to Stay Alive Program and many others. Approximately 75 teens and their parents attended the August 31st event.Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:32:03 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000470.htmlThe following 3 positions are available from the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research in the Power Generation and Utility Fuels group: - Catalyst Development and Evaluation PostDoc Position - Bench-scale Process Development PostDoc Position - Zeolite Membrane Development PostDoc or Visiting Scientist PositionMon, 12 Sep 2011 18:22:09 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000469.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 22-4 now published New July/August 2011 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - Management of Coal Ash Disposal and Household Trash - Do they need to be Different? - Conference in the Mile-High City - IBA 32nd Biennial Conference Annoucement - Commentary - In Hard Times, Bring your Professional Association Home by Marsha WilsonMon, 12 Sep 2011 18:21:48 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000468.htmlJim Hower was appointed as a full member of the University of Kentucky graduate faculty as of July 1st. This designation means that he can now chair a Ph.D. committee at the university.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:21:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000467.htmlThe Science Coalition, a group that encourages congress to expand and strengthen the federal government’s investment in university-based scientific, medical, engineering and agricultural research, recently sent a newsletter to congressional members that heralded some of the nation's top research efforts to keep our country safe, in light of the upcoming 10th memorial of the 9/11 disasters. Among the projects described was Darrell Taulbee's project that lessons the explosive potential of ammonium nitrate by coating it with coal combustion by-products. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:20:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000466.htmlThe September issue of Kentucky Living is dubbed the "Creativity Issue." The cover story is about fun, outside-of-the-classroom learning events. It highlights the CAER/Kentucky Energy Club night last spring that saw state MathCounts finalists from around the state at CAER where they created ping-pong K'NEX catapults, edible racing cars, and miniature papier-mache dams. To read the story, go to the most recent issue of Kentucky Living. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:20:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000465.htmlDr. John Anthony, of the UK Dept. of Chemistry and long-time CAER faculty associate was featured in a UKNOW article.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:20:06 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000464.htmlUK Public Relations Executive Director Jay Blanton, along with several PR staff writers, recently toured the CAER and heard a presentation by the director. The goal was to make our capabilities, current research, and general information available for potential new stories; and to better acquaint the group with who we are.Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:19:43 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000463.htmlCLIMATE CHANGE AND CLEAN ENERGY (A Regional Project for South Asia) brought eight international visitors to CAER on August 15th. According to the U.S. Department of State, the goals of the program are: The goals of this project as outlined by the Department of State are: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:19:20 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000462.htmlCAER has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive $14,502,144 to help develop ways to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of advanced carbon capture systems used at coal-fired power plants. The project, titled "Application of a Heat Integrated Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System with Hitachi Advanced Solvent into Existing Coal-Fired Power Plant," will be headed by the Power Generation and Utility Fuels group at UK's Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and will take place at LG&E/KU’s Brown Power Plant. For more information, go to:Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:18:55 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000461.htmlPodcast of CAER Fuel Seminar Speaker - Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider The University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of Energy for Now and Then: Heterogeneous Functional Materials (HeteroFoaMs) for Fuel Cells and other Energy Systemsby Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider - Director, University of South Carolina's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) program in Columbia, SC.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:53:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000460.htmlWelcome to the two newest members to our staff. They are Jeff Mossey, Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Program Administrator; and Patia Hanlin, Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Data Coordinator. Their offices are located on the first floor of the Spindletop Administration Bldg. Rodney Andrews recently became NSF EPSCoR Director.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:52:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000459.htmlCAER Biofuels Scientists Drs. Mark Crocker and Sam Morton co-wrote and published an article entitled "A Carbon Harvest" in the June issue of the World Coal Magazine.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:52:23 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000458.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of Wind, Solar and Geothermal Power: Research at Carnegie Mellon University by Dr. Jay Apt, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University located in Pittsburgh, PA. Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:10:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000457.htmlThe CAER has been selected for a 3 year, $600k grant to investigate new carbon cathode materials for Li-CFx batteries. The award is from the 2011 Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. The goal of the research effort is to develop fluorinated carbon nanosphere electrodes with tunable particle/pore size for Li/CFx batteries. CAER's Electrochemical Power Sources Group Associate Director Dr. Steve Lipka is the project investigator.Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:05:59 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000456.htmlCongratulations to Dr. Burt Davis, longtime CAER Associate Director for the Clean Fuels and Chemicals Group, and world renowned expert in Fischer-Tropsch catalysis. He has recently been awarded $1.5 million grant from NASA – and has been named to the 2011 American Chemical Society’s Fellows Program. The NASA grant, “Relating FTS catalyst properties to performance," is a 3-year proposal that is part of the Subsonic Fixed Wing program. Burt is the principal investigator and point of contact and researcher ...Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:05:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000455.htmlDr. Nicola Jane Wagner is here to work on petrology with Dr. Jim Hower during a six month sabbatical. Nikki received a bachelor of science in geology and biology from the University of London, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:05:05 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000454.htmlCongratulations to Tom Robl and Jack Groppo for receiving U.S. Patent number 7,963,398 on June 21st for "Method for hydraulically separating carbon and classifying coal combustion ash." According to the abstract, the patent describes a "method for selective separation of particles from a particle-containing material includes preparing a slurry of the particle-containing material and a dispersant, passing the slurry through a hydraulic classifier in a first direction, establishing a particle flow in a direction that is different ...Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:37:00 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000453.htmlTwo summer scholars from Spain's University of Alicante have arrived. Antoni Forner-Cuenca and Alexei Kramarenko-Logvynenko will be in the carbon materials group through AugustWed, 29 Jun 2011 15:36:25 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000452.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 22-3 now published New May/June 2011 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - A Cubic Mile of Oil - Former CAER Student Returns in Role of Energy Program Coordinator - Math Counts - Commentary: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:08:18 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000451.html“Coal in Kentucky: A Documentary” has been nominated for an Emmy from the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards. You can view the list of nominees here: http://www.ohiovalleyemmy.org/. The awards will be announced July 30. The documentary has been receiving positive reviews across political sectors. It has aired on KET multiple times and is being used in classrooms around the state. The CAER participated heavily in the project both on-screen and with technical background information. The documentary was done by the UK Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:02:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000450.htmlCongratulations to Matt Weisenberger, the new associate director for the Carbon Materials Group. Matt succeeds Mark Meier, UK Dept. of Chemistry, who was the Acting Associate Director of the group for the last few years, and currently serves Chair of Chemistry. More congratulations go to Shiela Medina, who has become the Associate Director for the newly-formed Development and Community Engagement group. This group brings together various research-support functions (e.g., development, regional energy coordinators, library, energy club program manager, web, and communications). Mon, 23 May 2011 13:36:25 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000449.htmlOn April 20th, CAER staff members participated in a Reforestation & Biomass Opportunities on Former Surface Mine Lands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The event was sponsored by the Letcher County Soil Conservation District through a US EPA brownfields grant. Scientist, Dr. Darrell Taulbee discussed biomass pelletizing research results. Mr. Greg Copley, the Eastern KY Regional Energy Coordinator, discussed potential economic development opportunities from biomass ...Mon, 23 May 2011 13:35:51 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000448.htmlThe CAER co-organized and ran the recent World of Coal Ash conference in Denver, CO, along with the American Coal Ash Association. This is a biennial event which has become ‘the’ conference to attend in the industry with over 500 international attendees. The CAER also offers a one-day, intense short course prior to the conference for those new to the ash industry. This successful melding of industry and academic participants is a model of cooperative learning.Mon, 23 May 2011 13:30:42 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000447.htmlBusiness Lexington's April 29, 2011 automotive issue features a story called Charging Up, which features the Kentucky-Argonne Center.Mon, 23 May 2011 13:29:26 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000446.htmlOn Friday night March 25th 200 Mathcounts winners from middle schools in counties throughout the Commonwealth spent the evening at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research performing fun science experiments with UK undergraduate Energy Club members. While the next day was spent in heated competition for the state Mathcounts final, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm that night, they built miniature dams; designed and launched aerodynamic paper airplanes and edible race cars; created K'nex ping pong launchers, and civil engineered their way toward finely built spaghetti and marshmallow towers. One of the state Mathcounts organizers ... Wed, 04 May 2011 19:05:19 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000445.htmlThe CAER would like to welcome the newest member of our regional outreach group. Sarah Mardon will act as our Energy Coordinator for western Kentucky. Sarah comes to us with a wealth of experience, including an institutional knowledge of the CAER. She performed research here under Dr. James Hower, both as an undergraduate and graduate student in UK’s Department of Geology. In the intervening years she gained professional experience through her work as a ... Wed, 04 May 2011 19:04:45 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000442.htmlThe CAER is proud of Heather Hacker (our HR rep.) who is receiving her Associate of Applied Science in Education and Associate in Arts from Bluegrass Community and Technical College and will be transferring to Midway College in the Fall. She has been selected as the 2011 Outstanding Education Graduate by BCTC. Way to go Heather. