Fluidized beds are used in a variety of industries and play an important role in the transition to green energy and the production of food a...
UN nuclear agency chief to visit Fukushima plant to see final preparations for release of wastewater
The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency will visit Japan next week to meet with Japanese leaders and see final preparations for the release of ...
Scientists develop novel approach to support future power system
The fundamental solution to achieve the goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" is to transform traditional energy consumpt...
Travel back to ancient Greece in virtual reality
A new virtual reality (VR) app which takes users on a journey back in time to ancient Greece where they are able to experience first-hand wh...
Smart windows redefine solar radiation control in buildings
A research team led by Prof. Yu Shuhong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CA...
Norway's quest for 'black gold' from used car batteries
Wearing a white lab coat and with a gas mask within reach, Ole Jorgen Gronvold measures the humidity of an intriguing dark powder touted as ...
We are wasting up to 20% of our time on computer problems says study
Even though our computers are now better than 15 years ago, they still malfunction 11%–20% of the time, a new study from the University of C...
Energy subsidy reforms in Europe require honesty and step-by-step approach study finds
Countries around the European Union are looking at reforms of energy subsidies, to encourage more sustainable energy use and to accommodate ...
The energy conundrum: How can we avoid mining impacts of the energy transition?
We are seeing the biggest changes in our energy and transport systems since industrialization. By 2026, global renewable energy generation i...
Batteries in electric vehicles have more mileage in city driving rather than highway driving
A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 liters of gas to drive for 100 kilometers on a highway. But on city roads, it would require...
Using neutron reflectometry to look inside working solid-state battery and discover its key to success
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were the first to use neutron reflectometry to peer inside a wor...
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy
The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more ...
Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch
New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potent...
Nigeria's mobile money system has a dark side even though it's convenient: Study explores the risks
Financial services play vital roles in supporting economic activities. In Nigeria, though, a significant number of people don't have acc...
Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
Japanese regulators began the final inspection Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclea...
New design for high-power-density fuel cells offers improved performance and durability
Promising new hydrogen fuel cell technology has up to 50% higher performance than current state-of-the-art technology, with improved durabil...
Exploring offshore wind energy opportunities in the Great Lakes
The five Great Lakes—Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario—contain 20% of the planet's freshwater resources. They provide drinkin...
Q&A: Aerospace engineer discusses the design challenge of solar geoengineering
Solar geoengineering—artificially reflecting sunlight back into space—is a double-edged sword. It would cool the rapidly warming planet, but...
Hybrid battery stores electricity and produces valuable chemicals at the same time
Rechargeable batteries store electricity in their electrode materials, while redox flow batteries use chemicals stored in tanks attached to ...
John Goodenough a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery dies at 100
John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology wi...
German research institute delivers draft for a socially balanced heat transition
In order for Germany to reach its climate goal of net neutrality by 2045, the heating systems in more than 40 million private households wil...
NZ's geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing carbon permanently equivalent to taking 600000 cars off the road
We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should we be reversing some of the damage by removing g...
Study proposes new method for screening retired batteries
In recent years, the sales of electric vehicles have experienced remarkable growth in many countries, largely due to the high energy density...
Don't wait desalinate: A new approach to water purification
Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff, but water—specifically, the clean and drinkable kind—is inaccessible to billi...
Opinion: Climate change is an energy problem. Here's how we solve it
Count on comedians to nail the zeitgeist. from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Sciences News, Green Tech, Energy, Energy Science htt...
Are we building back better yet? Study investigates granular energy technologies in green recovery funding programs
With the pandemic thankfully receding in the rearview mirror while the climate crisis looms ever larger in front of us, it's worth remem...
Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational science say scientists
Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science—which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the univ...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been comple...
NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations seeking to prevent deadly battery fires
After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announce...
Want a climate-friendly flight? It's going to take a while and cost you more
When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it's going to take a while for the strategy to take off. from Energy &...
A roadmap to sustainable plastic waste management for triboelectric nanogenerator production
An international team of researchers from India and Singapore, led by Associate Professor Kheng Lim Goh from Newcastle University in Singapo...
Small but powerful: tiny data center heats UK swimming pool
A leisure center in Exmouth, southwest England, is using a small data center to heat its indoor swimming pool, trialing an innovative soluti...
Building a better solar cell by investigating material performance under real-world conditions
Researchers at Florida State University and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are helping build the solar cells of tomorrow by examining h...
Promoting high energy cathodes for solid state sodium metal batteries
A team from China has broken new ground in the development of sodium ion batteries (SIBs.) from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Scie...
Perovskite solar cells set new world record for power conversion efficiency
Perovskite solar cells designed by a team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have attained a world record efficie...
Germany sees opportunity in nuclear fusion but funding for research remains uncertain
The German government announced draft plans Thursday to boost domestic research into development of nuclear fusion, a technology some hope w...
First Olympic Esports Week kicks off
The first-ever Olympic-organized Esports Week kicked off in Singapore on Thursday, but an IOC official said there is currently no plan to in...
Can reimagining old technology help build a more sustainable future?
An industrial designer has suggested that old technologies could make a comeback for a more sustainable future—such as wind-up shavers, peda...
A clean energy transition is possible for China's manufacturing industry: study
The industrial sector—made up of businesses that support processing raw materials for manufacturing and consumer goods—is a major contributo...
Study proposes simple low-cost solutions to improve thermal comfort in social housing
Brazil has a housing deficit of 5.876 million units (5.044 million in urban areas and 832,000 in rural areas), according to the latest gover...
Could bamboo be the next source of renewable energy?
An article in GCB Bioenergy describes why bamboo may be an attractive resource in efforts to develop environmentally friendly renewable ener...
