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Frozen Air Reveals Human-Caused Emissions of Fossil Methane Much Higher than Previously Estimated

Air trapped in Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets over the industrial period has shown that humancaused methane emissions are 25 to 40 per cent higher than previously estimated.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers Develop Simple, Low-Cost Method to Generate Hydrogen from Water

At the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), researchers have developed the world’s first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for a water-splitting process using cobalt-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2).

19 Feb 2020

Bio-Based Renewable Device can Help Combat Climate Change, Drive Medical Devices

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), researchers have created a new device that utilizes a natural protein to generate electrical current from moisture present in the atmosphere.

18 Feb 2020

Transparent Solar Panels can Help Greenhouses Turn Energy Neutral

A majority of the greenhouses can be made energy neutral by utilizing transparent solar panels to harvest solar energy, mainly from the wavelengths of light that are not used by plants for photosynthesis.

10 Feb 2020

Water-Separation Membrane Efficiently Converts CO2 into Methanol

An efficient and multipurpose chemical, methanol is used as fuel for producing an unlimited number of products. By contrast, carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that is regarded as an undesirable byproduct resulting from several industrial processes.

7 Feb 2020

PV Installation Rate Should Increase to Meet Renewable Energy Targets

According to a new PV Status report, set renewable energy targets cannot be met unless the EU’s photovoltaics (PV) installation rate is increased significantly.

3 Feb 2020

Creating New Electrochemical Technology to Secure Future Energy of the Planet

Before Fikile Brushett wanted to be an engineer, he wanted to be a soccer player. Today, however, Brushett is the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair, and associate professor of chemical engineering. Building 66 might not look much like a soccer field, but Brushett says the sport taught him a fundamental lesson that has proved invaluable in his scientific endeavors.

31 Jan 2020

Accelerating the Development of More Efficient Carbon Capture Technologies

A research team at the University of Alberta has come up with several methods that can save a great deal of time when producing highly efficient carbon capture technologies.

20 Jan 2020

Eco-Friendly Battery can Light Up Homes in Sub-Saharan Africa

More than a billion people around the world are living without electricity. The problem is more serious in rural regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, where many cell phone owners are not able to charge their devices at home and a majority of the families spend their evenings in total darkness.

14 Jan 2020