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:25:15 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000443.htmlFaculty from the College of Engineering at Prairie View A&M University (TX) toured the CAER on May 2nd, as part of a larger tour of the UK College of Engineering. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:24:47 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000444.htmlCongratulations to Kristen Davis, an undergraduate working at CAER who has been selected as one of 10 finalists for Student Employee of the Year at UK. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:24:16 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000451.htmlNew January/February 2011 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - Energeia is Kicking Off 2011 with a Theme Issue About our New Environmentally Friendly Laboratory Building - Biofuels, Capacitors, and Solar Energy: Research to be Carried Out in the New Laboratory Building (and the Argonne connection) - Biofuels and Bioenergy Research - Solar Energy Research, Prototyping and Evaluation - Electrochemical Energy Storage Research - Argonne-South's Participation - Commentary - A Challenge Met ...Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:59:07 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000450.htmlRead the November-December Real Time Report to find out about the latest about CAER's outreach efforts: - New Kentucky Energy Club - CAER Highlights ...Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:58:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000449.htmlThree hundred 4th grade students from Fayette County saw the UK Police Dept's electric-powered motorcycle, learned about the Daniel Boone National Forest, and got to see how algae can be used for power on February 15th. These events and more were part of the annual UK Energy Fair at the ...Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:40:41 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000443.htmlSpotlight is focused on UK's energy club and upcoming energy fair in UKNOW. CAER's annual energy fair brings 300 4th graders from underperforming schools to UK for a day of science and energy fun. Undergraduates from UK's newly-formed Energy Club will be there this year to help with logistics and education. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:40:13 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000442.htmlThe Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center has a new web site. The R & D Center will position Kentucky and U.S. industry as a top player in the lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery market. The Kentucky-Argonne web site details research, expertise, and the mission of the new center. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:22:32 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000441.htmlDr. Zheng Jiang is a four-month visiting scientist from Oxford University. While at the CAER, the Oxford research fellow will be testing catalysts for biomass upgrading under the supervision of Mark Crocker and co-authoring a paper on biomass. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:21:44 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000440.htmlOn December 9, CAER’s East KY Field Representative Greg Copley, UK College of Agriculture Plant and Soil Scientist Dr. Essam El-Naggar, and Patriot BioEnergy LLC President and CEO Roger Ford, took samples and measurements of biomass-to-energy crops on a reclaimed mine site. The UK Bent Mountain Bioenergy Project began in May 2009 with planting both woody and grass vegetation. Soil samples were ...Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:21:05 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000439.htmlAn energy audit was performed recently on the CAER building by a group of six Scott County Middle School energy club members. This was the students' first energy audit outside of their school building. Working in groups of two students per floor (each accompanied by two CAER staff members), they evaluated each lab, closet, bathroom, hallway, and office in the three floor, 30,000 square-foot building. The young energy auditors assessed the lighting by counting the number, type and luminosity of lights, in addition to appliances, computers, monitors, and printers. While still on site, Doug Keaton, manager ... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:05:10 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000438.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Power Generation and Utility Fuels Research group is seeking to fill an IMMEDIATE position for a postdoctoral scientist in the field of carbon capture and energy areas. The new position will be involved in multidisciplinary studies related to solvent development for post-combustion CO2 capture, and specifically be responsible for the study of vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) related to solvents developed in CO2 capture processes. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:48:28 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000437.htmlPlease welcome Bree McCarney, Energy Club Coordinator, to the CAER. The Center recently received a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to hire a project coordinator to help get student Energy Clubs established at UK, UL and other Kentucky universities/colleges. These clubs will encourage broad involvement across relevant disciplines, as well as for those with individual interests in the topics. Students will be drawn from engineering, natural sciences, business and economics, law, design, agriculture, and ...Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:39:42 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000436.htmlRepresentatives of the regional offices of the Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC) from Paducah, Lexington, Elizabethtown, Northern KY, Ashland and West Liberty learned how CAER can assist them through a lab tour Monday. The ICC offices are a regional, urban and rural network throughout the Commonwealth ... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:47:59 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000435.htmlA group of 21 Chinese mining engineers toured the CAER as part of a larger visit to Kentucky recently. The delegation was interested in various forms of technology as they relate to coal and new research into coal technologies. The engineers also visited the UK Dept. of Mining Engineering, the president of the university, and the state's energy secretary as part of their tour of the commonwealth. