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Optimizing Urban Microgrids for Resilience and Equity

In a recent study in Nature Sustainability, researchers explored how urban microgrid planning can enhance city resilience, well-being, and equity against diverse threats such as natural disasters and cyber-attacks.

26 Jul 2024

Innovative Method to Produce Hydrogen Using Recycled Aluminum and Seawater

MIT engineers have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds.

26 Jul 2024

Renewable E-Methanol Shows Promise as Green Fuel

In a recent study published in iEnergy, a group of researchers from Tsinghua University looked into the viability of using various carbon sources, such as bio-carbon, direct air capture (DAC), fossil fuel carbon capture (FFCC), and fossil sources, to produce renewable e-methanol.

25 Jul 2024

Tree-Inspired 3D-Printed Solar Steam Generators for Efficient Desalination

Faced with the world's impending freshwater scarcity, researchers in Singapore turned to solar steam generators, which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. The team sought design inspiration from trees and harnessed the potential of 3D printing.

25 Jul 2024

New Database Empowers Wildfire Management Strategies

Scientists at Oregon State University developed a Fire Program Analysis Fire-Occurrence Database.

23 Jul 2024

Harnessing Electricity for Sustainable Fuel Production

Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for years.

23 Jul 2024

The Central Role of Energy Storage in Our Renewable Energy Future

As the impacts of climate change intensify globally and emission reduction deadlines loom, Australia must prioritise its power supply.

From Schneider Electric 23 Jul 2024

Dataset Reveals China's Energy Consumption Patterns and Growth Potential

In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Data, researchers introduced a comprehensive dataset of city-level final energy consumption in China. They aimed to provide valuable insights for energy transition, climate change mitigation, and policy formulation.

22 Jul 2024

onsemi Accelerates Silicon Carbide Innovation to Power the Transition to Electrification

In the face of escalating climate crises and a dramatic rise in global energy demands, governments and industries are committing to ambitious climate goals aimed at mitigating environmental impact and securing a sustainable future.

From onsemi 19 Jul 2024

Estimating Global Rooftop Growth for Clean Energy

A novel machine learning framework designed by IIASA researchers and published in Scientific Data to estimate global rooftop area growth from 2020 to 2050 can help plan sustainable energy systems, urban development, and climate change mitigation, and it has the potential to provide significant benefits in developing economies.

17 Jul 2024