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Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon
Australian researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries.
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Study: Chemical nature of defects that cause trap states in metal halide perovskite solar cells
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been working to create alternative and sustainable energy solutions, such as solar cells. Solar cells made of perovskites, a class of semiconductors with a characteristic structure ...
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Bloomberg funds city programs to build new urban solutions
Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting the innovative solutions of 15 cities to try to get others to use them as blueprints to battle the world's urban problems.
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Team creates supercritical carbon dioxide turbomachinery for concentrated solar power plant
Southwest Research Institute worked with government and commercial collaborators to successfully develop and demonstrate full-scale turbomachinery for one of the world's first supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power systems ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Green hydrogen is coming, and these Australian regions are well placed to build our new export industry
You might remember hearing a lot about green hydrogen last year, as global pressure mounted on Australia to take stronger action on climate change ahead of the COP26 Glasgow summit last November.
Jan 17, 2022
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How power-to-X technology could help decarbonise Indonesia's industrial sector
As one of the world's leading economies, Indonesia has announced an ambitious plan to build a green industrial park in North Kalimantan.
Jan 17, 2022
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Chile court freezes multi-million dollar lithium deal
A Chilean appeals court on Friday suspended a million-dollar state lithium tender issued two days earlier that had generated controversy for coming just two months before the end of conservative President Sebastian Pinera's ...
Jan 15, 2022
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A catalyst for more efficient green hydrogen production
The climate crisis requires ramping up usage of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, but with intermittent availability, scalable energy storage is a challenge.
Jan 14, 2022
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Photon recycling: The key to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Scientists from TU Dresden, in cooperation with researchers at Seoul National University (SNU) and Korea University (KU), demonstrated the role of the re-use of photons (known as 'photon recycling') and light scattering effects ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Research focuses on greener alternative to conventional batteries
A new battery technology could provide a cleaner and cheaper alternative to the toxic chemicals widely used in energy storage devices.
Jan 14, 2022
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Business
Why aren't we going full steam with carbon capture?
As early as 2005, carbon capture and storage was identified by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as one of the solutions for tackling climate change. So why aren't we going full steam with carbon capture?
Jan 14, 2022
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Exploring electricity regulation with equity and justice for all
Poring over the line items on your monthly electricity bill may not sound like an enticing way to spend an afternoon, but the way electricity bills are structured has a significant impact on equitable energy access and distribution. ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Ways to optimize U.S. climate policy design for a just energy transition
In November, inflation hit a 39-year high in the United States. The consumer price index was up 6.8 percent from the previous year due to major increases in the cost of rent, food, motor vehicles, gasoline, and other common ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Earth, wind and reindeer: Lapland herders see red over turbines
On a gusty mountain crest, the Jama brothers weave between wind turbines that stretch as far as the eye can see, on what used to be their animals' winter pasture. Climate emergency or not—for these reindeer herders, the ...
Jan 13, 2022
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