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Scientists Develop Chemical Process to Convert CO2 to Methanol

Carbon dioxide must not be discharged into the atmosphere to safeguard the climate. Wherever CO2 generation cannot be controlled, it should be collected and transformed into other materials.

30 Jun 2022

First Underground Laboratory Set Up for Research on Deep Geothermal Energy

Locally available, emission-free and baseload-capable: geothermal energy is an essential component of the energy transition. With GeoLaB, a new and unique underground research infrastructure, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) are looking to expedite research and prepare the technology for broad application.

30 Jun 2022

Climate Change Threatens High Mountain Asia Hydropower Systems, Study Reveals

High Mountain Asia, the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning.

30 Jun 2022

Saving Time and Money in the Race to Create Better Batteries for the Electric Vehicle Revolution

A new study performed by the scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M) has proved the fact that testing the durability of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times quicker with a smooth approach.

28 Jun 2022

Options for Producing Clean, Sustainable, and Low-Cost Hydrogen at Scale

For decades, government and industry have looked to hydrogen as a potentially game-changing tool in the quest for clean energy.

28 Jun 2022

Determining Ways to Combine the Power Conversion and Storage Capacity Needs of Solar Energy Into One Device

Researchers are attempting to find solutions to recurring issues with clean energy, such as solar energy storage, as the climate crisis approaches.

27 Jun 2022

Study Improves Climate Model Predictions by Studying Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems

Water can move through the ground more rapidly when permafrost thaws, resulting in a complicated subsurface flow system.

27 Jun 2022

Flinders University Launches Two-way Chargers Supplying Spare EV Fleet Energy into Electricity Grid

Flinders University is launching 20 vehicle-to-grid chargers designed to export spare battery capacity generated by the university’s growing fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) into the electricity grid at its Bedford Park campus. The deployment also includes an additional two EV rapid charging stations, further enhancing charging capacity on campus.

27 Jun 2022

Sandia Researchers Test Explosives for the Expansion of Geothermal Energy

Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They're watching how fractures form and grow in a rock-like substance to see if explosives or propellants, similar to jet fuel, can connect geothermal wells in a predictable manner.

22 Jun 2022

Methane Emissions Throughout the Supply Chains Have Been Underestimated, Study Finds

At the Imperial College London, a new analysis performed has discovered the fact that biogas and biomethane leak up to twice as much methane as previously thought, despite being more climate friendly.

20 Jun 2022