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Report highlights large-scale electricity storage's key role in Australia's clean energy future
A new white paper from Monash Business School has confirmed the essential role large-scale electricity storage will need to play if Australia is to reach its stated clean energy future.
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Energy & Green Tech
Novel electrochemical reactor can extract lithium from brine to address growing demand
A team of Rice University researchers has developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in rechargeable ...
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Advanced recycling process restores spent battery cathode materials to nearly pristine state
A research team has successfully developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly technology for recycling cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries. The findings are published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.
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Engineers make converting CO₂ into useful products more practical
As the world struggles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are seeking practical, economical ways to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into useful products, such as transportation fuels, chemical feedstocks, ...
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You will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here's how
This year, dozens of new models of electric vehicles have hit the Australian market—and more are coming. New models of battery electric and plug-in hybrids come with bigger batteries. The average battery electric now has ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country's north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ...
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Business
Energy democracy: Small-scale energy sources could reduce influence of large utility companies
Research published in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is guiding the development of more inclusive and efficient electricity markets. The work demonstrates how aggregating small-scale, distributed ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Engineering
Power line test bed energizes technologies for increasing grid capacity
As population growth and extreme temperatures strain the United States power grid, utilities and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to increase the amount of electricity the grid can carry. The Powerline Conductor ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Detecting battery failures more quickly to improve safety of electric vehicles
Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia National Laboratories is working to detect these failures early and provide sufficient warning time to vehicle occupants.
Nov 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed to tap into climate change funds.
Nov 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Nuclear energy could play a vital role in Europe's clean energy mix
Learning from nuclear construction successes and failures can help reduce the cost of building nuclear energy in Europe. But even if these power plants turn out to be more costly than we would like, putting them to work can ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
An agreement ends resistance to a renewable energy plant in French Guiana, but is it energy justice?
In French Guiana, a community of indigenous Kali'na began actively resisting plans for the world's first baseload renewable power plant using hydrogen technology—the CEOG project—in November 2022. The energy company, ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Discovery taps 'hot carriers' for on-demand, emissions-free hydrogen and catalyst regeneration
As a clean-burning, potent and versatile energy commodity, hydrogen could play a key role in the transition to a sustainable energy ecosystem. However, the chemical process responsible for more than half of the current global ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Engineering
Wavy pipes prove to be more efficient than straight pipes in hybrid solar energy systems
New research from the University of Nottingham has highlighted how Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) systems could be made more efficient at converting solar power into usable energy if they used wavy pipes instead of conventional ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
AI-powered e-nose can detect oil spills efficiently
Researchers have trained an e-nose, which detects chemicals in the air, to identify the origin of oil based on the proportion of volatile organic compounds. Since oil is a mixture of different hydrocarbons present in varying ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Engineering
Hydropower digital twins solution helps with operator challenges
No two hydropower facilities are the same. They all work similarly by harnessing the power of rushing water to spin turbines and generators, which in turn creates electricity. But their differences—in size, age or mechanical ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Is China charging ahead on the road to EV battery recycling?
China is perhaps in prime position when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) adoption, accounting for over 60% of worldwide sales in 2022. This dominant position makes it a critical player in addressing one of the most pressing ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
One-step electrochemical regeneration of CO₂ from (bi)carbonates enhances carbon capture efficiency
While systems that can generate energy from renewable sources are becoming increasingly widespread, it might take a while before these systems fully replace solutions that rely on the burning of fossil fuels. In the meantime, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Making jet engines fit for the hydrogen age
Europe is preparing for climate-neutral flight powered by sustainably produced hydrogen. Last year, the EU launched a project to support industry and universities in the development of a hydrogen-powered medium-haul aircraft. ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Stabilizing lithium-ion batteries: The vanadium touch
As demand surges for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries need to deliver higher energy densities at lower costs. While conventional cathode materials such as LiFePO4 and Li-Ni-Co-Mn-O are widely ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Research on zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration
As a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the transportation sector has immense potential to advance decarbonization. However, a zero-emissions global supply chain requires re-imagining reliance on ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Sacred cow: Coal-hungry India eyes bioenergy to cut carbon
Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India's sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy transition by a government determined to promote biogas production to cut its dependence on coal.
Nov 8, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Off-the-shelf thermoelectric generators can upgrade CO₂ into useful chemicals, which could aid Mars colonization
Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Nov 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers drive solid-state innovation for renewable energy storage
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success—by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK parliament
London landmarks including the UK parliament could be warmed by low-carbon heat powered by the River Thames, the London Underground train system and even the sewer network under new government plans.
Nov 7, 2024
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