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Water treatment: Removing hormones with sunlight
Researchers developed a new method to remove micropollutants using a photocatalytic membrane and visible light.
May 21, 2021 Read more
Pathway to critical and formidable goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits
World's first comprehensive energy roadmap shows government actions to rapidly boost clean energy and reduce fossil fuel use can create millions of jobs, lift economic growth and keep net zero in reach.
May 18, 2021 Read more
World first concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research, such a vision could someday be a reality.
May 18, 2021 Read more
Breakthrough in reverse osmosis may lead to most energy-efficient seawater desalination ever
Engineers have developed a variant of the process called 'batch reverse osmosis', which promises better energy efficiency, longer-lasting equipment and the ability to process water of much higher salinity.
May 13, 2021 Read more
Circular economy products developed from industrial wastewater - making use of nutrient discharge
There is a significant potential for raw materials lurking in wastewater. A project promotes the recovery and refinement of nutrients into industrial chemicals, construction materials, and fertilizer additives.
May 11, 2021 Read more
Eco-energy without limits?
Even a sustainable circular economy doesn't run without energy. Solar panels and wind farms, tidal and geothermal power plants: They all divert energy from energy fluxes that had remained untapped since time immemorial. The question is therefore: What part of these energy fluxes can mankind use for its own purposes without damaging the Earth's energy system?
May 11, 2021 Read more
Wastewater treatment system recovers electricity, filters water
A dual-function electrode in a microbial electrochemical system combines two previously separate functions.
May 10, 2021 Read more
Researchers develop new metal-free, recyclable polypeptide battery that degrades on demand
Researchers have made a breakthrough that could lead to battery production moving away from cobalt. This new battery technology platform utilizes a polypeptide organic radical construction.
May 8, 2021 Read more
Zero to hero: Overlooked material could help reduce our carbon footprint
Scientists report hitherto unobserved high-performance CO2 adsorption in zeolites at room temperature, opening doors to applications in air purification.
May 6, 2021 Read more
Tiny plastic particles in the environment: Nanoplastics - an underestimated problem?
How dangerous are the smallest of them, so-called nanoplastics? Are they a ticking time bomb, as alarming media reports suggest?
May 4, 2021 Read more
Hydrogen power plant for the garden
The idea is that private customers will, in the future, be able to produce the hydrogen they need using small wind turbines. Lightweight construction experts are now developing the key technologies required: small, efficient rotors and safe tanks.
May 3, 2021 Read more
Electric vehicle batteries: The older they get, the safer they are
Studies show that the older an traction battery of electric vehicles is, the lower the danger it poses. Now the researchers and industry partners want to define parameters for the subsequent use of discarded batteries.
May 3, 2021 Read more
How to invest in a fairer and low carbon energy system
Researchers have been exploring how Game-theoretic models could represent a promising approach to study strategic interactions between self-interested private energy system investors.
April 30, 2021 Read more
Research paves way for wireless charging of electric vehicles
Researchers are pioneering an innovative approach for the wireless charging of electric vehicles, autonomous forklifts and other mobile machines, while they remain in motion.
April 28, 2021 Read more
Developing the world's hottest heat pump ever
Researchers have developed the world’s first heat pump producing temperatures of up to 180 degrees. Such record high temperatures will enable one fifth of European industry to reduce its energy consumption by up to 70 percent, and become entirely climate neutral.
April 28, 2021 Read more
Using microbes to remove microplastics from the environment
Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle.
April 28, 2021 Read more
Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms
The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines.
April 27, 2021 Read more
Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste
Researchers have developed a direct method to convert single-use plastic waste - plastic bags, yogurt containers, plastic bottles and bottle caps, packaging and more - to ready-to-use molecules for jet fuels, diesel and lubricants.
April 26, 2021 Read more