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What fax machines can teach us about electric cars
At present, there is not a single standard for plugs to recharge electric vehicles. This creates an additional barrier, slowing the adoption of electric cars unnecessarily.
March 7, 2017 Read more
New approach for matching production and consumption of renewable electricity
The BALANCE project brings together leading European research institutes in the field of electrochemical conversion. The project aims to demonstrate a technology that enables flexible storage of large amount of renewable power.
March 6, 2017 Read more
Turning food waste into tires
Eggshells, tomato peels add strength to sustainable rubber.
March 6, 2017 Read more
Tweaking electrolyte makes better lithium-metal batteries
A pinch of electrolyte additive gives rechargeable battery stability, longer life.
March 1, 2017 Read more
Transforming the carbon economy
A task force commissioned in 2016 by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has proposed a framework for evaluating R+D on recycling carbon dioxide and removing large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. The goal is to produce a global emissions reduction of at least 1 billion tons of CO2 per year.
February 27, 2017 Read more
Germany's plan for 100% electric cars may actually increase carbon emissions
Germany has ambitious plans for both electric cars and renewable energy. But it can't deliver both. As things stand, Germany's well-meaning but contradictory ambitions would actually boost emissions.
February 27, 2017 Read more
New polymer additive could revolutionize plastics recycling
Researchers have developed a multiblock polymer that, when added in small measure to a mix of the two otherwise incompatible materials, create a new and mechanically tough polymer.
February 24, 2017 Read more
Smart buildings: energy efficiency at what price?
Automating heating and other environmental controls can bring huge savings to commercial buildings. To what extent is it possible to achieve the same results in residential homes? What is the difference between so called domotics and inmotics?
February 21, 2017 Read more
New hydronium-ion battery presents opportunity for more sustainable energy storage
A new type of battery shows promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage. It's the world's first battery to use only hydronium ions as the charge carrier.
February 20, 2017 Read more
Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2
When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it's been transformed into a modular reforming reactor that could make hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there's a natural gas supply available.
February 16, 2017 Read more
Researchers develop eco-friendly concrete
In the future, wide-ranging composite materials are expected to be stronger, lighter, cheaper and greener for our planet, thanks to a new invention.
February 13, 2017 Read more
Long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep
Researchers have developed a new flow battery that stores energy in organic molecules dissolved in neutral pH water. This new chemistry allows for a non-toxic, non-corrosive battery with an exceptionally long lifetime and offers the potential to significantly decrease the costs of production.
February 9, 2017 Read more
Renewable fuels alone can't stop climate change
In discussions about climate change, many people seem to think the only real problem is replacing fossil fuels, and once that's done nothing much really needs to change.
February 7, 2017 Read more
Getting from greenhouse gas to microbial biomass
A co-culture technology uses waste methane to make biofuels and bioproducts.
February 3, 2017 Read more
Controlling electron spin makes water splitting more efficient
Scientists have succeeded in controlling the spin of electrons in the reaction and thereby almost fully suppress the production of hydrogen peroxide.
February 1, 2017 Read more
Project aiming for technological breakthrough on solar-based hydrogen generation
A European project is expected to develop an economically feasible technology for solar based hydrogen generation. Solar energy shall thereby be converted into chemical energy that can be stored as fuel by hydrogen.
January 31, 2017 Read more
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn't the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
January 30, 2017 Read more
Is a vegetarian diet really more environmentally friendly that eating meat?
With many questioning the sustainability of importing so much food from far away, we are beginning to ask if switching to a vegetarian diet to cut emissions caused by meat production is as sustainable as one might think.
January 26, 2017 Read more