Australia's Chief Scientist: We need to transform our world into a sustainable 'electric planet'
I want you to imagine a highway exclusively devoted to delivering the world's energy.
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Hydrogen is blowing up: From science experiment to export industry
Remember those science experiment cars powered by water? That technology could help Australia decarbonize its economy and become a major player in a zero-emissions world.
Jan 16, 2020
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OxiCool: Pure water is refrigerant to help cool homes
An air conditioning system that offers zero emissions, cools the house with water and is powered by natural gas was getting attention this week at CES.
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Britain's electricity since 2010: Wind surges to second place, coal collapses and fossil fuel use nearly halves
In 2010, Great Britain generated 75% of its electricity from coal and natural gas. But by the end of the decade, these fossil fuels accounted for just 40%, with coal generation collapsing from the decade's peak of 41% in ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Declining renewable costs drive focus on energy storage
An oft-repeated refrain—the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't always blow—is sometimes seen as an impediment to renewable energy. But it's also an impetus toward discovering the best ways to store that energy ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Connecting energy production and storage
The good news is that renewables account for nearly 50 percent of electricity generated in Germany. The bad news is that they lack the flexibility to adapt to the day's fluctuating electricity demand. They only furnish electrical ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Russian nuclear-powered giant icebreaker completes test run
Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika, touted as the strongest of its kind and a symbol of Moscow's ambition to tap the Arctic's commercial potential, returned to Saint Petersburg on Saturday after a two-day test run.
Dec 14, 2019
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Hydrogen from natural gas without carbon dioxide emissions
Methane pyrolysis will allow for the future climate-friendly use of fossil natural gas. Methane is separated into gaseous hydrogen and solid carbon that is a valuable material for various industry branches and can also be ...
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New York goes big on storage battery plans, gets green light for Queens facility
New York authorities have given a 316-megawatt battery storage project the green light. The project number, 316 MW / 2528 MWh, packs enough power to provide over 250,000 households with electricity for up to eight hours.
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China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020, study finds
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving UCL.
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Natural gas
Natural gas is a gas consisting primarily of methane. It is found associated with fossil fuels, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is created by methanogenic organisms in marshes, bogs, and landfills. It is an important fuel source, a major feedstock for fertilizers, and a potent greenhouse gas.
Natural gas is often informally referred to as simply gas, especially when compared to other energy sources such as electricity. Before natural gas can be used as a fuel, it must undergo extensive processing to remove almost all materials other than methane. The by-products of that processing include ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes and higher molecular weight hydrocarbons, elemental sulfur, and sometimes helium and nitrogen.
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