Frede Blaabjerg, Professor in Energy at Aalborg University, is the recipient of the largest individual Danish research award, the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award for Technical and Scientific Research of DKK 5 million (EUR 0.67 million).
Jan 22nd, 2014
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The European ECOPROT project aims to industrialise an innovative procedure for producing corrosion-protecting environmentally friendly coatings for aluminium and magnesium alloys, to be used in the aeronautics market.
Jan 22nd, 2014
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A new study indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides.
Jan 21st, 2014
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Investment in renewable energy and energy smart technologies dropped 11% in 2013, after falling 10% in 2012. Japan was the most significant among several countries seeing increasing activity.
Jan 21st, 2014
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A new sugar battery that could be on the market and powering the world's gadgets in three years has an energy density and order of magnitude higher than others.
Jan 21st, 2014
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How can companies break into the electromobility market faster and more effectively? In what way can innovative services help to focus electromobility solutions on users' needs? What shape should IT support take? And what will the mobility markets of the future look like? DELFIN project develops innovative services and methods.
Jan 20th, 2014
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Researchers study the properties of a novel material that could help build high heat-tolerant supercapacitors.
Jan 17th, 2014
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Using a plant-derived chemical, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a process for creating a concentrated stream of sugars that's ripe with possibility for biofuels.
Jan 16th, 2014
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The costs of achieving a more ambitious EU climate target are estimated to be moderate. Upscaling greenhouse-gas emissions reduction from the current 20 percent by 2020 to 40 percent by 2030 would be likely to cost less than an additional 0.7 percent of economic activity.
Jan 16th, 2014
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Novel biological mechanism relays electrons in proteins in mineral-breathing bacteria important for energy-related research.
Jan 15th, 2014
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Ambitious greenhouse-gas mitigation consistent with the 2 degrees target is likely to require substantial amounts of bioenergy as part of the future energy mix. Though this does not come without risks, global food markets would be affected much more by unmitigated climate change than by an increased bioenergy demand, a study led by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now finds.
Jan 15th, 2014
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Researchers have built a system that converts the sun's energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and stores it for later use, allowing us to power our devices long after the sun goes down.
Jan 14th, 2014
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When it comes to biofuels, corn leads the all-important category of biomass yield. However, focusing solely on yield comes at a high price, scientists say.
Jan 13th, 2014
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Members of the public have a negative view of climate engineering, the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the environment to counteract climate change, according to a new study.
Jan 13th, 2014
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The first annual increase in carbon market trading values since 2011 will owe much to European Union action to delay allowance auctions.
Jan 10th, 2014
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In a draft resolution, the European Parliament Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) call for an ambitious and legally-binding 2030 target for renewable energies.
Jan 10th, 2014
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New anode quadruples life of lithium-sulfur battery, could also help store renewable energy more cheaply.
Jan 9th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a way for lithium-ion battery developers to determine in early stages whether a new material for the batteries will work. The team developed a freely available code that battery developers can use as a model to determine the optimal profile needed to charge a lithium-ion battery as well as any stresses that might be put on the materials used.
Jan 9th, 2014
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