Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
Aug 18th, 2014
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Sustainable green alternatives to fertilisers could boost food and energy security
Scientists are looking at formulating sustainable fertilisers from renewable energy waste. This new area of research aims to produce a sustainable, environmentally-friendlier source of soil conditioner and crop fertiliser that could also reduce costs to farmers and potentially, with wide-spread take-up, help to slow down rising food prices.
Aug 14th, 2014
Read more$20M grant to support developing eco-friendly plastics
A five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation grant will allow chemists to study new ways to make plastics more sustainable.
Aug 13th, 2014
Read moreStinky gases emanating from landfills could transform into clean energy
A new technique transforming stinky, air-polluting landfill gas could produce the sweet smell of success as it leads to development of a fuel cell generating clean electricity for homes, offices and hospitals, researchers say. The advance would convert methane gas into hydrogen, an efficient, clean form of energy.
Aug 12th, 2014
Read moreMexico and Central America - Emerging clean energy powerhouses
Both Mexico and the countries to its south are heavily dependent on diesel- and oil-fired generation, and are starting to invest heavily in cleaner options.
Aug 11th, 2014
Read moreRunning on waste heat
Thermoelectric devices turn waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other machines.
Aug 11th, 2014
Read moreCarbon dioxide 'sponge' could ease transition to cleaner energy
A plastic sponge that sops up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide might ease our tranisition away from polluting fossil fuels to new energy sources like hydrogen.
Aug 10th, 2014
Read moreA new software platform for improving energy efficiency through modeling of the energy market stakeholders
CASSANDRA platform is available to the public in order to enable stakeholders to maximize their benefits in the energy markets by testing and benchmarking real life scenarios and to enable consumers through DR programmes to decrease their energy consumption and electricity bills.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreThe immediate aftermath of an oil spill
The fate of oil during the first day after an accidental oil spill is still poorly understood, with researchers often arriving on the scene only after several days. New findings from a field experiment carried out in the North Sea provide valuable insight that could help shape the emergency response in the immediate wake of disasters.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreNASA selects four proposals for advanced energy storage technologies
Development of these new energy storage devices will help enable NASA's future robotic and human-exploration missions and aligns with conclusions presented in the National Research Council's 'NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities', which calls for improved energy generation and storage with reliable power systems that can survive the wide range of environments unique to NASA missions.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreBioinspired catalyst splits water
Pyridine chemicals make manganese oxide more effective at neutral pH.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreTurning methane into usable liquid fuel - $2M funding for hybrid fuel cells
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology were awarded $2 million over the course of two years to fund studies on hybrid fuel cells from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E).
Aug 5th, 2014
Read moreToward fuel cells built from renewable and abundant components
Researchers report a novel concept to work with efficient and possibly cheaper catalysts. A kind of buffer protects the catalysts against the hostile conditions encountered in fuel cells, which have been to date dismissed utilization.
Aug 4th, 2014
Read moreEnhancing biofuel yields from biomass with novel new method
Researchers have developed a versatile, relatively non-toxic, and efficient way to convert raw agricultural and forestry residues and other plant matter, known as lignocellulosic biomass, into biofuels and chemicals.
Aug 4th, 2014
Read moreChemists develop MRI technique for peeking inside supercapacitors
Researchers have developed a method for examining the inner workings of battery-like devices called supercapacitors, which can be charged up extremely quickly and can deliver high electrical power. Their technique, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), establishes a means for monitoring and potentially enhancing the performance of such devices.
Aug 1st, 2014
Read moreTackling the many challenges of smarter, greener cities
The EU project CITyFiED aims to carry out an extensive demonstration of its low energy consumption concept, among other things, through in selected districts in the cities of Laguna de Duero, in Spain, Lund in Sweden and Soma in Turkey.
Aug 1st, 2014
Read more'Wetting' a battery's appetite for renewable energy storage (w/video)
New liquid alloy electrode improves sodium-beta battery performance.
Aug 1st, 2014
Read moreAll-in-one energy system offers greener power for off-grid homes, farms
A small-scale combined cooling, heat and power system has been designed to provide dependable electricity without the need for a mains connection.
Jul 30th, 2014
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