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New Projects Could Help Address Energy and Environmental Impacts of Plastics

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently declared funding of $25 million for 10 research projects. The projects are aimed at setting scientific foundations for new technology solutions to reuse thrown-away plastics to create useful products and decrease plastics waste.

6 Sep 2021

IIASA Researchers Assess How Much Energy is Needed to Provide a Decent Life for All

IIASA researchers have assessed how much energy is needed to provide the global poor with a decent life and have found that this can be reconciled with efforts to meet climate targets.

3 Sep 2021

Research Offers Clean Solutions to the World's Mounting Energy Dilemma

Meeting society's growing energy needs has become a daunting challenge for humanity. Demands for energy are expected to nearly double by the year 2050, while the effects of climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, are already wreaking havoc in the form of droughts, wildfires, floods and other disasters.

3 Sep 2021

JustPark with Octopus Energy Knock Down the Barrier to Fleet Electrification

JustPark, the fast-growing parking platform, and energy tech pioneer Octopus Energy Group today launch the UK’s first fleet-focused community charging solution – FleetCharge.

From Octopus Energy Ltd 3 Sep 2021

Advanced Electrolyzers for the Production of Green Hydrogen

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth advance the study on high-temperature electrolysis (HTEL) as a section of the hydrogen flagship program supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

2 Sep 2021

New Study Turns to Engineered Bacteria to Store Renewable Energy

A bioengineer from Cornell University, Buz Barstow, PhD ’09, is working to resolve the issue faced with developing an eco-friendly, low-cost, and large-scale system for storing and retrieving energy from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

1 Sep 2021

Researchers Engineer New Energy Storage Materials with Faster Charging Potential

An award-winning Tulane University researcher has led a team in discoveries that could result in significantly faster charging electric vehicles and portable devices such as cell phones and laptops.

26 Aug 2021

SEforALL and Google to Launch New Compact to Decarbonize Electricity Globally

A carbon-free electricity sector is the foundation for reaching a net-zero global economy. Electricity generates 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, and is key to decarbonizing other sectors of the economy, including buildings, transport, and industry.

24 Aug 2021

Research Reveals a More Stable Way to Store Energy

The sale of electric vehicles has grown exponentially in the past few years as is the need for renewable energy sources to power them, such as solar and wind.

20 Aug 2021

New Way to Develop Long-Range Vehicles Capable of Capturing CO2 Onboard

The conversation about eliminating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles often revolves around electrifying cars, buses, and trucks. However, cargo and tanker ships that contribute 3% of all CO2 emissions are hardly discussed.

19 Aug 2021