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Experts warn against hype for deriving green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis
At first glance, the plan sounds compelling: invent and develop future electrolyzers capable of producing hydrogen directly from unpurified seawater. But a closer look reveals that such direct seawater electrolyzers would ...
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Energy & Green Tech
New microgrids model takes into account a fair design of decentralized energy systems
Local decentralized energy systems, known as microgrids, can make urban infrastructures more resilient and reduce risks for the population, for example, in large-scale power outages due to natural hazards or cyberattacks.
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Magnetic fields help understand light particle splitting for boosting solar cell efficiency
Scientists are closer to giving the next generation of solar cells a powerful boost by integrating a process that could make the technology more efficient by breaking particles of light—photons—into small chunks.
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Study explores win–win potential of grass-powered energy production
Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse ...
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How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off
Australia was slow to introduce minimum building standards for energy efficiency. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) only came into force in 2003.
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Engineers develop a recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater and caffeine
A sustainable source for clean energy may lie in old soda cans and seawater. MIT engineers have found that when the aluminum in soda cans is exposed in its pure form and mixed with seawater, the solution bubbles up and naturally ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Scientists' innovation for indoor solar cells maximizes the use of light energy
Chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have synthesized materials that can improve solar elements for indoor use. Such photovoltaic cells, which can also be integrated into various electronic devices, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Engineering
A cool solution: Designing a next-generation cooling system to help data centers become more energy efficient
Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Also hot: the data centers that power the technology. And keeping those centers cool requires a tremendous amount of energy.
Jul 25, 2024
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Unlocking new potential in solar tech: Dimethyl acridine enhances perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are highly regarded for their exceptional performance and straightforward fabrication. However, traditional hole transport layers (HTLs) like poly (triarylamine) (PTAA), nickel oxide (NiOx), ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Renewable energy puts power grids to the test
To transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables—which are intermittent by nature—we'll need to rework our entire system of power storage, transmission and distribution. Yet experts haven't yet found the right ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Improving the resilience of energy systems in the Global South: Energy planning in Ghana as a role model for the world
Under the leadership of Empa scientist Mashael Yazdanie, an international research team is investigating ways to better plan for climate-resilient energy systems in the Global South. Their findings were published in Energy ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Harnessing blue energy: Advanced nanofluidic membranes boost aquatic energy conversion efficiency
To achieve carbon neutrality, advancements in energy conversion and storage technologies are essential. Current aqueous energy devices suffer from performance limitations due to the trade-off between permeability and selectivity ...
Jul 25, 2024
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UK govt launches flagship green energy plan
Britain's new Labour government launched its flagship green energy infrastructure plan on Tuesday, announcing a multi-billion-pound partnership with the business arm of the royal family to develop offshore wind farms.
Jul 25, 2024
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Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on the beaches says a manufacturing problem was responsible.
Jul 25, 2024
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New hole transport materials for enhancing commercial potential of perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are celebrated for their exceptional photovoltaic performance and affordability. However, the high cost of charge transport materials remains a major obstacle to their commercialization. Conventional ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Engineering
First meltdown-proof nuclear reactor passes loss of cooling test in China
A team of engineers from Tsinghua University, working at China's high-temperature reactor with a pebble-bed module (HTR-PM), claims that the reactor has passed a critical cooling test. In their study, published in Joule, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nondestructive flash cathode recycling method uses magnetic properties for battery recycling
A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ...
Jul 24, 2024
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