Unlocking the Green Hydrogen Future With High-Efficiency Catalysts
Scientists have enhanced the efficiency of iridium-based catalysts used in green hydrogen production by 5-12%. This reduces the required amount of iridium, a rare element,…
Scientists have enhanced the efficiency of iridium-based catalysts used in green hydrogen production by 5-12%. This reduces the required amount of iridium, a rare element,…
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable…
Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power in space – which could supplement life support systems on the Moon and Mars. In…
PNNL scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt. In a world of continuously warmer temperatures, a growing consensus demands that energy sources…
Researchers from Tanzania have found that common rocks, specifically soapstone and granite, may be ideal for thermal energy storage (TES), which involves storing solar heat…
Mining, Land Grabs, and More: When Decarbonization Conflicts With Human Rights The shift to renewable energy is exacerbating social injustice issues, particularly affecting indigenous communities…
Engineers describe the “generic Air-gen effect”—nearly any material can be engineered with nanopores to harvest, cost-effective, scalable, interruption-free electricity. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts…
ESA has signed contracts for two parallel concept studies for commercial-scale Space-Based Solar Power plants, representing a crucial step in the Agency’s new SOLARIS initiative…
Applying a small voltage to the walls of algae-growing tanks can prevent cloudy buildup and allow more photosynthesis to happen. Algae grown in transparent tanks…
Australian researchers have discovered an enzyme that can convert air into energy. Australian researchers have uncovered an enzyme capable of transforming air into energy. The…
More than two million citizens across 30 European countries have been involved in thousands of projects and initiatives as part of efforts to transition to…
Creating an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible solar energy harvesting design based on self-assembled nanoparticles. Solar-thermal technology is a promising environmentally friendly energy harvesting method with…
However, speeding the transition might nearly cancel the effect. First, the bad news: Nothing is free. Moving the world energy system away from fossil fuels…
A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel—entirely powered by solar energy—has been a dream for researchers for decades. Now,…
Wirelessly powered large-area electronics could enable a cheaper and greener internet of things. Emerging forms of thin-film device technologies that rely on alternative semiconductor materials,…
Using boron radicals to convert nitrogen to ammonia in solution. Ammonia is obtained industrially using the Haber–Bosch process, which requires a lot of energy and…
Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel. A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers…
New achievements of layered double hydroxides toward efficient, stable, fast oxygen evolution reaction. Scientists in China have made advancements in the use of layered double…