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Engineering
Novel recycling process for rare-earth elements could improve green technology and boost carbon neutrality
In a recent study published in Engineering, researchers from Kyoto University have unveiled a novel method for the efficient separation and recycling of rare-earth elements (REEs) from end-of-life magnets. This innovative ...
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Organic supramolecular crystals with high hydrogen storage performance could enhance fuel-cell vehicle efficiency
Hydrogen is often seen as the fuel of the future on account of its zero-emission and high gravimetric energy density, meaning it stores more energy per unit of mass compared to gasoline. Its low volumetric density, however, ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption
Stanford-led research reveals how water systems, from desalination plants to wastewater treatment facilities, could help make renewable energy more affordable and dependable. The study, published Sept. 27 in Nature Water, ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Clean energy transition: The impact of financial costs on the development of renewable energy sources
It is widely recognized that finance is one of the critical enablers of accelerating climate action. However, renewable energy deployment (particularly in developing countries) requires more financing than fossil fuel-based ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Engineering
Which is ecologically better: Concrete or plastic pipes?
On behalf of the FBS (Federal Association of Concrete Sewer Systems), Fraunhofer UMSICHT prepared a life cycle assessment of the environmental impact of wastewater pipes made of (steel) concrete. This also functions as an ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel
Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste. Published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology, the team's research demonstrated ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New tandem solar cells break efficiency record—they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the sun
The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in gray and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation.
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Fluoride-free batteries: Safeguarding the environment and enhancing performance
A research team has developed a new fluorine-free binder and electrolyte designed to advance eco-friendly, high-performance battery technology. Their findings were recently published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar panels soon may power and protect apple orchards
A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would not only track the sun to capture energy, but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists simplify design and servicing of vanadium flow batteries to balance power grid
Skoltech scientists have presented a model that facilitates the design and operation of vanadium redox flow batteries. These are large-scale storage units for electrical power that promise to play a major part in the energy ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Business
Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California's poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. The Salton Sea, the state's biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region's politics have been dominated ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Business
Hydrogen is touted as a climate solution, but can it be good business?
Hydrogen is often seen as a key element in the global energy transition, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels—in particular for difficult-to-decarbonize sectors such as heavy-duty transportation and steel and ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electricity workforce must double to hit renewables target—energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas
The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia's 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Study shows US can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2035
Dramatically expanding climate-action policies across all levels of government, sectors of society and the economy could slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, according to a new report ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Engineering
How US utility companies could double electric transmission capacity by 2035
Utility companies in the United States could double electric transmission capacity by 2035 by replacing existing transmission lines with those made from advanced materials, according to a new study published today in the ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Waste heat to green energy: New approach boosts thermoelectric generator efficiency
Thermoelectric generators that can convert waste heat to clean energy could soon be as efficient as other renewable energy sources, like solar, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
Sep 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
AI-guided experimentation identifies better energy storage solution
Finding a needle in a haystack is the quintessentially impossible task. But what if new tools could make it straightforwardly achievable? Imagine if, instead of searching through everything by hand, you could portion out ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Major boost in carbon capture and storage essential to reach 2°C climate target, study suggests
Large expansion of carbon capture and storage is necessary to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement. Yet a new study led by Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden and University of Bergen, in Norway, shows that without ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers develop carbon dots-driven green radiative cooling coating for energy saving in buildings
Buildings account for about 90% of Hong Kong's electricity consumption and over 60% of carbon emissions. Energy conservation in buildings is crucial for achieving climate mitigation goals. Hong Kong Polytechnic University ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Battery innovation: Extending lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials
One of the greatest challenges in the fight against climate change is energy storage. Fossil fuel essentially stores itself, with its energy locked inside its own chemical bonds. But how do you store more sustainable, but ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Business
Can cryptocurrencies ever be green?
Cryptocurrencies have been condemned over their environmental record at a time when traditional investments have been rapidly moving towards greener environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. So how long will it be ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Business
The connection between green energy and high power bills
For years, Nevada has put affordable energy on the back burner. Now, ratepayers are getting burned.
Sep 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Restarting nuclear power plants: the unprecedented gamble in the US
Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station back into service, an unprecedented operation which should help meet the growing need for electricity in the United States.
Sep 25, 2024
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Business
Where to stash the equivalent of 110 Sydney harbor bridges? That's what Australia faces as oil, gas rigs close
Oil and gas wells are dotted off Australia's shores. They involve huge steel structures fixed firmly to the sea floor, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines.
Sep 25, 2024
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