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:47:26 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000434.htmlA group of Scott County middle school children recently performed an energy audit at the CAER. Working in groups of two students per floor (each group accompanied by two CAER staff members), they evaluated each lab, closet, bathroom, and office in the 30,000 square foot building. The young energy auditors counted the number and luminosity of lights, and addition to the appliances, computers, monitors, and printers. While still on site, Doug Keaton, manager of the energy-audit program for Project NEED, loaded the ... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:46:57 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000433.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Power Generation and Utility Fuels Research group is seeking to fill an IMMEDIATE position for a postdoctoral scientist in the field of solvent development and evaluation. Specifically, the job will be focused on the ability to formulate different solvent compositions, evaluate performance for CO2 capture using mass transfer experiments, and characterize reaction products are critical skills....Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:17:46 GMTStaff Take Foreign Journalist to Eastern KentuckyOn October 29th, Greg Copley (regional field representative) and Jim Hower (senior petrologist) accompanied Mette Dyrskjot (right), business journalist for Borsen, Denmark’s equivalent of the Wall Street Journal, to the Licking River Resources coal mines in Magoffin County. Chris Lacy (left), Licking River Resources, conducted the tour of the surface and underground coal mines and the coal preparation plant. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:17:17 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000431.htmlThe Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) offered its first short course last Thursday, entitled "Introduction to Renewable Energy." It was taught by Dr. Paul Dolloff, of EKPC and Adjunct Faculty member in the UK Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The course provided an overview of renewable energy technology and outlined the basic principles of solar electricity, wind power electric generation, micro-hydro electric generation, and their application in Kentucky. PEIK brings together faculty from ...Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:06:09 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000429.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Power Generation and Utility Fuels Research group is seeking to fill an IMMEDIATE position for a full-time research scientist or postdoctoral scientist in the field of membrane separation and materials science. Specifically, the scientist will be focused on the separation of CO2 from chemical solvents streams and other potential applications of membrane technology to post-combustion CO2 capture. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:38:19 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000428.htmlCAER broke ground yesterday on what will become the university's first LEED-certified laboratory. The $19.8 million renewable energy laboratory will allow the Center to expand research devoted to Kentucky's growing renewable energy industries, including biomass and biofuels, electrochemical power sources (like capacitors and batteries), and distributed solar energy technologies. Architects, engineers, and researchers were on site at the groundbreaking discussing and demonstrating what will go ...Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:37:50 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000427.htmlThe final print issue of Odyssey Magazine featured the CAER in several spots. They included an article on our new renewable energy laboratory and our research geared at controlling carbon emissions.Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:34:32 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000426.htmlCAER Regional Energy Officer, Greg Copley, made a presentation at the Kentucky Wood Expo event Sept 17 in Madisonville. He gave talks entitled Current Research and State Activities Related to Forest Biomass at the Master Logger Continuing Education Program. Attendees included logging companies, ...Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:58:29 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000425.htmlMatt Weisenberger is the American Carbon Society's new secretary-treasurer. Matt is a researcher in the CAER's Carbon Materials Group. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:26:37 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000424.htmlCongratulations to Darrell Taulbee. He is the author of U.S. Patent 7,785,553 entitled, "Reducing Explosive Potential of Ammonium Nitrate." The patent looks at a way to reduce the explosive potential of a nitrogen-based fertilizer. It includes coating the product with a composition including a coal combustion by-product. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:26:07 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000423.htmlJim Hower (shown here with wife, Judy) gave a series of invited lectures at the China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, on 7-8 September. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:25:33 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000422.htmlCAER Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis researchers Sam Morton and Andy Placido participated in Eastern Kentucky University's annual Madison County Extension Field Day at EKU's Meadowbrook Farm. Their picture, along with a photo bioreactor, appeared in a Richmond Register story about the event.Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:37:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000421.htmlBiofuels researchers Mike Wilson (left) and Andy Placido exhibited at the annual Big Blue Goes Green event at the UK Student Center Grand Ballroom. They taught students, faculty, staff, and the public about the CAER's research using algae to capture CO2 at power plants and were included in the Kentucky Kernel student newspaper article. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:36:59 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000420.htmlMark Crocker, CAER Associate Director of the Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis group, recently had a book published titled, "Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals." In addition to editing the publication, he also co-authored a chapter with CAER Director Rodney Andrews. Other chapters were written by CAER's ...Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:20:35 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000419.htmlNew September/October 2010 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - The Fire That Keeps Burning - News Release - World of Coal Ash 2011 Call for Papers - New Kentucky-Argonne Director, Ralph Brodd - CAER Researchers Working on $2 million "Out of the Box" Grant - Commentary - The Literate EngineerFri, 03 Sep 2010 20:07:05 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000418.htmlYesterday U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that two consortia will receive $25M over the next five years under the U.S. - China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). One group is led by West Virginia University (of which we are a participant) and the other by the University of Michigan. The funding will be matched by the grantees to provide $50M in U.S. funding, with combined funding from both countries totaling $100M. The Center's consortia will focus on the next generation of clean coal technologies, including carbon capture and storage. The other group will research clean vehicles. Kunlei Liu, Associate Director for Power Generation and Utility Fuels, and Don Challman, Associate Director for Administration, were the leaders in drafting the CAER's portion of the proposal. Other members in the West Virginia Group includeFri, 03 Sep 2010 19:23:30 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000417.htmlCAER Program Manager, Jim Neathery's adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering was recently unanimously approved by the faculty. The appointment is for a two year term (and renewable) with the starting date of September 1, 2010....Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:22:37 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000416.htmlThe US Geological Survey has released a web page devoted to the petrology of world coals examined by CAER petrographers as part of the USGS World Coal Quality Inventory. Current and former Applied Coal Petrology Laboratory professionals and students included in this release include ...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000415.htmlCongratulations to Kelby Cassity. The chemistry graduate student and CAER graduate student research assistant successfully defended his dissertation on Friday. Kelby’s advisor is Mark Meier, UK Chemistry Department Professor and CAER Associate Director for the Carbon Materials Group. Kelby’s dissertation is titled, "Chemical Modificaton and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes." He will begin a postdoctoral position at...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:53:20 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000413.htmlMehmet Maral is a geological engineering Ph.D. student from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. He will be working with Jim Hower in the petrology lab for six months.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:53:51 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000412.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 21-4 (2010) now published New July/August 2010 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: - Coal Country Beeworks: Creating a Honey Corridor - News Releases - Commentary: Social Media is No Longer Just SocialFri, 20 Aug 2010 18:53:19 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000411.htmlCAER's Real Time Report Now Available Read the May-June Real Time Report to find out about the latest about CAER's outreach efforts: - Members of the State Energy and Environment Cabinet Spend Day at CAER - Lots of CAER highlightsFri, 20 Aug 2010 18:52:46 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000410.htmlCAER Ph.D. student Vence Easterling has garnered quite a bit of attention lately for emissions research he is performing with scientists from Ford Motor Company and Oak Ridge National Lab. He shared some of his research on the University of Kentucky radio program, UK Perspectives with Dr. Lee Todd. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:03:17 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000409.htmlGovernor Steve Beshear announced today that respected battery industry veteran Ralph Brodd has been selected to lead the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center. The Center, located in Lexington at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, is a partnership among the Argonne National Laboratory, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. "Dr. Brodd literally has written the book on advanced battery technologies, and I am overwhelmed by his willingness to help us develop a renowned battery manufacturing research and development center here in the Commonwealth," said Beshear. "Our partnership with the leading national laboratory on battery technologies, and the expertise of researchers at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, will help move Kentucky to the forefront of energy storage capabilities to strengthen our automotive industry and improve ...." Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:02:47 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000408.htmlFollowing up on a suggestion received at the CAER/EEC day, regional field officer Greg Copley coordinated a mine tour for two Department of Energy Development and Independence staff and a summer intern. Licking Valley Resources VP Chris Lacy took Copley and the EEC staff to the company’s operations in Magoffin County. The group toured two operating surface mines and related reclamation projects as well as a deep mine entrance and outside support operations. After the tour EEC Program ...Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:01:56 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000407.htmlAllison Richardson successfully defended her MS in Earth & Environmental Sciences on July 12th. Her thesis, dealing with the origin of coal lithotypes in the Richardson coalbed in eastern Kentucky, was completed under the direction of Jim Hower in the CAER Applied Petrology Laboratory. Allison has been hired by Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:05:14 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000406.htmlIn an effort to foster a better understanding of the research UKCAER carries out, Tuesday, June 22nd was held as a day for several groups from the state’s Energy and the Environment Cabinet to come to the CAER. There were around 35 staff members. During the day-long event, they traveled to several labs for mini-classes describing research and allowing time for Q & A. A picnic and poster session was held during lunch. Within the Energy and Environment Cabinet, representatives from the departments of: Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy Development and Independence, and the Public Service Commission were here for the event as well as Secretary Len Peters and Assistant Secretary Hank List. