Energy &amp; Green Tech

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels...

Custom-made catalyst leads to longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production

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Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzer using manganese oxide. Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center...

Researchers outline path forward for tandem solar cells

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A combination of perovskite and silicon has yielded a highly efficient tandem solar cell. Credit: Dennis Schroeder, NREL As the...

A framework to compare lithium battery testing data and results during operation

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Test results and Li inventory tracking of nine cells in the formation cycle. a, Results of the nine cells presented...

New approach could make reusing captured carbon far cheaper, less energy-intensive

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The experimental setup researchers in Marta Hatzell’s lab used to test their new electrochemical reactor for carbon capture. Credit: Candler...

How much energy can offshore wind farms in the U.S. produce? New study sheds light

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Offshore wind turbine blades. Credit: Julie Lundquist/CU Boulder As summer approaches, electricity demand surges in the U.S., as homes and...

Using sodium to develop rechargeable batteries may bolster the EU’s green ambitions

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A green industrial future for Europe may depend on an element that is part of a...

High-energy-density capacitors with 2D nanomaterials could significantly enhance energy storage

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A capacitor prototype with stratified 2D nanofillers embedded in the polymer matrix being tested in a University of Houston lab....

New survey finds positive perceptions of solar projects

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As solar energy development accelerates, how do Americans actually feel about those large scale solar, or...

New insights lead to better next-gen solar cells

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Schematic comparing the “traditional” deposition and passivation processes (top row) and the integrated deposition and passivation strategy to form 2D...

Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go back

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German nuclear power (purple) has largely been replaced by renewables (yellow), not coal (black and brown). Credit: Clean Energy Wire,...

Automotive

Ultra-thin, flexible solar cells demonstrate their promise in a commercial quadcopter drone

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Design and characterization of the hybrid-power Solar Hopper quadcopter. Credit: Nature Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-024-01500-2 Whether on Earth or in...

JFK Airport parking lot to become biggest solar array in New York

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The future is looking sunny for Kennedy Airport's long-term parking lot No. 9. Construction began on...

Storing and utilizing energy with innovative sulfur-based cathodes

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Conceptual diagram of the in-situ Raman spectra test device. Credit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2024). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400382 Electric vehicles and...

Salt battery harvests osmotic energy where the river meets the sea

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An improved membrane (yellow line) dramatically increased the amount of osmotic power harvested from salt gradients, like those found in...

Automotive

New model elevates UAV efficiency in next-gen wireless networks

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.geits.2023.100130 Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of...

Researchers achieve sustainable recovery of minerals from e-waste

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A novel separation technique separates manganese from simulated battery waste. Credit: Mike Perkins / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory There's some...

Automotive

Q&A: Could automation, electrification of long-haul trucking reduce environmental impacts?

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new University of Michigan study finds that automation and electrification of long-haul trucking can reduce...

Ion thermoelectric conversion devices for near room temperature

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April 24, 2024

Scientists from Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences developed new Solid-state Ionic Thermoelectric Generators. Credit: Schematic diagram of...