Energy sources as a research area encompasses the systematic study, characterization, and optimization of primary and secondary forms of energy supply, including fossil, nuclear, and renewable resources, with emphasis on conversion efficiency, environmental impact, resource availability, and systems integration. It spans fundamental and applied work on solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, bioenergy, and emerging options such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear, as well as storage-coupled and hybrid systems. Research typically addresses thermodynamic limits, materials and device performance, lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, grid integration, and policy-relevant modeling to enable reliable, scalable, and low-carbon energy provision.
The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) offers an ecologically advantageous alternative to silage maize for bioenergy production. This is the conclusion of a multi-year comparative study conducted by researchers at the University ...
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2025
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Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday.
Environment
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In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for second-generation biofuel ...
Biotechnology
Sep 4, 2025
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Natural hydrogen from deep underground could be an important building block for the sustainable energy system of the future, but it is currently still difficult to predict where and at what depth elevated concentrations are ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2025
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University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient. Upon ignition, the compound releases more energy relative to its weight and ...
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2025
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Taranaki and the upper West Coast have the most potential to reduce heat-related carbon emissions and reliance on natural gas resources, a new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study shows.
Environment
Aug 21, 2025
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A new study, led by researchers at the University of Missouri, has uncovered how poplar trees can naturally adjust a key part of their wood chemistry based on changes in their environment. This discovery—the result of a ...
Biotechnology
Aug 19, 2025
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A new study from the University of Nottingham has explored the use of fuel-free spacecraft propulsion systems and how they could be used in future space missions.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2025
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Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2025
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A team of scientists from Korea and Japan has discovered a new type of crystal that can "breathe"—releasing and absorbing oxygen repeatedly at relatively low temperatures. This unique ability could transform the way we ...
Condensed Matter
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