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Expanding the Temperature Range of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing multiple additives that work better over a wide temperature range.

27 Jun 2019

Natural Gas Used to Harvest Hydrogen-Natural Gas Hydrates

A hydrogen-natural gas blend (HNGB) can become a revolutionary concept only if it is stored safely and utilized as a sustainable clean energy resource.

24 Jun 2019

Rapid Evaluation Method for the Optimization of Photocatalysts

Photocatalysts that absorb light energy and use it to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen gain considerable scholarly interest because of the influence of hydrogen as a promising clean energy source.

19 Jun 2019

A New 3D Printed Device Could Turn Waste Heat into Electrical Power

A new 3D printed thermoelectric device, which turns heat into electric power with an efficiency factor more than 50% higher than the earlier best for printed materials — and is inexpensive to produce in mass scale — has been produced by scientists at Swansea University’s SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre.

14 Jun 2019

Researchers Develop Methods to Quickly and Inexpensively Detect Natural Gas Leaks

Natural gas flowing through pipelines from wells to stovetops is susceptible to leakage, endangering the safety and health of humans as well as the planet’s health.

10 Jun 2019

Volterion’s Innovative Redox Flow Systems are Affordable and Last Twice as Long as Lithium-Ion Batteries

The amount of power that can be produced by renewable energy sources is not consistent; hence, batteries are used for the temporary storage of energy. While short service life is the drawback of lithium-ion batteries, redox flow batteries so far have been too expensive.

4 Jun 2019

New Electrochemical Method to Capture and Recycle CO2 in a Faster Way

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have created a new electrochemical path to change carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products such as plastics or jet fuel. The technology could considerably enhance the economics of capturing and recycling carbon straight from the air.

30 May 2019