How to Save Billions of Gallons of Water: Replace Coal With Gas or Renewables
Switch to natural gas would save 12,000 billion gallons a year by 2030; switching to solar or wind power would yield even greater savings. The…
Switch to natural gas would save 12,000 billion gallons a year by 2030; switching to solar or wind power would yield even greater savings. The…
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide, and…
The art of croissant making has inspired researchers from Queen Mary University of London to find a solution to a sustainable energy problem. Croissants are…
It is crucial for photovoltaics and other technical applications, how efficiently energy spreads in a small volume. With new methods, the path of energy in…
Researchers have modeled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines, and how they interact in wind farms; the research demonstrates a clear advantage for a…
Argonne’s new electrolyte mixture stabilizes silicon anodes during cycling. The lithium-ion battery is ubiquitous. Because of its versatility, this battery can be tailored to power…
University of Oregon researchers find that smaller catalytic nanoparticles may be vital for many kinds of devices that convert solar energy into chemical fuels like…
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving the University College London. The reductions are important…
Scientists from NUST MISIS developed a unique composite material that can be used in harsh temperature conditions, such as those in nuclear reactors. The microhardness…
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced…
Design would enable thermophotovoltaic devices that convert waste heat to electricity. Durham, N.C. — Electrical engineers at Duke University have harnessed the power of machine…
Scientists find a new way to capture heat that otherwise would have been lost. An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture…
SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it would take to turn the climate-changing gas into…
A new way to convert carbon dioxide into the building block for sustainable liquid fuels was very efficient in tests and did not have the…
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applications. Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimized to convert ambient indoor…
An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity that powers an LED at night, researchers report September 12…
A thermoelectric generator is built whose cold side radiates heat to the sky Night-time power generation of 25 mW/m2 is demonstrated, sufficient for an LED…
Rice University’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels. A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with…