No win-win? Input-efficient technologies might not be so efficient after all

Processing biochar into pellets to offset emissions in concrete production

Hydrogen isn’t clean if it adds to climate pollution

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden more than a year ago, is a game-changing law that invests hundreds of billions of dollars to…

Developing a new method for remediation of contaminated wooden structures

Cyclodextrine gels as adsorber material enclose the toxic wood preservatives and completely encapsulate them. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft In Germany, there are about 3 million buildings that are contaminated with the toxic…

Illinois may be up to bat next to build first Great Lakes wind farm after Cleveland drops project

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Before millions of Americans installed solar roofs, before towering wind turbines became a common sight in Midwestern skies, before electric car giant Tesla rolled out its…

Motivation behind energy-efficient upgrades differs by location

In a survey of more than 10,000 people, researchers found that homeowners’ motivations for making energy upgrades differ regionally. Credit: Shannon Colson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory With several billion…

‘Urban mining’ offers green solution to old solar panels

Workers push damaged solar panels into a machine to be recycled at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona. As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable…

Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are many milestones to pass in the transition from a high to low-carbon sustainable energy system. There is the first hour without coal, or oil,…

New material allows for better hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells

Polymer-air battery research investigates advanced energy storage solutions