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Energy Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 18% Achieved Using Standard Size Perovskite Solar Cells

A research group led by Liyuan Han, a leader of the Photovoltaic Materials Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), achieved energy conversion efficiency exceeding 18% using standard size (1 cm2) perovskite solar cells for the first time in the world.

15 Jul 2016

IKEA Plans for Biogas-Powered Fuel Cell Systems at Four More California Stores

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is furthering its renewable commitment with plans for biogas-powered fuel cell systems at four more of its California stores.

15 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Pricing System to Make Charging Electric Vehicles More Effective

Research at Southampton has developed a new pricing system based on online auction platforms, to make charging electric vehicles more effective. We are also investigating how batteries can give power back to the National Grid when the electric cars are not being used.

15 Jul 2016

Bioenergy Crops May Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Even Before Harvested for Fuel

To help stakeholders in government and business make smart decisions about the best types of land and local climates for planting bioenergy crops, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory are using computational modeling to predict which counties could see increases in soil organic carbon from cultivation of crops like switchgrass for biofuels.

14 Jul 2016

Toshiba Unveils Largest Alkaline Water Electrolysis Hydrogen Production System in Japan

Toshiba Corporation, a leader of the development of technologies for the low carbon hydrogen economy, today unveiled Japan's largest alkaline water electrolysis hydrogen production system, pointing the way to low cost, high volume production of hydrogen for various applications.

14 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop New Hybrid Sweetgum Trees that Enhance Bioenergy and Paper Production

Sweetgum trees survive in a wide range of diverse conditions and have a fast growth rate similar to pine trees. They provide the type of fiber needed for specialty papers, and they have long been desired by paper and bioenergy producers.

13 Jul 2016

Mitsubishi Electric’s Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor to be Field Tested in Singapore

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation plan on conducting a field test of its Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor (Eco-MBR), which is designed to handle recycling of industrial wastewater and sewage with less energy consumption at the Public Utilities Board's (PUB), Singapore's national water agency, Changi Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP).

11 Jul 2016