Cactus plant inspires cost-effective hydrogen production
More than 100 years ago, scientists discovered how to turn water into hydrogen gas—a highly desired green energy that's been nicknamed "the fuel of the future."
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Energy & Green Tech
What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate solution?
Hydrogen, or H₂, is getting a lot of attention lately as governments in the U.S., Canada and Europe push to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
May 9, 2023
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Sustaining US nuclear power plants could be key to decarbonization
Nuclear power is the single largest source of carbon-free energy in the United States and currently provides nearly 20 percent of the nation's electrical demand. Many analyses have investigated the potential of future nuclear ...
May 2, 2023
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Researchers enhance conversion efficiency of thermoelectric devices
In the effort to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, one strategy involves harvesting the waste heat that is already being produced by our energy systems. Thermoelectric generators can convert waste heat to clean electricity, ...
May 1, 2023
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How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions
If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Study: UK residential sector must adopt heat pumps to achieve 2050 net-zero target
A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research center has found that the U.K. housing sector is lagging over 30% behind neighboring countries when it comes to the adoption of heat pumps, despite their enormous potential ...
Apr 25, 2023
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EasyJet CEO 'confident' after last summer's travel chaos
The aviation sector has endured chaos at airports after the end of Covid restrictions, high inflation and strikes, but easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren is upbeat about the British airline's future.
Apr 20, 2023
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Scientists point the way to a sustainable circular economy for plastics
Our society has a love affair with plastic. To take our relationship to the next level—happily ever after in a waste-free future—the path is circular.
Apr 19, 2023
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Environmental and economic benefits of overhead cable line technology to power trucks
Electrical cables have been suspended over trams and trolley tracks for more than 140 years. They've electrified bullet trains in Japan and Amtrak railways that connect Washington D.C and Boston. Now the United States, Germany, ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Engineers devise technology to prevent fouling in photobioreactors for carbon dioxide capture
Algae grown in transparent tanks or tubes supplied with carbon dioxide can convert the greenhouse gas into other compounds, such as food supplements or fuels. But the process leads to a buildup of algae on the surfaces that ...
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