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:26:16 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000405.htmlThe July/August issue of Discover magazine contains an article entitled "Earth on Fire" about the underground coal fires that CAER petrologist Jim Hower, among others, study. The article describes a trip taken by Hower and others to a long-smolding fire in Hazard, Kentucky. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:25:50 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000404.htmlGeorge Kaufman will be working with the Electrochemical Power Sources research group this summer as a visiting scientist. He is an assistant professor from Transylvania University in Lexington. He earned several degrees from both Brown University and Harvard University including a PhD in Physical Chemistry. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:25:14 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000402.htmlThe June 11th issue of Business Lexington features an article about the CAER's carbon pollution reduction research. Entitled Cutting the costs of CO2 Removal, the article describes the reason carbon reduction is particularly important to the Commonwealth. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:10:41 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000401.htmlCAER chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate Vence Easterling is making news for his catalytic converter research. The story recently appeared in UKNOW and will soon be publicized by Ford's PR department. His CAER mentor is Dr. Mark Crocker, head of the Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis Group.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:59:04 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000400.htmlCAER's leader of the Electrochemistry Group, Dr. Steve Lipka, will perform double duty soon as Associate Director for the Professional Development Program at the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky and develop courses in the PEIK curriculum in energy storage. UK's College of Engineering was recently awarded 2.5M to start the institute. The funding will be used to provide education ...Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:29:47 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000399.htmlThe most recent issue of Business Lexington features a partnership among UK's College of Design, the CAER, and Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp., a Somerset, Kentucky-based nonprofit. The project hopes ...Thu, 27 May 2010 12:34:58 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000398.htmlFor eight years the Center has partnered with a local elementary school (Russell Cave) to teach students about energy. On May 26th the 4th grade class visited the lab for the annual field trip and picnic.Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:42 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000397.htmlMr. Michael Kluse (above left), Director of PNNL, toured the CAER's laboratories on Friday, May 21st. The meeting was arranged by ...Thu, 27 May 2010 12:30:38 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000396.htmlLast August the National Science Foundation awarded UK a $1.9M grant through its Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program. The project's goal is to investigate the high capacity processes required for the production of hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Thu, 20 May 2010 17:45:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000395.htmlTwo postdoctoral positions are immediately available in the Power Generation and Utility Fuels group at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER). One position will be in the fabrication and evaluation of membrane support materials. There is a particular interest in porous ceramic supports with high mechanical stability and porous organic/inorganic hollow fibers or spiral-wound membranes. The second position will focus on the synthesis and testing of selective membranes for CO2 capture with interest in both inorganic and organic membrane separation technology.Thu, 20 May 2010 17:44:28 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000394.htmlThe April 30th issue of Business Lexington's "Green Business" feature is a story on the CAER's Brock Marrs (Vice President for Research) and Tom Robl (President and Co-founder) of NuForm Materials. The 3-year-old company in Sadieville ...Thu, 20 May 2010 17:43:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000392.htmlThe Center's recent NIST and NSF grants were fodder for Odyssey Magazine's collected features entitled "UK Successfully Secures Stimulaus Funds." These recent grants are part of the 124 UK awards from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. To see the entire story ...Thu, 20 May 2010 17:43:16 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000391.htmlU.S. DOE announced yesterday that the CAER has won a $1.9M grant from its ARPA-E Program. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA - E) program grant was awarded for ...Thu, 20 May 2010 17:42:38 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000390.htmlCAER Petrologist Jim Hower was appointed to new three-year term on the advisory board of the International Pittsburgh Coal Conference. He will continue to serve as a co-chair of the technical program committee. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:44:46 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000389.htmlDr. Burtron H. Davis was selected to receive the SYNFUELS AWARD of the Tri-State Catalysis Society on April 26, 2010. The SYNFUELS AWARD will be provided ...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:45:57 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000388.htmlFour federal staffers learned about CAER's research portfolio on April 20th. Brian Smith (Director of Economic Development, U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie's office); Holly Hopkins and Regina Crawford (Field Representatives, U.S. Senator Jim Bunning's Office); and Sandy Simpson (Field Representative, U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield's Office) toured the labs. They saw current renewable and fossil energy ...Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:24:33 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000387.htmlThe Fourth Annual Dept. of Homeland Security-University Network Summit was held on March 10-12, 2010 at the Renaissance Marriot Hotel in Washington, DC. The Summit focused on the contributions of scientific and technological advancement to economic, community and individual resilience. Experts discussed how advancements in science and technology intelligently make the nation more resilient. Tom Robl (Associate Director, Environmental and Coal Technologies) presented his DHS ... