Scientists use machine learning to explore effects of cushion gases on underground hydrogen storage

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are developing powerful machine learning models—an application of artificial intelligence—to simulate underground hydrogen storage operations under various cushion gas scenarios. This…

Creating loops of liquid lithium for fusion temperature control

This screenshot from a computer simulation of the divertorlets system shows the liquid metal as it travels around the slats in the device, shown here as white rectangles. Credit: Francisco…

Enhancing the performance, stability of solid oxide cells via in-situ forming of dual phase strontium lanthanum ferrate

Mini grids haven’t solved the problem—here’s why

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Electricity is a scarce commodity in Nigeria. With just over 4,000 megawatts supplying nearly 220 million people, the electricity access deficit stands at about 40% nationwide.…

India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

A worker walks in front of the 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16,…

Researchers develop novel electrode for improving flowless zinc-bromine battery

The novel electrodes effectively suppress the crossover of bromine and bromine complexes, thus preventing self-discharge and enhancing the electrochemical performance and cycling stability of flowless zinc-bromine batteries. Credit: Chanho Pak…

One-step process simplifies electrode fabrication for water electrolysis

Schematic diagram of the one-step oxygen-generating electrode fabrication process. Credit: Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) A research team led by Dr. Sung Mook Choi of the Korea Institute of…

Ensuring Europe’s renewable energy security from above

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are using AI and satellite technologies to make the continent’s renewable energy infrastructure more reliable. Solar panels and wind turbines had to be shut down…

Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonize freight vehicles in Australia

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Transport is Australia’s third-largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, accounting for 23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected to be the leading source of…

New contaminant-tolerant catalyst could help capture carbon directly from smokestacks