Schematic of the SEEE process. Credit: Hang Hua et al. In a recent study published in Engineering, researchers from Kyoto University have unveiled a novel method for the efficient separation…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
Safeguarding the environment and enhancing performance
Schematic representation of PVDF-LC and APA-LC systems. Credit: POSTECH A research team has developed a new fluorine-free binder and electrolyte designed to advance eco-friendly, high-performance battery technology. Their findings were…
Solar panels soon may power and protect apple orchards
A mesh shade cloth covers young apple trees at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Research Lab in Highland, New York. The covering simulates how solar panels may affect the trees. The lab…
UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the ‘coal miners of our generation’
Credit: Frans van Heerden from Pexels At the end of September, the UK’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and…
Higher blends of biodiesel fuel could cut transportation emissions
NREL researchers have identified strategies to blend more biomass-based diesel fuel into petroleum diesel. Credit: National Biodiesel Board, NREL Barriers that are currently preventing the use of greater percentages of…
Belgian team wins S.Africa’s ‘most extreme’ solar car race
Credit: Tembela Bohle from Pexels A team of Belgian students and engineers on Friday won a solar-powered car race in South Africa, widely considered the most challenging for testing the…
Demand-side actions could help construction sector deliver on net-zero targets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies to renovate existing properties and construct new ones could enable Europe’s construction sector to almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060,…
Team proposes AI-powered approach to establishing a ‘carbon-neutral energy city’
The operational data used in the demonstration study. Credit: Korea Institute Of Energy Research A joint research team has developed key technologies to realize “Urban Electrification” using artificial intelligence (AI).…
Storing the sun’s heat at 1,200°C
After up to 500 hours in the oven, many of the materials show visible signs of corrosion. Credit: Empa Closing the CO₂ cycle by converting climate-damaging carbon dioxide back into…
