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Making batteries takes lots of lithium: Almost half of it could come from Pennsylvania wastewater
Most batteries used in technology like smartwatches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists convert chicken fat into energy storage devices
The global move toward more sustainable, green energy has increased power reserves and the demand for energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some materials for these devices can be expensive and environmentally problematic. ...
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Sky-high vanity: Constructing the world's tallest buildings creates high emissions, researchers say
Since ancient times, people have built structures that reach for the skies—from the steep spires of medieval towers to the grand domes of ancient cathedrals and mosques. Today the quest is to build the world's tallest skyscrapers, ...
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Biden's clean energy tax credits likely to remain 'law of the land': Brainard
Most of Joe Biden's clean energy tax credits are now law and are unlikely to be reversed by Donald Trump if he wins November's presidential election, a senior administration official said Friday.
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Global analysis of 30M hydrogen energy tweets shows increase from 2015 Paris Agreement
Australia's hydrogen energy-related discussion on Twitter (now X) is now ranked seventh globally, according to an analysis of 30.7 million tweets conducted by QUT researchers.
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Business
Environmentalists battle to get Peco to increase its use of green energy, but the oil industry calls it a job killer
The nation is in the middle of a contentious transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
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Energy & Green Tech
Manganese sprinkled with iridium reduces need for rare metal without altering rate of green hydrogen production
As the world is transitioning from a fossil fuel-based energy economy, many are betting on hydrogen to become the dominant energy currency. But producing "green" hydrogen without using fossil fuels is not yet possible on ...
May 9, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
First transatlantic sustainable aviation fuel flight saved 95 metric tons of CO₂, results show
Findings from the Virgin Atlantic-led Flight100 project, which involved a consortium of experts from Imperial College London, University of Sheffield, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BP, and others, show that Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...
May 9, 2024
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Business
Why US offshore wind energy is struggling—the good, the bad and the opportunity
America's first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts about the industry's future ...
May 9, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
How Duluth, Minnesota, is preparing for the EV future
Nearly 33 million electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide—that is the number of vehicles the United States should be prepared to support through a national charging network by the year 2030, researchers at the National Renewable ...
May 9, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists determine disorder improves lithium-ion battery life
What determines the cycle life of batteries? And, more importantly, how can we extend it? An international research team led by TU Delft has discovered that local disorder in the oxide cathode material increases the number ...
May 8, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Flexible pseudocapacitor defies climate extremes, packs energy punch
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the demand for reliable energy storage solutions has never been greater. With our reliance on electronic devices growing, especially in aviation, space exploration, and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Lab's AI work results in increased revenue, decreased land requirements for wind power industry
The wind industry could benefit from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to design and deploy wind plants, according to an article in Nature Energy written by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable ...
May 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A low-energy process for high-performance solar cells could simplify the manufacturing process
Finding reliable, eco-friendly power sources is crucial as our world grapples with increasing energy needs and the urgent call to combat climate change. Solar energy offers one solution, with scientists devising ever more ...
May 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Chemists present roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050
Would it be possible to build a refinery that is completely fossil-free, and thereby significantly contributing to a carbon-neutral society by as early as 2050? According to two chemists from Utrecht University it is. In ...
May 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers identify cause of electron-hole separation in thin-film solar cells to increase solar cell efficiency
A team of researchers have collaborated to characterize electron-hole separation in the light-absorbing layer of kesterite thin-film solar cells. This study is expected to improve the efficiency of solar cells and promote ...
May 8, 2024
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Engineering
Accelerating the practical application of next-gen batteries that are fire-resistant through dual-layer coating
Professor Hongkyung Lee of DGIST's Energy Science and Engineering collaborated with Dr. Chanhoon Kim's Clean Energy Conversion Group at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) to introduce a stabilization technology ...
May 8, 2024
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