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New Developments Could Create Fully Integrated Solar-Driven CO2-Reduction Devices

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide into alcohols and fuels at efficiencies far greater than plants.

19 Sep 2017

New Methods for Developing Renewable Fuel from Water Using Quantum Technology

At present it is possible to produce renewable hydrogen by photoelectrolysis where solar power is used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.

15 Sep 2017

Unutilized Cotton Gin Trash Can Be Used for Electrical Power

According to Researchers finding sustainable markets for wood chips, gin trash, and other waste products could be viable in creating additional electrical power for a growing global population.

8 Sep 2017

UD Researchers Create Better Material for Fuel Cells

To see fuel cells in action, a ride on the University of Delaware’s Fuel Cell bus will prove these cells can power vehicles in an eco-friendly way.

6 Sep 2017

New Gold-Based Catalyst Could Enhance Performance of Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Lehigh Researchers are working together with colleagues in China and at three national laboratories in the United States in order to develop a gold-based catalyst that they think could enhance the efficiency and performance of fuel cells that are hydrogen powered.

4 Sep 2017

Researchers Use Gas-Guzzling Bacteria to Tackle Methane Emissions

An International collaboration of Researchers co-led by a Monash Biologist has demonstrated that methane-oxidizing bacteria – key organisms accountable for greenhouse gas mitigation – are resilient and more flexible than formerly thought.

31 Aug 2017

HyperSolar Develops Low-Cost Catalyst to Produce Renewable Hydrogen

HyperSolar shows that if expensive platinum material components are replaced with new, low-cost carbon/ruthenium/nitrogen-based hydrogen evolution catalyst, significant cost reduction can be achieved.

30 Aug 2017

Photosynthesis-Based Discovery Could Pave Way for More Efficient Artificial Solar Cells

According to a team of Researchers at Georgia State University, more efficient artificial solar cells could be designed using a natural process that occurs during photosynthesis.

30 Aug 2017

Producing Hydrogen from Water Through Solar Water Splitting

Metal oxides are highly favorable for producing stable and inexpensive photoelectrodes for solar water splitting by using sunlight to produce hydrogen. However, metal oxides are not so efficient in carrying out the process.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers Study How Cost-Effective Fuel Cell Catalysts Work at an Atomic Level

Alternatives for the immensely expensive platinum and platinum-group metal (PGM) catalysts, presently used in fuel cell electrodes, are being developed by researchers in order to decrease the cost of next-generation polymer electrolyte fuel cells used for vehicles.

7 Aug 2017