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New Framework for Evaluating Energy Neutrality Potential of Wastewater Treatment Plants

Towards China nationally determined contribution to carbon neutrality 2060, it is necessary to consider wastewater treatment plants. This kind of municipal facility consumes huge amounts of energy and emit greenhouse gases to remove pollutants.

18 Feb 2022

UH Team Receives $4.4 Million for Two Clean Energy Projects

University of Houston researchers have received $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for two projects developed in the Cullen College of Engineering and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH).

17 Feb 2022

$7 Million Awarded to Cornell and a Startup to Advance Novel Clean Energy Research

Cornell University researchers and a startup have received more than $7 million in federal grants to advance novel clean energy research that includes wirelessly charging electric vehicles, low-carbon jet fuel and construction materials made from waste.

17 Feb 2022

DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory Awarded $7.8 Million for Three Clean Energy Projects

Argonne awarded $7.8 million for three clean energy projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing disruptive technologies to strengthen the nation's advanced energy enterprise.

17 Feb 2022

New Sustainable and Practical Method to Produce Hydrogen from Water

A new sustainable and practical method for producing hydrogen from water has been discovered by a team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan led by Ryuhei Nakamura. Unlike current methods, the new method does not require rare metals that are expensive or in short supply.

15 Feb 2022

Researchers Offer Potential Paths Forward to Achieve More Sustainable Batteries

Electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy instead of finite fossil fuels, are the best green choice -; but they could be more sustainable. The most common power source in electric vehicles and portable electronics, lithium-ion batteries rely on an expensive and scarce metal to work.

15 Feb 2022

Photovoltaic and Wind Power Reduce Carbon Footprint

Recent study investigated the major factors in reducing the carbon footprint of electricity consumption in Switzerland. The country depends on electricity imports obtained from fossil fuel power plants, which are considered to be significant producers of greenhouse gases.

14 Feb 2022

Advanced Solutions for Highly Efficient Energy Management for Homes and the Power Grid

Researchers from LITE-ON Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), are uniting together to come up with advanced solutions for highly efficient energy management for homes and the power grid.

11 Feb 2022

Renewable Energy Sources the Driving Force Behind New Utilities Construction

In value terms, 79% of energy generation construction projects over the past five years have been related to renewable energy, with gas and nuclear representing a combined 21%.

8 Feb 2022

U.S. Likely to Face Substantial Increase in Air Conditioning Demand Due to Warming Climate

Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States that is likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a new study of household-level demand.

7 Feb 2022