Utilizing electron spin for faster charging higher capacity batteries
Charging an electric vehicle usually takes about 10 hours or longer, and even with fast-charging methods, it takes at least 30 minutes. That...
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
Portrait photographer Anne Brande shoots graduation and wedding engagement photos at scenic spots throughout southeastern Wyoming's gran...
New findings on the lithium-oxygen battery: Overpotential and its causes
Lithium-oxygen batteries, often hailed as the future of rechargeable energy storage, presently face limitations that prevent their widesprea...
Electric vehicle maker Rivian to join Tesla charging network as automakers consider company's plug
Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla's charging network next year. from Energy ...
Optimized combination could enable low-cost mass production of solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries
Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), a pioneering research institute for all-solid-state (sulfide-based) batteries that are fr...
Clean sustainable fuels made 'from thin air' and plastic waste
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes—or even directly from the air—and transformed int...
Q&A: Lithium batteries have a 4-hour limit. Mateo Jaramillo hopes to solve that
Wind and solar power are sometimes dinged for not producing electricity 24 hours a day, but one of the most abundant minerals on the planet,...
Inside-out heating and ambient wind could make direct air capture cheaper and more efficient
What started as a simple errand to deposit a check at a bank drive-through became the kind of "aha" moment found mostly in books a...
How microgrids can help communities adapt to wildfires
Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone to them. In Calif...
To boost supply chains scientists are looking at ways to recover valuable materials from water
For many materials critical to supply chains that will help enable America's decarbonization transition, resources are limited. Traditio...
Scientists create long-lasting cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries
In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt—which is often mined using child labor—in the batteries that power elec...
Support from all sectors is needed for the successful diffusion of energy innovations says researcher
Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are often considered disruptive innovations as they transform current market structures that prioritize...
Team develops alloy to boost fusion energy
A newly developed tungsten-based alloy that performs well in extreme environments similar to those in fusion reactor prototypes may help har...
Beyond on and off: Engineers create continuously tunable thermal regulators
Battery safety and performance in electronic devices and systems like battery thermal management, space conditioning, vehicle thermal comfor...
Advances in eco-friendly gas insulating medium for next-generation SF6-free equipment
Gas-insulated equipment (GIE) that utilizes the most potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as insulation and arc-quenching medium ...
Jurassic Park at 30: How its CGI revolutionized the film industry
This month marks the 30th anniversary of a film that changed cinema forever. 1993's "Jurassic Park" used pioneering computer-g...
Integrating offshore wind into China's power grid can further carbon neutrality goals
Offshore wind power offers a promising solution to the challenge of decarbonizing coastal China. China's coastal provinces, though small...
Research team develops power prototype to boost energy efficiency
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, in collaboration with Enginuity Power Systems, have demonstrated that a micro-combined heat and p...
Megawatt electrical motor could help electrify aviation
Aviation's huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have ...
Team develops real-time detection system for spotting bird nests on transmission towers
Research in the International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing addresses a significant safety issue facing power supply companies—th...
Improving market design for energy storage
Energy storage plays a crucial role in our transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. It enables us to store excess energy w...
Mechanical engineers lend fresh insight into battery-based desalination technology
To achieve more effective saltwater desalination in a new study, mechanical engineers have focused on fluid movement rather than new materia...
Basic energy access lags amid renewable opportunities, new report shows
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Divi...
Developing decentralized, closed-loop modular systems for wastewater management
Out of sight, out of mind: we've been flushing away human waste ever since sewers were invented, using copious amounts of fresh water to...
Proposed design could double the efficiency of lightweight solar cells for space-based applications
When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide ...
New mobile app to transform urban cycling experiences
An international group of researchers led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...
It's your nickel: Small changes in materials could lead to big improvements in fast charging
The key to developing an electric vehicle battery that can charge as quickly as it takes to fill a car with gasoline lies within its materia...
Photocatalytic concrete for clean air in underground tunnels
The air quality in underground road tunnels tends to be worse than in other road environments due to the poor air circulation. To address th...
Researchers create carbon dioxide measurement tool to calculate emissions caused by stored digital data
A unique carbon footprint tool has been created that will allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their stored data. from Energy ...
New building standard paves the way for collapse-resistant structures
Buildings in the U.S. are generally designed to withstand the usual suspects: rain, wind, snow and the occasional earthquake. Abnormal event...
Ensuring first-rate sound for every listener with adaptive algorithms
Developing an audio device that offers optimum sound experience to all people is not easy. The great challenge is that each person has their...
South Africa's power blackouts: Solutions lie in solar farms, battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopoly
Rolling blackouts are costing South Africa dearly. The electricity crisis is a barrier to growth, destroys investor confidence and handicaps...
Swiss energy system could be independent and carbon-neutral by 2050
Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and ene...
Space solar power demonstrator wirelessly transmits power in space
A space solar power prototype that was launched into orbit in January is operational and has demonstrated its ability to wirelessly transmit...
Q&A: How fiber-optic sensing and new materials could reduce the cost of floating offshore wind power
In shallow waters, offshore wind turbines are fixed to the ocean floor. However, in deep water areas where winds are typically stronger and ...
Meta unveils new VR headset as Apple eyes market
Meta on Thursday ramped up its Quest virtual reality headgear line, just days before Apple is expected to put its spin on the headset market...
Pursuing metal fuel for carbon-free energy on Earth and the moon
Everything burns. Given the right environment, all matter can burn by adding oxygen, but finding the right mix and generating enough heat ma...
New open data resource for studying video game play and its effects on well-being
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Oxford and Tilburg University have collaborated with game developer FuturLa...
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