Solar Powered Medical Devices: Sponge-Like Solar Cells for Better Pacemakers
Invented by University of Chicago scientists, a new kind of solar cell could spur useful technology. As solar technology has improved, with greater efficiencies and…
Green Energy
New Artificial Enzyme Shows Potential for New Renewable Energy Source
New artificial enzyme breaks down tough, woody lignin. Research shows promise for developing a new renewable energy source. A new artificial enzyme has demonstrated it…
Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Would Save 50,000 U.S. Lives and $600 Billion Each Year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600…
Photosynthesis Power: A Reliable and Renewable Biological Photovoltaic Cell
Algae-Powered Computing Scientists used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year — and counting — using nothing but…
A Renewable Future for Fukushima: Solar and Wind Farms Cover Fields That Were Abandoned After Nuclear Accident
Solar and wind farms now cover fields that were abandoned after the nuclear accident in 2011. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear reactors…
Wind and Solar Could Replace Coal Power in Texas, Drastically Cut Pollution
Rice study shows how proposed projects could eliminate need for coal, drastically cut pollution. Texas can be a model for the nation on how to…
3D-Printed “Nano-Skyscrapers” Help Bacteria Convert Sunlight Into Electricity
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water. The researchers, from the University of…
New Nature-Inspired Concepts for Efficiently Turning CO2 Into Clean, Sustainable Fuels
Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste. The researchers, from the University…
Unusual Story of an Energy System Developed by a Handful of Activists and Used by 36 Million People
Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual…
New Research on Ring-Shaped Molecules Advances Clean Energy Solutions
Ring-shaped molecules known as porphyrins have potential as effective catalyst. Meeting society’s growing energy needs has become a daunting challenge for humanity. Demands for energy…
Banana Split: Extracting Hydrogen Fuel From Banana Peels
As the world’s energy demands increase, so does our consumption of fossil fuels. The result is a massive rise in greenhouse gases emissions with severely…
sCO2 Turbomachinery Developed for Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Southwest Research Institute worked with government and commercial collaborators to successfully develop and demonstrate full-scale turbomachinery for one of the world’s first supercritical carbon dioxide…
New Materials Synthesized for Extremely High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells
A group of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania synthesized materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module, with an…
Producing Clean Hydrogen From Solar Power and Wood Chips
In the global race to curb climate change and reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen is considered a serious contender to replace fossil fuels. Although hydrogen ‘burns’…
Advanced New Catalysts for More Efficient Clean Hydrogen Production
Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a lower…
On the Pathway to Unlocking Ocean Wave Energy for Reliable, Renewable Power
As part of the energy transition, the energy industry is looking toward the oceans for reliable, sustainable, and renewable energy sources. Researchers and engineers aim…
New World Record: Almost 30% Efficiency for Next-Generation Tandem Solar Cells
Three HZB teams led by Prof. Christiane Becker, Prof. Bernd Stannowski and Prof. Steve Albrecht have jointly managed to increase the efficiency of perovskite silicon…
New Electrocatalyst Produces Liquid Fuels From Carbon Dioxide
Electrocatalyst converts CO2 into multicarbon products. A new electrocatalyst called [email protected] converts carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into liquid fuels. As reported by a team of…
