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New Study Defines Best-Known Material to Capture Greenhouse Gas

Natural gas producers want to draw all the methane they can from a well while sequestering as much carbon dioxide as possible, and could use filters that optimize either carbon capture or methane flow.

24 Mar 2017

KIT Researchers Propose New Ways to Utilize Wastewater

A team of researchers from the “Water-Energy Group” of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are studying possibilities to eliminate the issues relating to wastewater.

23 Mar 2017

Self-Sustaining Bacteria-Fueled Power Cell Holds Promise for Future Energy Needs

It is possible that instead of coal, oil, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells could provide power for the future.

23 Mar 2017

Cryo-Mill Used to Crush Electronic Waste into Separated Powders

A idea to simplify electronic waste recycling was recently proposed by a team of researchers from Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science. They recommend crushing the electronic waste into nanodust.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers Effectively Store Solar Energy in Chemical Liquid

Efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid has been demonstrated by a team of scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The stored energy can be transported and then discharged as heat whenever required.

21 Mar 2017

Swedish Team Develops Portable, Eco-Friendly Water Filter from Wood

Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology have used wood to develop a bacteria-trapping material, which is currently being examined for use as a water purification filter. This could then be used in areas without any infrastructure or clean water supply.

21 Mar 2017

Scientists Get One Step Closer to Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cells with Higher Efficiency

Despite the increase in the solar cell R&D in recent years involving emerging materials such as perovskites and organics, the inorganic crystalline silicon photovoltaics continue to be the most favored in the solar cell industry.

20 Mar 2017

New Distributed Power System Could Produce Cheaper, Cleaner, More Efficient Electricity

Sandia National Laboratories is working with three industry partners to commercialize a distributed power system that can produce cheaper, cleaner, more efficient electricity.

17 Mar 2017

Biofuels can Help Reduce Jet Engine Pollution

A new study found that the biofuels used to power jet engines can help to reduce particle emissions in their exhaust by nearly 50 to 70%, and this could influence airline economics and Earthâ€™s environment.

16 Mar 2017

New Method Allows for Better Planning of Solar Battery Operations

Nano satellites that weigh only a few kilograms orbit the Earth. These miniature computers have solar-powered batteries as their pivotal point.

16 Mar 2017

ET Solutions Begins Construction of 60.9 MW Solar Power Project in Jordan

ET Solutions AG, a subsidiary of ET Energy, a global leading energy solutions provider, announced that it has started the construction of a 60.9 MW solar power project in Jordan for ACWA Power, a Saudi-based independent power producer.

16 Mar 2017

ViZn Selected to Provide 200 kW Flow Battery in Central America

ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of energy storage systems for utility, commercial and industrial (C&I), and microgrid applications, has been selected to provide a 200kW (four hour) flow battery in Central America.

16 Mar 2017

QMUL, Larkfleet Secure Funding to Enhance Revolutionary Solar Thermal Technology

A revolutionary solar thermal technology is to be tested in Mexico, thanks to funding secured by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and industry partner Larkfleet Ltd.

15 Mar 2017

Certain Species of Larva Accelerate Release of Greenhouse Gases into Atmosphere

Chaoborus spp is a small fly species that is found all over the world (except in Antarctica). The insect spends one to two years of its life cycle under water in a larval state, in lakes no deeper than 70 metres.

15 Mar 2017

Unidentified Regulatory Mechanism Prevented Extreme Climate Cooling During the Ice Ages

Atmospheric CO2 concentrations swung over a range of 100 ppm (parts per million, by volume) during the ice ages. The exact processes behind this variation have been difficult to pinpoint, but it is known that changes in the storage of carbon by photosynthetic organisms played an important role.

15 Mar 2017