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Researchers building flow battery prototype to augment grid

Researchers are scaling up a prototype iron-flow battery to provide cleaner and cheaper power when renewable energy sources are ebbing or demand is peaking. The battery would also efficiently store excess electricity when use is low.

Dec 8th, 2016

New sensor technology for e-vehicle batteries

Engineers have developed a new concept for current and voltage sensors for batteries that might become particularly relevant for electric vehicles.

Dec 8th, 2016

Closing the carbon loop

A chemical engineering team identifies new catalyst that advances capture and conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Dec 7th, 2016

The promise of greener power generation

The characterization of compounds produced in combustion could lead to cleaner, more efficient power stations.

Dec 5th, 2016

The world doesn't realize how much we need CO2 storage

The world will not be able to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement without technology capable of capturing, transporting and storing CO2.

Dec 5th, 2016

New process produces hydrogen at much lower temperature

Simpler process and higher efficiency creates great expectations for consumer market.

Dec 1st, 2016

Energy hybrid: Battery meets super capacitor

New work demonstrates that it is possible to combine the high-energy density of batteries with the high-power output of super capacitors in a single system - thanks to liquid energy storage materials.

Dec 1st, 2016

Hydrogen in your pocket? New plastic for carrying and storing hydrogen

Researchers have developed a polymer which can store hydrogen in a light, compact and flexible sheet, and is safe to touch even when filled with hydrogen gas.

Nov 28th, 2016

Binge-eating bacteria extract energy from sewage

New research shows that sewage contains a source of energy that can be harvested by using hungry bacteria.

Nov 25th, 2016

How much wind energy can be generated in your area? Check EMHIRES

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has produced a dataset of wind energy production (EMHIRES) at national, regional and local level across the EU, by the hour for the last 30 years, based on existing wind farms.

Nov 23rd, 2016

Using synthetic photosynthesis to combat climate change

In future, greenhouse gas carbon dioxide could be removed from the atmosphere by deploying a new biological method. Scientists have developed a synthetic but completely biological metabolic pathway based on the model of photosynthesis that fixes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere 20% more efficiently that plants can photosynthetically.