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Researchers Demonstrate Electrochemical Strategy for CO2 Fixation

Researchers working toward the mysterious lithium-air battery have unveiled an unexpected approach to capturing and storing carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere.

10 Aug 2017

Saliva-Powered Battery Shows Potential for Use in Extreme Conditions

A team of researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed the following step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): a battery triggered by spit that can be used in challenging conditions where normal batteries do not function.

9 Aug 2017

MIT’s Energy Startup Develops New Method to Reduce Water Usage in Power Plants

Infinite Cooling, an energy startup founded at MIT, pitched its business plan to a panel of energy experts and won first place at the second annual Cleantech University Prize (UP) national competition in Austin, Texas, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

9 Aug 2017

Certain Cool Roofing Materials Could Increase Air Pollution

A new study reveals that researchers at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the University of Southern California have discovered that an extensive installation of certain "cool roof" materials in the region could increase ozone and fine particulate pollution levels up to some extent.

8 Aug 2017

Study Exposes Real Greenhouse Gas Footprints of Hydropower Reservoirs

When hydropower reservoirs capture organic matter, it results in higher local greenhouse gas emissions. However, these emissions are not increased but displaced. A new instrument measures the real greenhouse gas footprints of reservoirs.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers Test Optimal Configurations for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines to Enable Cheaper Electricity for Cities

The U.S. Department of Energy has made a prediction that by the year 2030, wind energy could provide 20% of electricity in the U.S. This has driven researchers from the University of Utah’s Department of Mechanical Engineering to examine the performance capabilities and financial advantages of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in suburban and urban areas.

7 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

Researchers Use New Additive to Selectively Convert CO2 to Multicarbon Fuels

A Caltech team of chemists have discovered a new, more efficient method to produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions done in the lab, the team has identified a new additive that helps selectively change CO2 into fuels possessing multiple carbon atoms — a step toward eventually producing renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.

7 Aug 2017

Chemical Weathering Could Potentially Counteract Some Climate Change

Attempts made by scientists to understand the processes and effects related to climate change could bring about some good news on the horizon.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers Develop Long Lasting, Energy Density Battery

The newest innovation at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute is a new generation of manganese dioxide-zinc batteries with unparalleled cycle life and energy density. The discovery has made the regular household battery ideal for large grid storage applications.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers Set Goals to Reduce Nitrate and Phosphorus Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico

Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use most of the oxygen in the water which results in massive "dead zones" that are incapable of supporting fish or other wildlife. Nitrate, running off agricultural fields via tile drainage systems, is one of the reasons for this situation.

1 Aug 2017

Study Demonstrates Potential for New Crystalline Material to Advance Clean Fuel Technology

A light-activated material capable of chemically converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without producing unwanted byproducts has been developed by scientists.

31 Jul 2017

New Study Finds that Increased Precipitation Could Overload Waterways with Excess Nitrogen

If climate change is not curbed, increased precipitation could substantially overload U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, according to a new study from Carnegie’s Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak and Princeton University’s Venkatramani Balaji published by Science.

28 Jul 2017

RIT Researchers Use Nanowires to Enhance Solar Cell Technology

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun’s energy and transform it into usable electricity.

28 Jul 2017

Biochar Could Enhance Crop Growth and Reduce Air Pollution

The study led by Ghasideh Pourhashem, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appears in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.

28 Jul 2017