Developing EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissions

Reference system prior to disassembly. Credit: Fraunhofer IWU/AES More charging power, higher range, lower environmental impact: In the COOLBat joint research project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools…

Researchers develop mobile test platform for offshore wind turbines

The analysis software displays measurements for the operation of the test bench under no-load conditions. The voltage values (line-to-neutral) at the simulator’s output during 66 kV operation are shown. Credit:…

Norway’s electric car sales set new world record

Tesla sales are booming in Norway. Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August—a new world record—statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest…

Ethiopia says mega-dam doubles electricity output

Ethiopia first began generating electricity from its mega-dam in February 2022. Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two…

Ultra-stable layered oxide cathodes could boost battery performance

a. Schematic diagram of the structure and composition dual gradient particle (SCDG) with gradient structure from order to disorder towards outer layer and gradient composition from Co-less bulk to Co-enriched…

Early retirement of coal plants can be profitable for investors

Solar streetlights designed in Florida may illuminate roads across southern US

by Emily L. Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sidewalks lining new neighborhoods across the southern U.S. could soon be lit by solar-powered streetlights made by a startup…

New device captures CO₂ and converts it to useful products

Yang Yang, an associate professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center, works with a device that helped develop his triple-phase device that captures and converts carbon dioxide. Credit: Antoine Hart In…

Korean researchers develop portable system that harvests water from air

An eco-friendly diatomite filter and electron microscope images showing the filtration of polystyrene particles with sizes of 1.1 μm and 100 nm. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)…

A new electric reactor could cut industrial emissions

Currently, industrial processes in the U.S. account for approximately a third of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions—even more than the annual emissions from passenger vehicles, trucks, and airplanes combined. Decarbonizing…