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Innovative, Climate-Friendly Energy Solution: Prehistoric Microbes Valorize CO2 Under High Pressure to “Green Gas”

A completely new kind of bioreactor for the biological production of methane has enabled the use of extremely high pressure levels for the first time – and set new efficiency standards for the conversion of CO2 and H2 into methane.

23 Jan 2020

Focusing on Decarbonization to Avoid Consequences of Climate Change

To avoid the most destructive consequences of climate change, the world's electric energy systems must stop producing carbon by 2050. It seems like an overwhelming technological, political, and economic challenge — but not to Nestor Sepulveda.

20 Jan 2020

Study Looks at Projections of Global Energy Mix Over the Next Two Decades

When it comes to fulfilling ambitious energy and climate commitments, few nations successfully walk their talk. A case in point is the Paris Agreement initiated four years ago.

10 Jan 2020

Developing New Technologies to Prevent Massive Loss of Energy in Windows

In the quest to make buildings more energy efficient, windows present a particularly difficult problem. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heat that either escapes or enters windows accounts for roughly 30 percent of the energy used to heat and cool buildings.

7 Jan 2020

Researchers Track Emissions in China

In January 2013, many people in Beijing experienced a multiweek period of severely degraded air, known colloquially as the "Airpocalypse," which made them sick and kept them indoors.

31 Dec 2019

Mechanical Engineers Rush to Develop Scalable Renewable Energy Solutions

In the early 20th century, just as electric grids were starting to transform daily life, an unlikely advocate for renewable energy voiced his concerns about burning fossil fuels. Thomas Edison expressed dismay over using combustion instead of renewable resources in a 1910 interview for Elbert Hubbard's anthology, "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great."

19 Dec 2019