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The value of nature
Researchers develop a model that marries ecology and economics to determine how to protect biodiversity by managing ecosystem services.
June 28, 2017 Read more
Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstock
Combining experimental and computer chemistry, scientists find the conditions to break carbon-hydrogen bonds at low temperature with cheap titanium in place of rare metals.
June 28, 2017 Read more
Breaking the rules to make electricity from waste heat
More atomic bonds is the key for performance in a newly discovered family of cage-structured compounds.
June 27, 2017 Read more
Chemists turn metal catalysis on its head for a sustainable future
Researchers take a nonintuitive approach to metal catalysis for selective conversion of biomass into high-value chemical products under mild conditions.
June 27, 2017 Read more
Solar heating could cover over 80 percent of domestic heating requirements in Nordic countries
According to researchers, by using suitable systems, more than 80% of heating energy for Finnish households could be produced using solar energy.
June 20, 2017 Read more
Why the world needs to get smarter about water consumption
Water should be a key element of any smart city concept. And there are two major ways in which smart water technologies will be coming soon to a city near you.
June 20, 2017 Read more
Inexpensive organic material gives safe batteries a longer life
Scientists report their use of quinones - an inexpensive, earth-abundant and easily recyclable material - to create stable anode composites for any aqueous rechargeable battery.
June 19, 2017 Read more
Next-gen solvents capture carbon with half the energy
'Water-lean' carbon capture solvents could increase energy production.
June 19, 2017 Read more
Researchers produce biofuel for conventional diesel engines
Scientists have developed a method for producing a petroleum diesel-like fuel from conventional biodiesel at low temperatures. The new biofuel fulfils the current EU and US requirements.
June 19, 2017 Read more
New technology will enable properties to share solar energy
Researchers are developing new technologies that could enable clusters of houses to share their solar energy, rather than simply exporting surplus electricity to the national grid. Also, new systems for fault detection will enable householders to monitor and maintain the efficiency of their panels.
June 14, 2017 Read more
Clean energy stored in electric vehicles to power buildings
Stored energy from electric vehicles can be used to power large buildings - creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - thanks to new ground-breaking battery research.
June 14, 2017 Read more
Norway leads the way in CO2 capture
Norway has institutions and specialist communities that work closely with everything from research to full scale demonstration of CO2 capture.
June 14, 2017 Read more
Engineers transform food waste into green energy
In a classic tale of turning trash into treasure, two different processes soon may be the favored dynamic duo to turn food waste into green energy.
June 13, 2017 Read more
Fueling a sustainable future
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.
June 10, 2017 Read more
It's a breeze: How to harness the power of the wind
A chance constrained optimal reserve scheduling approach for economic dispatch considering wind penetration.
June 9, 2017 Read more
A more sustainable way to refine metals
New method could reduce environmental impact of extracting metals from raw materials and post-consumer electronics.
June 7, 2017 Read more
Survival of the fittest - Biology's role in sustainable power generation
A parametric genetic algorithm approach to assess complementary options of large scale wind-solar coupling.
June 7, 2017 Read more
Metal-ion catalysts and hydrogen peroxide could green up plastics production
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.
June 5, 2017 Read more