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Use of Rhodium-Based Catalysts to Directly Convert Methane into Usable Fuel

Researchers aspiring to created innovative energy resources have, for a long time, engaged in achieving the direct transformation methane into a usable fuel, for instance, methanol. Methane is a simple and plentiful chemical contained in natural gas.

8 Dec 2017

Research on Guaranteeing Sustainable Bioenergy and Biofuel Production

Bioenergy is considered to be the most common renewable energy source in Europe, and it is expected to continue to make up a major part of the energy mix in the future.

17 Nov 2017

Poplar, Pine Wood Increase the Efficiency of Water-to-Steam Conversion Under Sunlight

University of Maryland engineers have discovered that porous types of wood from trees such as poplar and pine can majorly increase the effectiveness of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight. The findings, featured November 15 in the journal Joule, could be employed in an inexpensive and simple biodegradable device for water purification.

16 Nov 2017

Researchers Explore New Methods to Capitalize on Nature’s Light-Harvesting Secrets

The green sulfur bacterium lives in the chilly waters of the Black Sea. In order to eek out its solitary existence, this life form scavenges energy from the frail sunlight available to it at a depth of more than 250 feet.

14 Nov 2017

Fuel Cell X-ray Research Reveals Effects of Moisture, Temperature on Performance

Similar to a well-maintained greenhouse garden, a specialized type of hydrogen fuel cell – which shows potential as a clean, renewable next-generation power source for vehicles and other applications – requires precise moisture and temperature controls to work well.

14 Nov 2017

New Innovative Façades Improve Energy Efficiency of Buildings

A ventilated façade with a double chamber and flow control device has been created by two researchers from School of Building Engineering at UPM.

13 Nov 2017

Funding for Converting Heat from Paved Surfaces into Electricity

In order to produce power from hot pavements, Samer Dessouky, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received $298,000 via the Strategic Alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute and CPS Energy, established in 2010.

8 Nov 2017

UD Researchers Develop New Processes to Ramp Up Bio-Based Aviation Fuel

Airplanes zoom overhead with wispy-white contrails that stream behind them. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controlled 43,684 flights, on average, daily in 2016, and U.S. commercial and military flights together used more than 20 billion gallons of jet fuel.

31 Oct 2017

New Catalyst Could Reduce Cost of Electrolytic Hydrogen Production

Electrolysis, a process by which electricity is used to split the water molecule, is the cleanest way to get hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel. Currently, researchers at ICIQ and URV, headed by Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós, designed a new catalyst that lowers the cost of electrolytic hydrogen production.

31 Oct 2017

MIT Team Develops New Approach to Harness Wasted Methane

Methane gas, an abundant natural resource, is frequently disposed of through burning, but new research by researchers at MIT could make it easier to trap this gas for use as a chemical feedstock or fuel.

17 Oct 2017