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Scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity

While the human race will always leave its carbon footprint on the Earth, it must continue to find ways to lessen the impact of its fossil fuel consumption.

Aug 4, 2016

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Device generates light from the cold night sky

An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity that powers an LED at night, researchers report September 12 in the journal Joule.

Sep 12, 2019

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Study shows geothermal could be an ideal energy storage technology

For parts of the U.S., the best place to store massive amounts energy for the electric grid could be right beneath our feet.

Sep 7, 2022

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Researchers harvest electricity from wood soaking in water

Water and wood may one day be all that's needed to provide electrical power for a household. At a time when energy is a critical issue for many millions of people worldwide, scientists in Sweden have managed to generate electricity ...

Dec 8, 2022

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U.S. energy use rises to highest level ever

Americans used more energy in 2018 than in any other year, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Overall total energy consumption rose to 101.2 quadrillion ...

Apr 12, 2019

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Portable generator powers small safety devices

A new stick-like, water-based device can convert energy from movement into electricity. The technology, which was reported in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, could be used to power portable devices, ...

Feb 18, 2022

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Small generator captures heat given off by skin to power wearable devices

Scientists in China have developed a small, flexible device that can convert heat emitted from human skin to electrical power. In their research, presented April 29 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the team showed ...

Apr 29, 2021

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Local renewable energy employment can fully replace US coal jobs nationwide

Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation's power-generation system moves away from fossil fuels in the coming decades, according to a new University ...

Aug 10, 2022

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Climate change may cause disruptions to solar generation in the future, modeling suggests

Climate change may affect the future stability of grid-connected solar power systems—something that needs to be considered in the planning of Australia's renewable energy transition.

Aug 2, 2023

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Thermomagnetic generators convert waste heat into electrical power even at small temperature differences

Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tōhoku University in Japan have now come much closer to their goal of converting waste heat into ...

Feb 3, 2021

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