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:49:29 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000386.htmlThe CAER is investigating using algae to reduce carbon dioxide from power plants by growing algae to convert CO2 to biomass. This and several other biomass issues were discussed during a Center-organized Biomass to Energy short course held April 14th at the Regional Enterprise Center in West Liberty, where ...Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:12:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000385.htmlMr. Joseph Blackburn (Field Office Director, Office of Surface Mining) will speak on Thursday, April 15th at 7:00 pm on "Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia: OSM's Role --Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:54:28 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000384.htmlCAER researcher Jim Hower and students Allison Richardson, Anne Satterwhite, and Rachel Hatch participated in the first Ohio Valley Organic Petrographers Colloquium in Henderson ...Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:33:16 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000383.htmlToday's Lexington Herald-Leader ran a story on Thursday's upcoming ukTech10 downtown showcase. The event will be a vehicle for UK researchers to demonstrate their techologies ...Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:21:00 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000382.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of An Innovative Approach in the Development of Physical Properties for Carbon Capture Technologies by Dr. Marcus Hilliard from Dow Chemical Company located in Freeport, TX. alice@caer.uky.eduhttp://www.caer.uky.edu/podcast/caerpodcasts.shtmlTue, 30 Mar 2010 15:13:17 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000381.htmlGraduate students from the Center for Applied Energy Research and undergraduate students from the Gatton College of Business and Economics teamed up to make the finals of the 2010 Global Venture Challenge hosted by Oak Ridge National Lab on March 24-26. The challenge, touted as the Department of Energy’s premier commercialization competition ...Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:01:46 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000380.htmlDirector, Rodney Andrews, was interviewed about coal and its future on UK's campus by journalism students recently as part of a radio program called Campus Voices. ...Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:20:38 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000379.htmlVeteran CAER researcher B.K. Parekh recently received a beautiful award from the AFS for having completed a term on their Advisory Board ...Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:20:09 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000378.htmlDaniel Borman, a Georgetown College undergraduate, will be working with the CAER's Biofuels ...Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:35:48 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000377.htmlAn advanced physics class from Berea, Kentucky (Madison County) toured a nearby power plant, the UK Department of Physics, Coldstream Research Farm, and capped their day at the CAER ...Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:35:20 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000376.htmlNew March-April 2010 Energeia Newsletter now published, including:Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:06:14 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000374.htmlPodcast of CAER Fuel Seminar Speaker - Dr. George Kaufman. The podcast explored the topic of Phase Separation of Meso-Scale Structures by Electrostatic Self-Assembly by ...alice@caer.uky.eduhttp://www.caer.uky.edu/podcast/caerpodcasts.shtml#podcast21Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:59:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000373.htmlPodcast of CAER Fuel Seminar Speaker - Dr. Jennifer Greenwood . The podcast explored the topic of Freshwater Algal Ecology: A Primer, or Why Fish ...alice@caer.uky.eduhttp://www.caer.uky.edu/podcast/caerpodcasts.shtml#podcast20Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:58:01 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000372.htmlLast February a group of international journalists stationed in the U.S. visited CAER as part of a tour of Kentucky's coal-related activities. Now the "People's Daily Online" ...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:58:49 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000371.htmlIt has been a little over a year since The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and the American Coal Ash Association announced the launch of the refereed journal, Coal Combustion and Gasification Products (CCGP). Now, we are pleased to announce ...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:58:19 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000369.htmlThis week, Dr. Todd interviews Rodney Andrews regarding the soon to be constructed Energy Research Building on this ...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:57:46 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000368.htmlNick Kitsos of Vine Grove, Kentucky, has joined us briefly to work with the Power Generation and Utilitiy Fuels Group. He is co-oping with E.ON U.S. in Louisville. While here, he will work...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000367.htmlAmerica's Power web site is featuring the CAER in an online article. AmericasPower.org is sponsored by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, which is ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:27:02 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000366.htmlFebruary's visit by a dozen foreign journalists is featured on the U.S. Department of State's web site under 'diplomacy in action.' The photo highlighted ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:26:25 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000365.htmlThe CAER would like to welcome Catherine Le and Guillaume Lelimousin -- students from the University of Burgundy's Dijon materials engineering program (ESIREM).Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:37:51 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000364.htmlThe CAER would like to welcome Anthoula Ouzounidou, a visiting scientist from the University of Dundee in Scotland, United Kingdom. She is in the Department of Civil Engineering’s Concrete Technology...