New catalyst efficiently produces hydrogen from seawater
Holds promise for large-scale hydrogen production, desalinationCredit: University of Houston Seawater is one of the most abundant resources on earth, ...
Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)
Using mountains for long-term energy storage
Credit: IIASA Batteries are rapidly becoming less expensive and might soon offer a cheap short-term solution to store energy for ...
New efficiency world record for organic solar modules
Credit: Copyright: ZAE/Kurt Fuchs A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power conversion ...
Photosynthesis seen in a new light by rapid X-ray pulses
Graphic shows the basic design of an X-ray free electron laser or XFEL, in which brilliant X-ray bursts strike crystallized ...
Established mass production technology for solid-solution alloy nanoparticles
Contributing to the realization of a sustainable society by reducing emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gasesCredit: ©Furuya Metal In ...
Go with the flow: Scientists design new grid batteries for renewable energy
New blueprint for affordable, sustainable 'flow batteries' developed at Berkeley Lab could accelerate an electrical grid powered by the sun ...
Solar and wind energy preserve groundwater for drought, agriculture
California's switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gasCredit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Solar and wind ...
Perovskite solar cells get an upgrade
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiencyCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 5, 2019) ...
New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells
Credit: Jariwala et al., Joule, 2019 People can be good at hiding strain, and we're not alone. Solar cells have ...
Shedding new light on the charging of lithium-ion batteries
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Exposing cathodes to light decreases charge time by a factor of two in lithium-ion batteries. Researchers ...
Efficient hydrogen conversion via PEC water splitting using hematite mesocrystals
Credit: Kobe University A research group led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University's Molecular Photoscience Research Center has ...
System provides cooling with no electricity
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate awayCredit: Courtesy of Arny ...
In and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge
Credit: Chao-Yang Wang Lab, Penn State Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug ...
Lithium ion battery design can charge an electric vehicle in 10 minutes
Credit: Chao-Yang Wang Group Scientist have developed a lithium ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction ...
The use of sugarcane straw for bioenergy is an opportunity, but there are pros and cons
Brazilian researchers calculated the amount of nutrients in sugarcane leaves, which are normally left on the ground after harvest, and ...
Ashes to concrete
Drexel researchers develop coal ash aggregate that helps concrete cureCredit: Drexel University Coal ash is the less notorious byproduct of ...
Go-ahead for international stellarator project
German-American joint project/Funding by Helmholtz AssociationCredit: IPP, Volker Steger Fusion systems of the stellarator type promise high-performance plasmas in continuous ...
Tungsten suboxide improves the efficiency of platinum in hydrogen production
Credit: KAIST Researchers presented a new strategy for enhancing catalytic activity using tungsten suboxide as a single-atom catalyst (SAC). This ...
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Scientific breakthroughs don't always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard ...
Sharing solar technology with developing countries
£800,000 award for Swansea-led projectCredit: Sunrise Project, Swansea University A Swansea-led project which will help communities in developing countries to ...