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Carbon Bubble Could Cause Unexpected Crash In Global Economy

Macroeconomic simulations reveal that rates of technological change in energy efficiency and renewable power are likely to cause an unexpected decrease in demand for fossil fuels, possibly triggering a global financial crisis.

5 Jun 2018

Study Highlights Factors that Play Key Role in Transition to Sustainable Energy

What leads to an efficient transformation to a low-carbon energy system? The answer, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, could be information sharing, perceived fairness, and local involvement.

24 May 2018

Researchers Work to Develop High-Temperature “Concentrating Solar Power” System

The Department of Energy will award 10.5 million dollars to Sandia National Laboratories for the research and design of a highly efficient and less expensive solar energy system.

23 May 2018

New Equation Predicts Best Materials for Single-Atom Catalysts for Producing Hydrogen

Xiao Cheng Zeng and his team have identified various neglected factors that are crucial for the performance of single-atom catalysts - individual atoms, normally metallic and anchored by adjacent molecular frameworks, initiating and speeding up chemical reactions.

17 May 2018

Tokyo’s IHI Joins MIT Energy Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

With sights set on global greenhouse gas reduction, Tokyo's IHI Corporation has joined the MIT Energy Initiative. IHI, a global engineering, construction, and manufacturing company, recently signed a three-year membership agreement with MITEI's Low-Carbon Energy Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage.

16 May 2018

Northeast Sea Slug Shows Researchers Path to Achieve Artificial Photosynthesis

A research performed by Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other researchers has demonstrated that raw materials from algae are absorbed by a Northeast sea slug to provide its lifetime supply of solar-powered energy.

3 May 2018

Innovative Way for Choosing Best Solar Cell for Specific Location and Installation Type

Which one sounds better— a groundbreaking kind that delivers more power for a specific area but is expensive, or a conventional, off-the-shelf kind of solar panel?

2 May 2018

Innovative Catalyst for Hydrogen Production that Fights Anthropogenic Climate Change

At present, two of the most significant challenges common to developed countries are taking steps to address climate change and translating into communities that use considerable amounts of renewable energy for power.

1 May 2018

Increasing Wind Energy Production with Supercomputers and New Turbulence Algorithms

In the United States, a new wind turbine is erected every two and a half hours. In 2016, wind energy accounted for 5.6% of the total electricity generated—while it is over twice the amount produced by wind in 2010, it is still a long way from its potential.

24 Apr 2018

Innovative Technology for Using Waste Carbon Dioxide to Produce Plastics

Researchers have discovered a technology for transforming waste CO2 into a molecule, forming the basis of producing plastics. The ability to use global ethylene is enormous, making use of half a billion tonnes of carbon emitted each year & counteracting global carbon emissions.

12 Apr 2018