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Solar-Powered Device Produces Electricity Using Ion Transport

Chemists have created a solar power generator by binding photosensitive dyes to standard plastic membranes and adding water.

17 Nov 2017

High-Temperature Thermal Solar Reactor Used to Produce Kerosene from Syngas

For the first time, researchers involved in the SOLAR-JET Project have exhibited the complete process for producing kerosene—the aviation turbine fuel used in commercial airlines—by employing a high-temperature thermal solar reactor to produce syngas.

16 Nov 2017

Using Waste Printer Toner to Make Iron Oxide

In the future, left-over toner in cast-off printer cartridges could be used as building or bridge components rather than as trash, dumped in landfills and potentially damaging the environment.

16 Nov 2017

Poplar, Pine Wood Increase the Efficiency of Water-to-Steam Conversion Under Sunlight

University of Maryland engineers have discovered that porous types of wood from trees such as poplar and pine can majorly increase the effectiveness of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight. The findings, featured November 15 in the journal Joule, could be employed in an inexpensive and simple biodegradable device for water purification.

16 Nov 2017

On-Demand Water Desalination Through Ionic Solar Cell

Modern solar cells, which make use of energy from light in order to produce holes and electrons that are then transported out of semiconducting materials and into external circuits to be used by human, have been present in one form or another for more than 60 years.

16 Nov 2017

Study Reveals New Source of Robust Cellulases in Compost

A recent study led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), shows the significance of microbial communities as a source of stable enzymes that could be applied to convert plants to biofuels.

15 Nov 2017

MIT Researchers Release Evaluation of Solar Pumps for Irrigation and Salt Mining in India

Groundwater pumps are an essential technology in India, particularly for small farms that count on them for crops irrigation during dry seasons.

By Brett Smith 14 Nov 2017

Neutron Analysis of Oxygen-Generating Enzyme for Eco-Friendly Approach to Clean Water

A new research offers an insight into a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and enhance water quality around the world.

14 Nov 2017

Researchers Explore New Methods to Capitalize on Nature’s Light-Harvesting Secrets

The green sulfur bacterium lives in the chilly waters of the Black Sea. In order to eek out its solitary existence, this life form scavenges energy from the frail sunlight available to it at a depth of more than 250 feet.

14 Nov 2017

Fuel Cell X-ray Research Reveals Effects of Moisture, Temperature on Performance

Similar to a well-maintained greenhouse garden, a specialized type of hydrogen fuel cell – which shows potential as a clean, renewable next-generation power source for vehicles and other applications – requires precise moisture and temperature controls to work well.

14 Nov 2017

Novel Structures Made with DNA Scaffolds Could Help Create Solar-Powered Materials

By arranging pigments on a DNA scaffold, an MIT-led group of researchers has developed a light-harvesting material that closely imitates the construction of naturally occurring photosynthetic structures.

14 Nov 2017

New Innovative Façades Improve Energy Efficiency of Buildings

A ventilated façade with a double chamber and flow control device has been created by two researchers from School of Building Engineering at UPM.

13 Nov 2017

Inducing Student Collaboration to Find Best Algal Strains for Making Biohydrogen

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant has been offered to Arizona State University and Kevin Redding, professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and director of the Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis (CB&P), for a study on altering the generation and consumption of energy in a nation.

10 Nov 2017

Funding for Converting Heat from Paved Surfaces into Electricity

In order to produce power from hot pavements, Samer Dessouky, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received $298,000 via the Strategic Alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute and CPS Energy, established in 2010.

8 Nov 2017

Solar Greenhouses with Magenta Panes can Generate Electricity and Grow Crops Simultaneously

The first crops of cucumbers and tomatoes cultivated inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those grown in conventional greenhouses, indicating that "smart" greenhouses hold significant potential for dual-use farming and renewable electricity production.

6 Nov 2017