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Majority of Georgians Strongly Support Solar and Wind Power Over Coal-Fired Plants

A majority of Georgia residents strongly support new solar and wind power capacity over new coal-fired plants and believe the state should set a carbon emissions reduction goal, according to a new survey conducted for researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.

24 Feb 2022

GHD Secures UK Government Funding to Trial Longer Duration Hydrogen Energy Storage

GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, has secured funding from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a project aiming to demonstrate the use of an innovative hydrogen storage system.

24 Feb 2022

Surrey Scientists Support International Effort to Develop Safe, Low-Carbon Electricity Through Nuclear Fusion

Materials engineers at the University of Surrey and the UK Atomic Energy Authority are supporting an international effort to develop a new, economically viable and safe source of low carbon electricity through nuclear fusion.

23 Feb 2022

Novel Model to Predict Damage Caused by Adverse Weather

Research carried out by Newcastle University is aiding to prepare for and mitigate storm damage before the commencement of extreme weather.

21 Feb 2022

New Framework for Evaluating Energy Neutrality Potential of Wastewater Treatment Plants

Towards China nationally determined contribution to carbon neutrality 2060, it is necessary to consider wastewater treatment plants. This kind of municipal facility consumes huge amounts of energy and emit greenhouse gases to remove pollutants.

18 Feb 2022

UH Team Receives $4.4 Million for Two Clean Energy Projects

University of Houston researchers have received $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for two projects developed in the Cullen College of Engineering and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH).

17 Feb 2022

$7 Million Awarded to Cornell and a Startup to Advance Novel Clean Energy Research

Cornell University researchers and a startup have received more than $7 million in federal grants to advance novel clean energy research that includes wirelessly charging electric vehicles, low-carbon jet fuel and construction materials made from waste.

17 Feb 2022

DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory Awarded $7.8 Million for Three Clean Energy Projects

Argonne awarded $7.8 million for three clean energy projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $175 million for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing disruptive technologies to strengthen the nation's advanced energy enterprise.

17 Feb 2022

New Sustainable and Practical Method to Produce Hydrogen from Water

A new sustainable and practical method for producing hydrogen from water has been discovered by a team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan led by Ryuhei Nakamura. Unlike current methods, the new method does not require rare metals that are expensive or in short supply.

15 Feb 2022

Researchers Offer Potential Paths Forward to Achieve More Sustainable Batteries

Electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy instead of finite fossil fuels, are the best green choice -; but they could be more sustainable. The most common power source in electric vehicles and portable electronics, lithium-ion batteries rely on an expensive and scarce metal to work.

15 Feb 2022