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Experts Identify Means to Break Trade-Off Problem in Thermoelectric Conversion

In recent years, energy consumption in developed countries has been rather wasteful. Nearly two-thirds of the total energy is typically discarded as "waste heat," which ends up contributing to global warming.

22 Oct 2021

European Multidisciplinary Project Focuses on Developing Micro-Scale Anaerobic Digestion in Urban Areas

As more and more people move to urban areas, bringing ever-greater needs for energy and taking an increasing toll on the environment, biowaste looks like an attractive resource whose management must be incorporated into the sustainable development of territories.

22 Oct 2021

National Grid and Digital Catapult Partner to Explore 5G Benefits to Deliver Net Zero

National Grid has partnered with Digital Catapult to deliver the UK’s first feasibility report to assess the opportunity for adoption of 5G within the Electricity & Gas Transmission networks.

21 Oct 2021

Affordable Catalysts Could Pave the Way to Widespread Adoption of Urea-Based Fuel Cells

Meeting society's ever-increasing energy demands while also striving for sustainability goals has become a worldwide challenge, and scientists are exploring a variety of technologies to produce clean, renewable energy that can replace fossil fuels.

19 Oct 2021

Chemists Identify the Optimum Pressure Needed for Maximum Lithium Metal Battery Performance

A team of materials scientists and chemists has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need to be subjected to during battery operation in order to produce optimal performance.

19 Oct 2021

New Catalyst Performs Better than Current Natural Gas Cleaning Technology

A newly developed catalyst with unique, atomic-sized "rafts" does a better job than current technology for cleaning up emissions from natural gas engines.

19 Oct 2021

$105 Million DOE Funding to Support Small Businesses Working on Clean Energy and Climate Change Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $105 million in funding for small businesses to pursue the deployment of clean energy technologies, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a clean energy economy and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

19 Oct 2021