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Researchers Harness the Power Sunlight to Produce Hydrogen Fuel from Water

Hydrogen gas is considered as a promising "green" fuel. Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element, and is an efficient energy store and could possibly replace gasoline in vehicles. However, this element does not available in large amounts in nature, and should be generated artificially.

20 Nov 2017

Solar-Powered Device Produces Electricity Using Ion Transport

Chemists have created a solar power generator by binding photosensitive dyes to standard plastic membranes and adding water.

17 Nov 2017

Study Reveals New Source of Robust Cellulases in Compost

A recent study led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), shows the significance of microbial communities as a source of stable enzymes that could be applied to convert plants to biofuels.

15 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

Novel Structures Made with DNA Scaffolds Could Help Create Solar-Powered Materials

By arranging pigments on a DNA scaffold, an MIT-led group of researchers has developed a light-harvesting material that closely imitates the construction of naturally occurring photosynthetic structures.

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

Solar Greenhouses with Magenta Panes can Generate Electricity and Grow Crops Simultaneously

The first crops of cucumbers and tomatoes cultivated inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those grown in conventional greenhouses, indicating that "smart" greenhouses hold significant potential for dual-use farming and renewable electricity production.

6 Nov 2017

Mimicking Huge Clams to Enhance Biofuel Production

Alison Sweeney from the University of Pennsylvania has been examining huge clams from the time when she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

3 Nov 2017

Efficient and Cost-Effective Technique to Capture Wave Energy from Oceans

Wave energy, in contrast to solar and wind energy, has been relatively costly and difficult to tap. However, engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have been endeavoring to change the scenario with influence from other industries.

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