Availability of Vital Renewable Energy Source at Risk From Climate Change
Climate change is putting the availability of biomass fuels and technologies – a vital alternative to fossil fuels – at risk, according to new research….
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A New Concept for Low-Cost Batteries – Made From Inexpensive, Abundant Materials
An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. As ever larger installations of wind and solar…
Decades in the Making – New Catalyst Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Affordable
The commercialization of eco-friendly fuel has been stalled for decades by the high cost of platinum, but a study indicates that the low-cost catalyst may…
Natel Energy: Making Hydropower Plants More Fish-Friendly and Sustainable
Natel Energy, launched by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions. Growing up on…
World’s Most Durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Paves Way for Wider Application of Green Energy
A new hydrogen fuel cell has been developed by scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Not only is it the…
Cleaner, Greener Batteries – Smashing the Limits of Power Storage
Thanks to the boom in renewables, these days the limiting factor of the energy revolution is not power supply as much as power storage. Cleaner,…
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…
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…