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:37:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000363.htmlUniversity of Kentucky's "UKNOW" News highlighted the CAER's Environmental and Coal Technologies Research Group in a recent article...Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:10:47 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000362.htmlCAER Director Rodney Andrews (seated) prepares for an interview with UK Visualization & Virtual Environments' Stephen Bailey. The interview will be used in a documentary on coal in Kentucky...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:59:48 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000361.htmlClean Fuels and Chemicals Group Researcher, Uschi Graham, is part of a team that was recently rewarded one of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's largest grants to explore the environmental impact of nanomaterials...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:59:09 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000360.htmlBiomass to Energy -- an overview short course will be held on April 14, 2010 in West Liberty, Kentucky. The development of low cost, high capacity processes for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals is essential for expanding the use of carbon neutral processes ...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:58:34 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000359.htmlCourtney Fisk, an engineer in the CAER Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis Group, is among a group of young engineers from across the country selected by National Engineers Week as a "New Face of Engineering." ...Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:42:50 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000358.htmlEnergeia Newsletter Volume 21-1 now published New January/February 2010 Energeia Newsletter now published, including: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:53:40 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000357.htmlDr. Steve Lipka, leader of CAER's Electrochemical Power Sources Group, has become an adjunct assistant professor in UK's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He will have a three-year appointment, which can be renewed. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:29:31 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000355.htmlTwelve reporters from China, Japan, and Germany toured the UK Center for Applied Energy Research to better understand clean coal technologies and other energy research. The visit was part of a larger visit to the Commonwealth organized by ...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:57:30 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000354.htmlMark Crocker's Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis Group recently obtained $124K in funding for a year's work to develop ... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:04:52 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000353.htmlRead the November-December Real Time Report to find out about the latest about CAER's outreach efforts:Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:44:54 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000352.htmlThe CAER would like to welcome Big Rivers Electric Corporation and the Illinois Clean Coal Institute as the latest members to the CMRG....Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:25:28 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000351.htmlDr. Burt Davis has co-edited a new book with Dr. Mario L. Occelli. It is entitled "Advances in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Catalysts, and Catalysis" and is published ...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:54:19 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000350.htmlCAER hosted the third annual UK Energy Fair, which took place January 13th at the Student Center's Grand Ballroom. This year's event served more ...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:54:30 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000349.htmlDaniel Mongiardo (left) listens as CAER Director Rodney Andrews explains algae research ...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:53:58 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000348.htmlThe American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has featured Courtney Fisk as one of ASABE's "New Faces of Engineering for 2010."...Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:53:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000347.htmlThe planned expansion of the University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research Laboratory (CAER) will significantly expand the center's research capabilities with a new 36,000-square-foot (3,344-square-meter) building dedicated to research in the biomass and biofuels industries, advanced distributed power generation and storage, and technologies for electric vehicles.Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:38:08 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000346.htmlThe University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research has published another podcast for individuals interested in energy issues. It explored the topic of The Past and Future (?) of Human Use of Algae by Dr. James Dawson from the Pittsburg State University located in Pittsburg, Kansas. http://www.caer.uky.edu/podcast/caerpodcasts.shtml#podcast19Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:44:24 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000345.htmlThe New Year brings with it two visiting scientists to the CAER. Zhisheng Chen and Susanta Mohapatra will be working at the lab for a year. During this year, Mr. Chen will be in with the Power Generation Research Group. He earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Tsinghua University (China) and most recently worked at the China Datong Technologies and Engineering Co. Ltd. Dr. Mohapatra received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India. He is currently a research assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Nevada at Reno. He will be working in the Biofuels Group. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:16 GMThttp://www.caer.uky.edu/blog/archives/00000344.htmlOn December 22nd, Greg Copley, Jim Hower and Rachel Hatch made a trip to a coal mine fire near Hazard, Kentucky to place instruments for several-week's monitoring of temperature and carbon monoxide at a vent. They plan to retrieve the instruments in mid-January. Coal fires are a major uncontrolled source of emissions of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, and trace metals. Their work is part of a multi-organizational study of coal fires throughout the US.Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:51:19 GMT