Imagine a future in which agricultural, animal and even human waste is used to produce fuels and high-value chemicals. This may seem far-fetched, but researchers are working hard to make it a reality.
Jun 10th, 2017
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A chance constrained optimal reserve scheduling approach for economic dispatch considering wind penetration.
Jun 9th, 2017
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New method could reduce environmental impact of extracting metals from raw materials and post-consumer electronics.
Jun 7th, 2017
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A parametric genetic algorithm approach to assess complementary options of large scale wind-solar coupling.
Jun 7th, 2017
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The key to this new technique comes from recognizing the unique physical and chemical properties of certain metals and how they react with hydrogen peroxide.
Jun 5th, 2017
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A new technology could provide an 'instantly rechargeable' method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.
Jun 1st, 2017
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Delivering packages with drones can reduce carbon dioxide emissions in certain circumstances as compared to truck deliveries, a new study by transportation engineers finds.
May 30th, 2017
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These investigations could influence potential applications in diverse technology areas from green energy and sustainable chemistry to materials engineering and catalysis.
May 30th, 2017
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Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as big as the rest of the world because of the 'urban heat island' effect, new research shows.
May 29th, 2017
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A protoype aims to solve the EV charging problem with a completely innovative charging system: cars can be recharged while traveling on highways equipped with dedicated systems that allow battery charging while the vehicle is moving.
May 29th, 2017
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The use of energy-efficient production technologies can reduce global CO2 emissions by eight gigatons per year - which is nearly twice as high as previously assumed. Achieving this requires, at the least, that already existing efficient technologies are made available and used worldwide.
May 29th, 2017
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Wind energy has become an integral part of the energy supply. A new milestone for the transformation of energy supply systems was reached last year with renewable energy now accounting for 29 percent of the gross energy consumption.
May 29th, 2017
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Energy is the most important resource for humanity and solar energy is the ultimate energy source. The sun as a solar energy source has a number of advantages: it is abundant, it is essentially inexhaustible, and it doesn't discriminate but provides equal access to all users.
May 26th, 2017
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Researchers develop new highly efficient catalyst for breaking resistant chemical bonds, paving the way for easier recycling of plastic waste.
May 26th, 2017
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In a new study, chemists boosted and analyzed the unprecedented catalytic activity of an element called vanadium for hydrogenation - a reaction that is used for making everything from vegetable oils to petrochemical products to vitamins.
May 26th, 2017
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Growing plants and then storing the CO2 they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning, a new study shows.
May 18th, 2017
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An international team of researchers has taken the first step in converting methane directly to electricity using bacteria, in a way that could be done near the drilling sites.
May 17th, 2017
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Scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles with more power. Initial tests in the laboratory have been positive.
May 17th, 2017
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