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Osaka University Researchers Develop 'Green' Hydrogen Production System

Hydrogen gas has potential as an alternative energy source to overcome the dependence on carbon-based fuels.

21 Dec 2016

KAUST Researchers Study Ion Chemistry Using Low-Pressure Flame

Power stations that are cleaner and more efficient can be obtained with the characterization of compounds produced in combustion.

5 Dec 2016

Engineers Achieve Highest Efficiency Rating for Perovskite Solar Cells

They’re flexible, cheap to produce and simple to make – which is why perovskites are the hottest new material in solar cell design. And now, UNSW engineers have smashed the world efficiency record.

2 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop New Biosupercapacitor that Efficiently Generates and Stores Energy

Efficient production and storage of energy - for example, for implanted medical systems - is a major challenge for today’s society. Now, scientists have developed a new biocatalyst-polymer system that could perform both tasks at once. This system is a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis.

16 Nov 2016

EPFL Chemists Use Formaldehyde to Convert Biofuel Waste into Wealth

Lignin is a bulky chain of molecules present in wood and is usually discarded in the biofuel production process. However, in a recent technique developed by EPFL chemists, by just adding formaldehyde to the process, lignin can be changed into the main area of focus.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers Describe Chemical Reactions Responsible for Stability of Hydrogen Generation in Aerobic Environment

Hydrogen fuel cells produce electricity, we are increasingly thinking about hydrogen as the successor of crude oil. But where will the hydrogen come from? Its ecologically cleanest source could be industrial - or even domestic! - bioreactors with green algae.

20 Oct 2016

Everoze Launches Online Portal to Shed New Light on Aging Renewables Assets

Technical and commercial energy consultancy, Everoze, has announced the launch of everozeleaf.com – a free online portal which provides new insights on aging renewables and storage assets in the UK and France.

19 Oct 2016

Researchers Urge International Effort to Set Global Priorities for Developing Renewable Energy

A comment published in this week's science Journal Nature, an international team of scientists from nine nations demand a grand challenges strategy to set priorities on a global level for developing renewable energy.

6 Oct 2016

Integrating Rubidium into Perovskite Solar Cells Pushes Power-Conversion Efficiency to 21.6%

EPFL scientists have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells by mixing rubidium into them. This innovative study has helped to develop a new generation of perovskite solar cells and has enhanced power-conversion efficiency to almost 21.6%.

30 Sep 2016

New Legislation Helps New York City Increase Cleaner-Burning Biodiesel in Heating Oil

The recent legislation passed by the City of New York is a significant step towards minimizing the region's carbon footprint. The new legislation incrementally displaces 20% of the heating oil that is sold within the city with sustainable, cleaner-burning, biodiesel.

29 Sep 2016