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Study Explores the Impact of Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Residential Buildings

Now that the U.S. Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act-;expected to provide homeowners with access to thousands of dollars in cash incentives for new hot water heaters, HVAC, insulation, and other enhancements-;a spotlight has been cast on the residential energy efficiency market. Given this, research in this field may be more important than ever before.

11 Aug 2022

Fossil-Fuel Capacity and the Journey to Net-Zero

The recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA curtailed the agency’s capacity to impose nationwide controls on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the absence of special congressional authorization, complicating the Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonize the economy.

8 Aug 2022

Using Fish-Safe Turbines to Make Hydropower Plants More Sustainable

Growing up on a farm in Texas, there was always something for siblings Gia Schneider '99 and Abe Schneider '02, SM '03 to do. But every Saturday at 2 p.m., no matter what, the family would go down to a local creek to fish, build rock dams and rope swings, and enjoy nature.

5 Aug 2022

Global Deployment of Daigas Group’s Onsite Hydrogen Generation Technology with Hyundai Rotem Company

Daigas Gas and Power Solution Co., Ltd. (“DGPS”), a 100% subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., has established an expanded business collaboration for onsite hydrogen generator technology with Hyundai Rotem Company (“HRC”), an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, allowing HRC to sell the generators outside South Korea.

From Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. 3 Aug 2022

Volvo Group Starts Process to Establish Plant for Battery Production in Sweden

To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden.

3 Aug 2022

The Effects of Unified Power Generation and Storage Facilities

About 25% of the world’s CO2 emissions come from the power sector, and the Paris Agreement’s target of keeping global temperature rise below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels must be achieved by decarbonization of the total energy system.

2 Aug 2022

Study Emphasizes the Need for Buildings to Install More Efficient Home-Heating Technologies

Direct fossil fuel consumption by buildings, burned in water heaters, furnaces, and other heating sources, account for nearly 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

1 Aug 2022

Brillouin Energy Demonstrates High-Tech Boiler that can Pave the Way to a Clean Energy Future

Brillouin Energy Corp, whose mission is to create the "New Era of Energy" to address energy security and climate change, will demonstrate publicly for the first time at ICCF24 a revolutionary new high-tech boiler system that can help the world transition from fossil fuel energy to a non-carbon, completely pollution-free and sustainable energy with vast environmental benefits for both the planet and humanity.

22 Jul 2022

Big Changes to the Grid can Pave Way for Carbon-Neutral Electrified World

In the push to decarbonize the economy throughout the Intermountain West and beyond, the public conversation often centers on wind and solar energy, electric cars, hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage.

22 Jul 2022

Alsym Energy Partners with Synergy Marine to Provide Low-Cost, Non-Flammable Rechargeable Batteries for Shipping Vessels

Alsym™ Energy, a developer of next-generation rechargeable batteries, today announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun, Japan, will jointly develop applications specific to the marine shipping industry using Alsym’s high-performance, low-cost technology.

From Synergy Marine Group 22 Jul 2022