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Tag: ENERGY SOURCES
LaserNetUS receives $18 million from US Department of Energy
The LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium, including Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, receives $18 million from the US Department of Energy
Energy at risk: the impact of climate change on supply and costs
The energy sector is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore the main responsible of the observed human-caused changes in the climate system, but it is also vulnerable to the changing climate. To understand the future climate impacts…
Dartmouth engineering professor elected OSA fellow
Dartmouth engineering professor Jifeng Liu has been named a fellow of The Optical Society (OSA). Fellow membership in OSA is reserved for members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics, and selection is based on…
A blast of gas for better solar cells
A simple process for depositing silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a great step forward for making silicon-based solar cells. Researchers at KAUST have used a method called plasma processing in a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas. The…
Making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil just got way easier
New ultra-efficient catalyst can recycle old cooking oil into biodiesel and turn food scraps into high-value complex molecules
UT Arlington team collaborates with Princeton group on plasma flows
DOE grant to fund UTA-Princeton collaboration on laser diagnostics in plasma flows
Subsea Systems Institute receives $9.5 million for research, economic development
Efforts will advance workforce training, safety and sustainability
Colorful Perovskites: NREL advances thermochromic window technologies
Research developments create faster changes at lower temperatures, more colors
National laboratories point to sugars as a key factor in ideal feedstock for biofuels
NREL, Oak Ridge scientists reveal economics must include more than size of poplar trees
Removal of synthetic estrogen from water
New Rochelle, NY, October 20, 2020–Synthetic estrogens from pharmaceuticals contaminate rivers and threaten the health of humans and fish. An effective and cost-efficient method for removing synthetic estrogen from bodies of water has been demonstrated in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental…
SwRI receives $6.4 million in funding to design sCO2 oxy-fuel turbine
Turbine to use coal syngas or natural gas as a fuel source
Studying new solar tracking strategies to maximize electric production
From making a small calculator work to generating energy to produce the entire output of an important brewery, solar energy has been undergoing significant growth in recent years, taking the place of nonrenewable energy resources that negatively affect the environment.…
Russian scientists suggested a transfer to safe nuclear energy
Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Ozersk Technological Institute, and the Russian Academy of Sciences have improved a processing technology of a monazite concentrate which is a mineral raw material employed as a source of rare earth elements and…
Energy System 2050: solutions for the energy transition
Research initiative of the Helmholtz Association presents strategies, technologies, and open-source tools
Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed humanity’s geologic footprint
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that have pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, known as the Anthropocene. Distinct physical,…
A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams
Electrically switchable system could continuously separate gases without the need for moving parts or wasted space
Artificial cyanobacterial biofilm can sustain green ethylene production for over a month
The great global challenges of our time, including climate change, energy security and scarcity of natural resources, promote a transition from the linear fossil-based economy to the sustainable bio-based circular economy. Taking this step requires further development of emerging technologies…
Biggest CO2 drop: Real-time data show COVID-19’s massive impact on global emissions
While the ongoing Corona pandemic continues to threaten millions of lives around the world, the first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions – larger than during the financial crisis of 2008, the oil crisis of the…
The Beyond 2020 conference will guide to sustainable built environment
The world’s building sector has ten years to achieve the goals in the UN’s Agenda 2030; the goals of Beyond 2020 are a common roadmap to make it possible; Beyond 2020 has the status of a World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE)
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable.
Clean and clear: How being more transparent over resources helps cut carbon emissions
Countries that sign up to improved financial transparency over oil, gas, and mining revenues benefit from significant reductions in carbon emissions, a new study by the University of Sussex Business School reveals. Members of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)…
Properties of catalysts studied with gamma ray resonance
Another paper about the use of Mossbauer spectroscopy appeared in Journal of Applied Spectroscopy
Mathematical tools predict if wave-energy devices stay afloat in the ocean
New analytical framework predicts the propensity of wave-energy devices to capsize
Mental accounting is impacting sustainable behavior
UNIGE psychologists are analyzing the way our minds plan the use of resources so that interventions can be developed to reduce excessive energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Winners and losers of energy transition
Accounting for multiple social aims other than costs is critical for transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable electricity. A new study by UNIGE proposes a viable compromise.
Trees and lawns beat the heat
Mixed landscapes are the best way to adapt to climate change and mitigate the heat island effect in semi-arid regions
UC San Diego’s Center for Energy Research awarded over $5 million for energy projects
Two Department of Energy grants focus on developing cleaner, more efficient energy sources and systems
Idaho laboratory joins national research programs for making ‘green’ hydrogen
Idaho National Laboratory is a member of two new Department of Energy research consortia charged with exploring new methods and technologies for hydrogen production. Hydrogen can effectively store excess electricity, which can be harvested later via fuel cells. These consortia…
Moon’s magnetic crust research sees scientists debunk long-held theory
New international research into the Moon provides scientists with insights as to how and why its crust is magnetised, essentially ‘debunking’ one of the previous longstanding theories. Australian researcher and study co-author Dr Katarina Miljkovic, from the Curtin Space Science…
Data tool helps users manage water resources, protect infrastructure
River systems are essential resources for everything from drinking water supply to power generation – but these systems are also hydrologically complex, and it is not always clear how water flow data from various monitoring points relates to any specific…
Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power
While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future. Princeton-based researchers…
Multi-institutional team extracts more energy from sunlight with advanced solar panels
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering advanced materials atop traditional silicon is a promising path to eke more energy out of sunlight. A new study shows that by using a precisely controlled fabrication process,…
Two’s a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don’t mix
Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy, says new study
Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth
Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study.
Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth
Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study. The study led by the University of…
Chemical innovation stabilizes best-performing perovskite formulation
Perovskites are a class of materials made up of organic materials bound to a metal. Their fascinating structure and properties have propelled perovskites into the forefront of materials’ research, where they are studied for use in a wide range of…
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work of Canada’s Just Transition Task Force. In 2018, the Task Force met with communities and stakeholders across Canada that would be affected by the…
How green hydrogen can become cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels
Engineers from UNSW Sydney have crunched the numbers on green hydrogen production costs to reveal that Australia is in prime position to take advantage of the green hydrogen revolution, with its great solar resource and potential for export. The researchers…
Powering AI in sensors with energy harvested from nature
Jingtong Hu and collaborators received an NSF award to enable AI in sensors that are powered by energy-harvesting technology
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
‘We need to be smarter in siting solar installations’
EU hydrogen strategy
No climate benefit from hydrogen unless EU stops subsidies for fossil fuels
INRS researchers develop a new membraneless fuel cell
A new approach to reduce fuel cell crossover
Validating the physics behind the new MIT-designed fusion experiment
Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.
Science and scientists held in high esteem across global publics
Yet there is ambivalence in many publics over developments in AI, workplace automation, food science
Are China’s pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer?
China’s efforts to combat aerosol pollution resulted in warming throughout the northern latitudes
New fire containment research addresses risk and safety
As 2020 has shown, wildfire frequency, size and severity is threatening communities and natural resources across the western U.S. As a result, there is a high demand for decision-making to mitigate risk, improve firefighter safety and increase fire containment efficiency.…
Scientists present a comprehensive physics basis for a new fusion reactor design
Special Issue ‘Status of the SPARC Physics Basis’, from the ‘Journal of Plasma Physics’
Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating PV
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National…
New study shows converting to electric vehicles alone won’t meet climate targets
University of Toronto Engineering researchers estimate that meeting UN climate targets would require up to 90% of US passenger vehicles to be electric by 2050, a scenario considered unrealistic