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Researchers Use Lignin as Base Material for Designing Redox Flow Batteries

The spike in the use of renewable sources of energy has rendered the stabilization of electricity networks highly difficult than ever before. Redox flow batteries might come in handy in overcoming this difficulty.

12 Oct 2017

Targeting Top 10 Rivers Could Halve the Amount of Plastic Waste

Huge amounts of plastic bits that endanger aquatic life are washing into the oceans and even into the most pristine waters. However, it has not been fully understood how these plastic bits get there from inland cities.

12 Oct 2017

Innovative Lithium-Sulfur Rechargeable Flow Battery for Storing Renewable Power

It is well known that solar power and wind power are the most sought-after renewable energy sources. However, they have not been extensively connected to the U.S. grid due to intermittency issues. That is, they mandate the use of energy-storage systems that, at the least, run nearly $100 per kilowatt hour and can be operated in only specific locations.

12 Oct 2017

Methane Emissions in India are Evidently Less Than Before

The concentrations of methane—the second most potent greenhouse gas— in the atmosphere are increasing by the day. Due to its powerful nature and rapid decomposition in the atmosphere, nations across the globe have identified the fact that decreasing methane emissions is an important step toward reducing global warming.

11 Oct 2017

Direct Conversion of CH4 and CO2 into Liquid Fuels to Arrest Gas Flaring in Oil Wells

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have achieved a remarkable advancement in directly transforming methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemicals and liquid fuels that can assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and also synthesizing precious chemical feedstocks.

9 Oct 2017

Stanford Study Reveals Soil has Potential to Slow Global Warming

According to Stanford researchers if the soil under our feet is managed well, it has the ability to trap carbon dioxide to a greater extent than previously estimated, and control global warming.

6 Oct 2017

A Combination of Sunlight and Microbes Convert Arctic Carbon into Carbon Dioxide

Almost half of the organic carbon stored in soil globally is contained in Arctic permafrost, which has undergone rapid melting, and that organic material could be changed to greenhouse gases that would worsen global warming.

5 Oct 2017

Beijing’s Harmful Haze Not Caused by Ammonia Emissions

As China grapples to discover ways to remedy the harmful haze that hangs over Beijing and other cities in the winter, researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology have raised a serious doubt on one projected cause: high quantities of ammonia in the air.

4 Oct 2017

Research in Chemically Transforming Lignin into Biofuels

In all plants, ranging from trees to crops, there is a substance that makes up its stems or wood or, cell walls, and fiber. This substance is referred to as a complex natural polymer known as lignin, and it is considered to be the second largest renewable carbon source on the planet following cellulose.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers Produce Electricity Using Elastomer Films in Shallow Waters

The Bavarian Energy Map indicates that to date, water is the primary renewable energy source in Bavaria, Germany. Nearly 33% of the entire renewable energy is produced in Bavaria.

3 Oct 2017

New Method to Generate Electricity from Tears and Egg Whites

Researchers at University of Limerick have found out that applying pressure to a protein found in tears and egg whites can yield electricity.

3 Oct 2017

UPM Biofuels Named One of Six Finalists in 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards

UPM Biofuels is one of six finalists for the Industry Leadership category in Bioenergy at the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards - often described as the Oscars of the energy industry. UPM Biofuels is nominated for its wood-based low emission advanced UPM BioVerno biofuels, and its one-of-a-kind commercial scale biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland.

28 Sep 2017