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Growing Sustainable Energy Crops on Conservation Lands May Not Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landscapes, according to researchers who conducted a study on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land.

13 Mar 2017

Study Reveals that Relationship Between Biodiversity and Carbon Storage in Rainforests Not as Strong as Once Assumed

Conservationists working to safeguard tropical forests often assume that old growth forests containing great stores of carbon also hold high biodiversity, but a new study finds that the relationship may not be as strong as once thought, according to a group of researchers with contributions from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other organizations.

10 Mar 2017

New Molecule Converts Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide into Carbon-Neutral Fuel Source

An international research team led by Liang-shi Li from Indiana University has reached a new milestone in the quest to create carbon-neutral fuels and others materials from carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.

9 Mar 2017

Converting Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber for Tires

A team of researchers at The Ohio State University report that food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has been used to manufacture tires for over a century.

7 Mar 2017

New Method to Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Electric Transport and Smart Grid Uses

Most of today’s portable electronics including cell phones, laptops, tablets, smart watches, and fitness trackers are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. However, their energy density - the quantity of energy stored within a given quantity of physical space, or mass - will have to be enhanced for these batteries to be extensively used in electric transport and smart grid applications.

7 Mar 2017

Scientists Explore Cause Behind Performance Degradation in Operating Sodium-Ion Battery

Sometimes understanding how a problem arises in the first place is key to finding its solution. For a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, taking this approach led them to the cause of degraded performance in an operating sodium-ion battery.

7 Mar 2017

New Method Allows Identification of Suitable Marginal Lands for Sustainable Biomass Production

Researchers from the Agroenergy group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have developed a methodology that allows them to identify suitable marginal lands to grow plant species tolerant to salinity with bioenergy purposes.

6 Mar 2017

Sustainable, High Energy Density Battery for Facilitating Widespread Use of Wind and Solar Power

A team of researchers at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute have developed a novel economical, rechargeable, high energy density battery that will soon facilitate the extensive use of wind and solar power.

3 Mar 2017

Modification of Electrolyte Enhances Lithium-Metal Batteries

Researchers have discovered that adding a tiny bit of something new to the electrolyte in a battery gives energy storage devices more juice per charge than currently used common rechargeable batteries.

2 Mar 2017

New Powerful Hybrid Storage System can Combine Advantages of Supercapacitors and Lithium-Ion Batteries

A battery that can be charged in seconds, has a large capacity and lasts ten to twelve years? Certainly, many have wanted such a thing. Now the FastStorageBW II project – which includes Fraunhofer – is working on making it a reality.

2 Mar 2017

Scientists Investigate Lipid Metabolism in Nannochloropsis Oceanica for Biofuel Synthesis

Modern energy generation is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, which lead to a depletion of non-renewable resources and cause environmental pollution.

1 Mar 2017

Stanford Researchers Create Cutting-Edge Lab Model of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Arrangements

Many people are familiar with the sight of propeller-like rotating blades placed high up the pole of a high horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT). HAWTs are often grouped in wind farms and they provide large amounts of energy for local communities.

1 Mar 2017

First All-Solid-State Battery Cells Provide Faster-Charging, Safer Rechargeable Batteries

The first all-solid-state battery cells that could to longer-lasting, faster-charging, safer rechargeable batteries for stationary energy storage, electric cars and handheld mobile devices have been developed by a team of engineers headed by John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery.

1 Mar 2017

Researchers Move Closer to Understanding Darkness of Soot in Air Pollution

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester are one step closer to figuring out how the darkness of atmospheric soot particles is controlled by transparent coatings – a discovery that will help to inform global policy-makers analyzing the effects of pollution on climate.

28 Feb 2017

Paper Industry's Sludge and Fly Ash Could be Used as Raw Material in Plastics

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examined, as part of the EU's Reffibre project, whether new industrial applications could be developed for various types of sludge and fly ash generated by the paper and board industry.

28 Feb 2017

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Growing Sustainable Energy Crops on Conservation Lands May Not Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Study Reveals that Relationship Between Biodiversity and Carbon Storage in Rainforests Not as Strong as Once Assumed

New Molecule Converts Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide into Carbon-Neutral Fuel Source

Converting Food Waste into Sustainable Rubber for Tires

New Method to Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries for Electric Transport and Smart Grid Uses

Scientists Explore Cause Behind Performance Degradation in Operating Sodium-Ion Battery

New Method Allows Identification of Suitable Marginal Lands for Sustainable Biomass Production

Sustainable, High Energy Density Battery for Facilitating Widespread Use of Wind and Solar Power

Modification of Electrolyte Enhances Lithium-Metal Batteries

New Powerful Hybrid Storage System can Combine Advantages of Supercapacitors and Lithium-Ion Batteries

Scientists Investigate Lipid Metabolism in Nannochloropsis Oceanica for Biofuel Synthesis

Stanford Researchers Create Cutting-Edge Lab Model of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Arrangements

First All-Solid-State Battery Cells Provide Faster-Charging, Safer Rechargeable Batteries

Researchers Move Closer to Understanding Darkness of Soot in Air Pollution

Paper Industry's Sludge and Fly Ash Could be Used as Raw Material in Plastics

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