Energy & Green Tech

Green ammonia for the hydrogen economy

Research in the International Journal of Exergy has looked at how a novel small-scale power-to-ammonia (P2A) system might be a useful tool in the move to a hydrogen economy. The work considers the energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness ...

Energy & Green Tech

Hydrogen hubs too reliant on fossil fuels, expert says

The Biden administration has announced the locations of seven regional manufacturing hubs that will receive a portion of $7 billion in initial funding to help jumpstart a hydrogen industry.

Energy & Green Tech

Metal organic frameworks could turn greenhouse gas into 'gold'

Fluorine can be a beneficial ingredient in medicines because of its excellent pharmacological properties, according to Phillip Milner, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences ...

Engineering

Mimicking 'plant power' through artificial photosynthesis

Solar panels are an increasingly popular way to generate electricity from the sun's energy. Although humans are still figuring out how to reliably turn that energy into fuel, plants have been doing it for eons through photosynthesis.

Energy & Green Tech

Math allows hydrogen blend in natural gas pipelines

Mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with carbon dioxide for transport in existing pipeline systems. A secure and reliable transition to hydrogen is one of the proposed solutions for the shift to a ...

Engineering

Boosting concrete's ability to serve as a natural 'carbon sink'

Damian Stefaniuk is a postdoc at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). He works with MIT professors Franz-Josef Ulm and Admir Masic of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to investigate ...

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