Researchers Shin Young Jeong and Zhiwen Ma examine the prototype device that uses superheated sand for long-duration energy storage. Credit: Joe DelNero, NREL Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
Direct lithium extraction from spent batteries for efficient lithium recycling
The traditional hydrometallurgical method for recycling metals from spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials involves complex processes such as metal leaching, precipitation, separation, and purification. An improved recycling approach involves directly…
Factory and warehouse rooftops offer untapped opportunity to help disadvantaged communities bridge solar energy divide
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lower-income communities across the United States have long been much slower to adopt solar power than their affluent neighbors, even when local and federal agencies offer…
Paving new paths for sustainable construction
Formation of carbonate minerals in the pores and bulk matrix of the developed 3D printable material during carbon sequestration. The crystals are 3–5 micrometers in size and thus densify the…
Japan to unveil next-generation passenger plane project
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Japan is expected to announce plans to develop a next-generation passenger jet following a government committee meeting on Wednesday, a year after the last struggling attempt…
Building energy management platform uses AI and statistical methods to optimize operations
Researchers checking fault characteristics of direct current distribution for distributed energy resources. Credit: Korea Institute of Energy Research The research team led by Dr. Jeong Hak-geun at the Energy ICT…
AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Water is needed for development, production and consumption, yet we are overusing and polluting an unsubstitutable resource and system. Eight safe and just boundaries for five…
