News tagged with electrochemical energy

New process converts polyethylene into carbon fiber

(PhysOrg.com) -- Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop graphene supercapacitor holding promise for portable electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store substantially ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (25) | comments 30 | with audio podcast

Solvay hails world's largest fuel cell of type in Flanders, one can power 1,400 homes

Chemicals giant Solvay hailed Monday the successful entry into service in Flanders of what it said was the largest fuel cell of its type in the world.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Algal protein gives boost to electrochemical water splitting

Photosynthesis is considered the 'Holy Grail' in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Post-doctoral researcher makes strides in fuel cell technology

Liang Wang, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Delaware's Center for Fuel Cell Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is developing new materials and structures that can improve ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Electrochemical strain microscopy generates new view of fuel cells

A novel microscopy method at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping scientists probe the reactions that limit widespread deployment of fuel cell technologies.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stanford team devises a better solar-powered water splitter (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The process of splitting water into pure oxygen and clean-burning hydrogen fuel has long been the Holy Grail for clean-energy advocates as a method of large-scale energy storage, but the idea faces technical ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

New production process for NiO/Ni nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conversion to renewable energy sources like wind and sun is only a question of time. Because wind and solar radiation vary in strength, the increase in renewable energy sources will cause ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Affordability of batteries key to harnessing wind and solar power

Future batteries used by the energy grid to store power from the wind and sun must be reliable, durable and safe, but affordability is really the key to widespread deployment, according to a new report published online March ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale

(PhysOrg.com) -- As industries and consumers increasingly seek improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing an ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Could urine be a source of renewable energy?

A research team at Heriot-Watt University, UK, is investigating whether urine could be used to create energy via new, low-cost fuel cells.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Solar-powered process could decrease carbon dioxide to pre-industrial levels in 10 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- By using the sun's visible light and heat to power an electrolysis cell that captures and converts carbon dioxide from the air, a new technique could impressively clean the atmosphere and ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (107) | comments 215 | with audio podcast feature

Microbe power as a green means to hydrogen production

Scientists have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Dr. Prathap Parameswaran and his ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Untangling the quantum entanglement behind photosynthesis

The future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical energy. To ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (28) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Developing better batteries for energy alternatives

Get Steve Martin going on the science and technology of batteries and he'll reach for a sheet of graph paper.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0