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Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Method to Recycle Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Headed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), a team of researchers has created a new technique through which fruit peel waste can be used to extract and reuse valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries to make new batteries.

26 Aug 2020

Novel Catalyst Helps Develop Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

A Copenhagen research team has created a novel catalyst that can be used to create vehicles powered by more affordable and much more sustainable hydrogen.

25 Aug 2020

Standalone Device Converts CO2, Water, and Sunlight into Clean Fuel

A standalone device developed by scientists can convert water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into a carbon-neutral fuel, without the need for electricity or any additional components.

25 Aug 2020

Two New Projects Win $900,000 to Advance Technologies that Avoid CO2 Emissions

The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Center, one of the MIT Energy Initiative's Low-Carbon Energy Centers, has awarded $900,000 in funding to two new research projects to advance technologies that avoid carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and help address climate change.

21 Aug 2020

Researchers Use Photosynthesis to Achieve Record Solar-to-Fuel Conversion Efficiency

Scientists have recently achieved a record efficiency for converting solar energy into fuel, and now they have planned to integrate the machinery of photosynthesis to increase this efficiency further.

18 Aug 2020

"One-Size-Fits-All" Approach to Clean Energy Could Cause Social Inequalities

According to a new study, a “one-size-fits-all” approach for generating cleaner energy based only on expenses could lead to social inequalities.

13 Aug 2020

MIT Researchers and Wyoming Representatives Discuss Ways to Strengthen Climate-Friendly Energy Economy

The State of Wyoming supplies 40 percent of the country's coal used to power electric grids.

12 Aug 2020

Discovery Provides Better Understanding of Hydrogen Depletion at the Seafloor

The discovery of hydrothermal vents - where volcanoes at the seafloor produce hot fluid exceeding 350 degrees Celsius, or 662 degrees Fahrenheit, fundamentally changed our understanding about Earth and life in the 1970s.

11 Aug 2020

New Study Analyzes Risks of Releasing Radioactive Wastewater into Ocean

Almost a decade after Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant was destroyed by the Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels have dropped to safe levels in all but the waters nearest to the closed power plant.

7 Aug 2020

Study Examines Durable Energy-Storage Options for Renewable Energy Systems

A new study by researchers at Caltech reports that long-term energy storage could have a crucial role in ensuring reliability and decreasing electricity costs, with more U.S. states pushing for a higher reliance on variable renewable energy, such as wind or solar power.

7 Aug 2020