Energy and the Environment News
April 24, 2024
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Apr. 15, 2024 The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Using machine learning, researchers have tied low-magnitude microearthquakes to the permeability of subsurface rocks beneath the Earth, a discovery that could have implications for improving geothermal energy ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much potential for improving the efficiency, but how do you ...
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Apr. 19, 2024 Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Manufacturing nations in the Global North are stockpiling energy and emission problems by outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to countries in the Global ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have made a groundbreaking advancement in battery technology, developing a novel cathode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries ...
Apr. 11, 2024 New research is shedding light on one barrier to a clean energy future: corrosion. Using nanoscale imaging techniques, researchers have captured high-resolution videos of tiny crystals of ruthenium ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Scientists are using computer simulations and laboratory experiments to see if depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs can be used for storing carbon-free hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is an important ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered not ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers show that using magnetic fields can boost electrocatalysis for sustainable fuel production by enhancing the movement of the reactants, which improves the efficiency of energy-related ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Lanthanide elements are important for clean energy and other applications. To use them, industry must separate mixed lanthanide sources into individual elements using costly, time-consuming, and ...
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Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines, which despite their high energy potential, have until now been ...
Apr. 3, 2024 As any surfer will tell you, waves pack a powerful punch. Now, we are one step closer to capturing the energy behind the ocean's constant ebb and flow with an improved 'blue energy' ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Energy harvesting, an eco-friendly technology, extends beyond solar and wind power in generating electricity from unused or discarded energy in daily life, including vibrations generated by passing ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only ...
Mar. 28, 2024 A breakthrough in sustainable molecular transformations has been announced. Chemists have developed an important way to harness the power of visible light to drive chemical processes with greater ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. A study found that ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have developed an organic photovoltaic film that is both waterproof and flexible, allowing a solar cell to be put onto clothes and still function correctly after being rained on or even ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Scientists have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy. The two-part process is powered by sunlight, occurs at room temperature ...
Mar. 18, 2024 A new report uncovers how hydrogen gas, the energy of the future, provided energy in the past, at the origin of life 4 billion years ago. Hydrogen gas is clean fuel. It burns with oxygen in the air ...
Mar. 18, 2024 New research suggests that there might be other ways to generate solar energy than just trying to make individual solar cells ...
Mar. 18, 2024 New research shows that the next generation of lithium-sulphur (Li||S) batteries may be capable of being charged in less than five minutes, instead of several hours as is currently the ...
Mar. 15, 2024 In order to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C, it is essential to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. This would mean not exploiting most of the ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Scientists have developed a catalyst for the urea oxidation reaction, enhancing hydrogen generation ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A new study reports the discovery of an entirely new stable, earth-abundant, high-performance material for solar absorbers -- the central part of a solar cell that turns light into electricity. While ...
Mar. 8, 2024 A new study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean ...
Mar. 6, 2024 A research team has reported a groundbreaking development in efficient hydrogen ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
- A Simple Way to Harvest More 'blue Energy' From Waves
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Building Blocks for Greener Energy: Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface
- Chemistry Researchers Modify Solar Technology to Produce a Less Harmful Greenhouse Gas
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy
- A Solar Cell You Can Bend and Soak in Water
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Research Lights Up Process for Turning CO2 Into Sustainable Fuel
- Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Harnessing Hydrogen at Life's Origin
- Reimagining the Future of Solar Energy
- Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulphur Batteries on the Horizon
Friday, March 15, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- 'Find Pearls in the Soil' Unveiling the Magic of Hydrogen Production from Municipal Sewage
- New High-Performance Solar Cell Material
Friday, March 8, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Breakthrough Research Enables High-Density Hydrogen Storage for Future Energy Systems
- Nanodevices Can Produce Energy from Evaporating Tap or Seawater
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Lithium-Ion Batteries from Drones Might Find Second Lives in Less 'stressful' Devices
- Hurricanes and Power Grids: Eliminating Large-Scale Outages With a New Approach
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Improving Energy Security With Policies Focused on Demand-Side Solutions
- Measuring Electrical Conductivity in Microorganisms, Approaching Understanding of Microbial Ecosystems
- Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
- Researchers Are First to See at-Risk Bat Flying Over Open Ocean
- Study Unlocks Nanoscale Secrets for Designing Next-Generation Solar Cells
- Researchers Use AI, Google Street View to Predict Household Energy Costs on Large Scale
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- EU Countries Have Seen a Decade of Progress Towards Their 2030 Sustainable Energy Goal
- Researchers Develop Novel Method to Photosynthesize Hydrogen Peroxide Using Water and Air
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean Into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
- What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?
- New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in Solar Energy: Most Efficient QD Solar Cells
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Physicists Develop More Efficient Solar Cell
- Photosynthetic Mechanism of Purple Sulfur Bacterium Adapted to Low-Calcium Environments
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Electrification or Hydrogen? Both Have Distinct Roles in the European Energy Transition
- Advanced Artificial Photosynthesis Catalyst Uses CO2 More Efficiently to Create Biodegradable Plastics
- Measuring Neutrons to Reduce Nuclear Waste
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
- Towards A Better Way of Releasing Hydrogen Stored in Hydrogen Boride Sheets
- Conversion Process Turns Greenhouse Gas Into Ethylene
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Replacing Animal-Based Foods With Alternative Proteins Would Unlock Land for Carbon Removal
- Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels Are Finally Possible
- Japan's Electric Vehicle Transition by 2035 May Be Insufficient to Combat the Climate Crisis, but There Are Solutions
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Self-Powered Movable Seawall for Tsunami Protection and Emergency Power Generation
- Offshore Wind Farms Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Water, Water Everywhere and Now We May Have Drops to Drink
- Links Discovered Between Weather Patterns and Power Outages Could Help UK Protect Itself from Disruptive Weather
Monday, January 22, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Next-Generation Batteries Could Go Organic, Cobalt-Free for Long-Lasting Power
- Cobalt-Free Batteries Could Power Cars of the Future
- Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Discovery of Green Energy Materials
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- A Non-Proliferation Solution: Using Antineutrinos to Surveil Nuclear Reactors
- Artificial 'power Plants' Harness Energy from Wind and Rain
- Space Solar Power Project Ends First in-Space Mission With Successes and Lessons
Monday, January 15, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- New Findings Regarding the High Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
- Only 18% of the Global Land Area That Is Needed for Human Well-Being and Biodiversity Is Currently Protected
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- Green Wheels, Bright Skies: Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics
- Green Ammonia Could Decarbonize 60% of Global Shipping When Offered at Just 10 Regional Fuel Ports
Monday, January 8, 2024
Friday, January 5, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- This Adaptive Roof Tile Can Cut Both Heating and Cooling Costs
- Resource-Efficient and Climate-Friendly With Sodium-Ion Batteries
- The Solar Forest
- Extracting Uranium from Seawater as Another Source of Nuclear Fuel
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Free Electric Vehicle Charging at Work? It's Possible With Optimum Solar
- Zapping Manure With Special Electrode Promises an Efficient Method to Produce Fertilizers, Other Chemicals
Monday, December 11, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
- 'Shocking' Discovery: Electricity from Electric Eels May Transfer Genetic Material to Nearby Animals
Monday, December 4, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Monday, November 27, 2023
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in the Manufacture of Photovoltaic Cells
- AI for Perovskite Solar Cells: Key to Better Manufacturing
Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Pushing the Boundaries of Eco-Friendly Chemical Production
- Hydrogen Fuel Can Be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today
- No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid