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Transforming Waste Toilet Paper into Electricity

Chemical Scientists from the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area collaborated with chemists at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University to publish the first ever techno-economic analysis of transforming waste toilet paper (WTP) into electricity.

13 Sep 2017

Hydro-Québec Offers New York a Clean Energy Commitment

Hydro-Québec has submitted two proposals to assist New York on projects that will make substantial contributions to the state’s clean energy future.

11 Sep 2017

New Tools Allow Homes to Share Power from Renewable Energy Sources during Outage

If people think that they can use the solar panels on their roofs to power their homes during the event of an outage, then they should think again.

6 Sep 2017

Firebricks Could Play Key Role in Enabling World to Switch to Carbon-Free Energy Resources

Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could play a key role in enabling the world to switch away from fossil fuels and rely instead on carbon-free energy sources.

6 Sep 2017

HyperSolar Develops Low-Cost Catalyst to Produce Renewable Hydrogen

HyperSolar shows that if expensive platinum material components are replaced with new, low-cost carbon/ruthenium/nitrogen-based hydrogen evolution catalyst, significant cost reduction can be achieved.

30 Aug 2017

Large-Scale Farming of Cyanobacteria Could Provide a New Source of Biofuel

One might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels viewpoint, it is very sweet. A class of three single-celled, algae-like organisms has been patented by a Bay Area company which when grown together releases high amounts of sugar that is just right for producing biofuels.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers Use New Additive to Selectively Convert CO2 to Multicarbon Fuels

A Caltech team of chemists have discovered a new, more efficient method to produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions done in the lab, the team has identified a new additive that helps selectively change CO2 into fuels possessing multiple carbon atoms — a step toward eventually producing renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.

7 Aug 2017

New Technology for Producing Biofuels from Inedible Plant Portions

The chances of society getting rid of its dependence on gasoline and oil are reliant on numerous profound societal, environmental, and geopolitical factors.

30 Jun 2017

Toshiba's Autonomous Hydrogen Energy System to be Installed at Tokyu Construction Institute of Technology

Toshiba Corporation, an innovator of solutions for the hydrogen economy, has received an order from Tokyu Construction for an H2One™, the company’s autonomous hydrogen energy system.

21 Jun 2017

Stanford Study Reveals Copper can Covert Carbon Dioxide into Ethanol Without Using Corn or Other Plants

A majority of cars and trucks in the U.S operate on a blend of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol, a renewable fuel made chiefly from fermented corn. But manufacturing the 14 billion gallons of ethanol consumed yearly by American drivers entails millions of acres of farmland.

19 Jun 2017