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A New Approach for Large-Scale Production of Hydrogen

A potential energy carrier for the future is hydrogen, but despite this fact its large scale production continues to be a major problem. Recently, Bochum-based scientists have discovered a novel approach for a method suitable for industrial applications.

31 May 2016

University of Houston's Debora Rodrigues Receives C3E Research Award for Work in Clean Energy

Debora Rodrigues, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Houston, has received the 2016 C3E Research Award. Her work focuses on developing bio- and nanotechnologies to reduce energy costs in water and wastewater treatment.

27 May 2016

Thermo-Optical Measuring Method (TOM) could Save Several Million Tons of CO2 in Coal-Fired Plants

Coal-fired plants as alternative energy source to nuclear power are essential for ensuring the energy supply.

25 May 2016

Air Products, NSPE Collaborate to Successfully Construct Retail Hydrogen Fueling Station in Japan

Air Products and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) have successfully constructed and placed onstream their first retail hydrogen fueling station in Tokyo, Japan. JX Nippon Oil & Energy, one of Japan's largest developers of hydrogen fueling stations, contracted with NSPE to supply the station.

20 May 2016

ALLM to Commercialize Patented CTS Technology to Produce Ethanol and Cellulosic Sugar

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company"), is very pleased to announce the successful completion of its yearlong efforts to optimize its patented CTS technology to extract 100% of the sugar from virtually any cellulosic feed-stock after having it completed and proven by major industry ethanol producers.

4 May 2016

Non-Toxic Thin-Film Solar Cells Achieve Record Efficiency

Researchers from UNSW have built flexible, full-sized, thin-film, solar cells that have the highest efficiency ever recorded so far, making ‘zero-energy’ buildings a potential reality. Zero-energy buildings produce as much power as they use up. These solar cells are non-toxic as well as economical.

3 May 2016

New ITE Bio-Battery Uses Blood Glucose to Produce Energy

Researchers at the Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía (Technological Institute of Energy, ITE) are working on the creation of a bio-battery that uses blood glucose to produce energy. Such a battery would cut down on the number of surgical interventions a pacemaker user must undergo.

2 May 2016

New Battery Energy Storage Project Could be Used to Power Railways

Engineers have received £1.5million in funding for a new battery energy storage project that could mean more efficient and cheaper trains.

21 Apr 2016

Researchers Propose New Model for Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries into Solar Power Systems

Despite their hefty price tag, smartphones have an average consumer lifetime of about three years. The lithium ion batteries that power them, however, can last for about five years -- meaning that just about every discarded smartphone generates e-waste and squanders the battery’s twilight years.

20 Apr 2016

Integrating Coal Gasification with Fuel Cells Enables More-Efficient Electricity Generation from Coal

Most of the world’s nations have agreed to make substantial reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving these goals is still a considerable technological, economic, and political challenge.

4 Apr 2016