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Researchers Manage to Quantify Time Limit for Ultrafast Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers have managed to quantify the astoundingly high speeds at which solar cells of the future would have to work so as to stretch what are currently seen as natural limits on their energy conversion efficacy.

22 Sep 2017

New Developments Could Create Fully Integrated Solar-Driven CO2-Reduction Devices

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide into alcohols and fuels at efficiencies far greater than plants.

19 Sep 2017

New Methods for Developing Renewable Fuel from Water Using Quantum Technology

At present it is possible to produce renewable hydrogen by photoelectrolysis where solar power is used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.

15 Sep 2017

Transforming Waste Toilet Paper into Electricity

Chemical Scientists from the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area collaborated with chemists at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University to publish the first ever techno-economic analysis of transforming waste toilet paper (WTP) into electricity.

13 Sep 2017

Hydro-Québec Offers New York a Clean Energy Commitment

Hydro-Québec has submitted two proposals to assist New York on projects that will make substantial contributions to the state’s clean energy future.

11 Sep 2017

New Tools Allow Homes to Share Power from Renewable Energy Sources during Outage

If people think that they can use the solar panels on their roofs to power their homes during the event of an outage, then they should think again.

6 Sep 2017

Firebricks Could Play Key Role in Enabling World to Switch to Carbon-Free Energy Resources

Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could play a key role in enabling the world to switch away from fossil fuels and rely instead on carbon-free energy sources.

6 Sep 2017

HyperSolar Develops Low-Cost Catalyst to Produce Renewable Hydrogen

HyperSolar shows that if expensive platinum material components are replaced with new, low-cost carbon/ruthenium/nitrogen-based hydrogen evolution catalyst, significant cost reduction can be achieved.

30 Aug 2017

Large-Scale Farming of Cyanobacteria Could Provide a New Source of Biofuel

One might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels viewpoint, it is very sweet. A class of three single-celled, algae-like organisms has been patented by a Bay Area company which when grown together releases high amounts of sugar that is just right for producing biofuels.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers Use New Additive to Selectively Convert CO2 to Multicarbon Fuels

A Caltech team of chemists have discovered a new, more efficient method to produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions done in the lab, the team has identified a new additive that helps selectively change CO2 into fuels possessing multiple carbon atoms — a step toward eventually producing renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.

7 Aug 2017