Researchers propose an affordable and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Findings could pave the way for a cost-efficient, high-performing calcium-ion battery.
Aug 2nd, 2022
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Hydrogen production and carbon capture - in a single step
Researchers have succeeded in producing hydrogen using a far more efficient method than is currently in use. The team has also demonstrated that the process can be scaled up for commercial application.
Jul 29th, 2022
Read moreGreener air-conditioning for a warmer world
Ensemble approach offers path to energy-saving air-conditioning.
Jul 28th, 2022
Read moreIron as a potential key material in facilitating the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy
Iron has a great potential to contribute to the much needed energy transition. The metal and its oxides could be used in a circular system as carbon-neutral energy carrier to store renewable energy, from wind and solar power for example.
Jul 27th, 2022
Read moreEuropean project on increased use of recycled plastics in electronics has started
Increasing the share of recycled plastics in new products is a central aspect of the European Strategy for Plastics, adopted as a part of the first Circular Economy Action Plan. One of the main goals of the strategy is to ensure that by 2025 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics find their way into new products on the EU market.
Jul 27th, 2022
Read moreNatural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes
A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs.
Jul 26th, 2022
Read moreStudy conceptualizes energy efficient, wireless charging roads
Wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems are promising electric vehicle solutions by virtue of their strong advantages in time saving and reduced pressure on the existing power infrastructure.
Jul 23rd, 2022
Read morePorous crystals bind fluorine-containing greenhouse gases
Fluorine-containing gases - including so-called per- or polyfluorinated hydrocarbons, or PFCs - have a significant share in global warming. Researchers recently developed new crystalline materials that can selectively adsorb the molecules of such carbon-fluorine bonds.
Jul 22nd, 2022
Read moreFirst steps towards high-speed motors for fuel cell components
Researchers are working on a high-speed drive for fuel cell air compressors in commercial vehicle and aviation applications.
Jul 21st, 2022
Read moreSilk offers an alternative to some microplastics
Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.
Jul 20th, 2022
Read moreAll-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral jet fuel
Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.
Jul 20th, 2022
Read moreToward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows
A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.
Jul 19th, 2022
Read moreThermally regenerative battery produces ample energy using low-grade waste heat
Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries can produce electricity on demand from low-grade waste heat. A new process for creating these batteries improves their stability and affordability and may help address the country's growing grid-scale energy storage problem.
Jul 16th, 2022
Read moreHydrogen storage materials from industrial waste
Researchers have demonstrated that hydrogen storage materials can also be produced from recycled industrial waste. The result: a significantly more climate-friendly production of hydrogen storage materials.
Jul 14th, 2022
Read moreSmart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids
Set by default to turn on before dawn, smart thermostats unintentionally work in concert with other thermostats throughout neighborhoods and regions to prompt inadvertent, widespread energy-demand spikes on the grid.
Jul 13th, 2022
Read moreWhy natural gas is not a bridge technology
The expansion of natural gas infrastructure jeopardises energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology towards a 100 per cent renewable energy system as defined by the Paris Climate Agreement. Scientists recommend that politicians and scientists revise the current assumptions about natural gas.
Jul 5th, 2022
Read moreMagnet recycling pays off
A new project demonstrates that recycled magnets can be used to power engines in the e-mobility sector, without any loss of power. It also shows that establishing a value chain for large-scale magnet recycling will pay off.
Jul 4th, 2022
Read moreResearchers develop world's most durable hydrogen fuel cell
Researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world's most durable to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider application of green energy in the pursuit of a carbon neutral world.
Jul 2nd, 2022
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