In the future more and more cars will fill up with electricity instead of petrol - ideally, electricity from wind, water or solar energy. A prerequisite for the energy turnaround is the availability of efficient storage media. Scientists at the Technische Universit�t M�nchen are working on the optimal battery cell.
Jul 8th, 2014
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The work will focus on developing 'sustainable catalysis', finding ways to increase the energy efficiency of the manufacture of important chemicals used in huge quantities to produce products that are part of our everyday life, and use renewable materials to make those chemicals, ideally having them begin their lives as biomass, rather than as petrochemicals.
Jul 8th, 2014
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A paper outlines new method to profit from biofuel waste product.
Jul 8th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a wireless network on a computer chip that could reduce energy consumption at huge data farms by as much as 20 percent.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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Addressing climate change will require substantial new investment in low-carbon energy and energy efficiency - but no more than what is currently spent on today's fossil-dominated energy system, according to new research.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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Wind and solar together account for just under half of the total 2.7TW of net new power capacity in the region, driven by improving cost-competitiveness, and renewables in total account for 63% (1.7TW).
Jul 2nd, 2014
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The net-zero energy test house at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in suburban Washington, D.C., not only absorbed winter's best shot, it came out on top, reaching its one-year anniversary on July 1 with enough surplus energy to power an electric car for about 1,440 miles.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Could playing video games help people understand and address global sustainability issues such as pollution, drought or climate change? At least two researchers believe so, outlining their argument in a concept paper.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Scientists have devised an efficient method for harnessing sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into a potential alternative fuel known as formic acid.
Jul 1st, 2014
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The NEO-CARBON ENERGY project, targeting the storage of solar and wind energy, has been granted major strategic funding by Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation for next couple of years.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Further falls in technology costs will mean that photovoltaics and onshore wind dominate deployment; only offshore wind will be subsidised in 2020s.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Increasingly sophisticated instruments provide scientists with new details about these transformations; they also point out big gaps between theoretical models and field findings.
Jun 30th, 2014
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A new biosensor invented at the University of British Columbia could help optimize bio-refining processes that produce fuels, fine chemicals and advanced materials.
Jun 30th, 2014
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The SOPCAWIND project has developed new software to optimize wind farm placement in Europe, taking into account criteria as varied as wind power, local environment characteristics, potential interference with communication systems, noise, nearby housing exposure to the sun, visual impact or even the existence of archaeological artifacts on site.
Jun 30th, 2014
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Researchers esearchers have used advanced modelling and geo-spatial information to compile more accurate greenhouse gas inventories for Poland and Ukraine. The approach could substantially improve the accuracy of national inventories of greenhouse gases and boost Europe's efforts to reduce emissions.
Jun 30th, 2014
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One basic riddle in water splitting is why nature always uses manganese, a fact that is particularly surprising considering that manganese is rather inactive at neutral pH, which is how water is found in nature. Scientists have been able to devise many artificial manganese-based catalysts of their own, but have not been able to make them active at neutral pH. Now, researchers have reported the discovery of a mineral-based catalyst that can efficiently split water into oxygen and hydrogen ions (protons) at neutral pH.
Jun 30th, 2014
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A physics professor is offering $10,000 to the first person to present scientific evidence that proves man-made climate change isn't real.
Jun 28th, 2014
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Organic farming fosters biodiversity. At least that's the theory. In practice, however, the number of habitats on the land plays an important role alongside the type and intensity of farming practices. These are the findings of an international study that looked at 10 regions in Europe and two in Africa.
Jun 26th, 2014
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