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Belgian team wins S.Africa's 'most extreme' solar car race
A team of Belgian students and engineers on Friday won a solar-powered car race in South Africa, widely considered the most challenging for testing the technology.
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Demand-side actions could help construction sector deliver on net-zero targets
Using state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies to renovate existing properties and construct new ones could enable Europe's construction sector to almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060, a new study suggests.
Business
Sep 20, 2024
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Team proposes AI-powered approach to establishing a 'carbon-neutral energy city'
A joint research team has developed key technologies to realize "Urban Electrification" using artificial intelligence (AI). Their findings have been published in the journal Sustainable Cities and Society. The team includes ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 20, 2024
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen, sell power to Microsoft
US nuclear plant Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in American history, is to restart operations in a deal to sell power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy said Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 20, 2024
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Production of solar fuels: Storing the sun's heat at 1,200°C
Closing the CO₂ cycle by converting climate-damaging carbon dioxide back into kerosene, gasoline and diesel: That is the idea behind Synhelion. The ETH spin-off uses the heat of the sun to produce synthetic fuels (Synfuels) ...
Engineering
Sep 19, 2024
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Investigating heat transfer for PEM fuel cell cooling channels
A research group at the Department of Energy Engineering of the University of Seville and collaborators at AICIA and Harbin Institute of Technology in China have achieved a better understanding of the cooling of polymer electrolyte ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2024
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Supply chain report tackles hydropower's missing links
Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention in the current conversation about renewable energy. Meanwhile, hydropower is quietly, consistently producing large amounts of clean energy—and has been for more than ...
Business
Sep 19, 2024
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Researchers create tiny nuclear-powered battery thousands of times more efficient than predecessors
A team of physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed an extremely small nuclear battery that they claim is up to 8,000 times more efficient than its predecessors. Their paper is published ...
UK campaigners in green energy standoff reject 'nimby' label
With its medieval church and picturesque village green, the tranquil hamlet of Friston in eastern England should be an unlikely place for a showdown with the UK government and an energy giant.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2024
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Organic thermoelectric device can harvest energy at room temperature
Researchers have developed a new organic thermoelectric device that can harvest energy from ambient temperature. While thermoelectric devices have several uses today, hurdles still exist to their full utilization. By combining ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Sep 19, 2024
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Low-carbon ammonia offers green alternative for agriculture and hydrogen transport
A new way of making ammonia, by harnessing the unique power of liquid metal, could lead to significant cuts in carbon emissions caused by production of the widely-used chemical.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 19, 2024
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Scientists find new use for spent lithium-ion batteries in hydrogen peroxide production
The global use of lithium-ion batteries has doubled in just the past four years, generating alarming amounts of battery waste containing many hazardous substances. The need for effective recycling methods for spent lithium-ion ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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Report: Stronger integration measures needed as solar and wind soar to record levels in electricity sector
As solar PV and wind grow at an accelerated pace around the world, governments must act to ensure that they are well integrated into power systems—or risk losing out on significant benefits, according to a new report from ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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Unlocking the future of energy storage: The dendrite-free potassium anode
Potassium metal batteries (PMBs) are gaining attention as a cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries, thanks to potassium's abundance and similar chemical properties. However, issues like uncontrolled dendrite ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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How Ukraine can rebuild its energy system
One of the main targets of Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine is the energy infrastructure. The extent of the destruction is enormous.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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Benchmarking the reproducibility of all-solid-state lithium battery performance
To date, there are no uniform standards for research into solid-state batteries, which are also to be used in e-mobility in the long term—even though billions are being invested in this area worldwide. Researchers at the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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Study outlines cost-effective paths to eliminating greenhouse gas production
A new study lays out a wide range of options available to cost-effectively eliminate greenhouse gas production from the energy system in the United States by 2050. The findings give policymakers and industry leaders valuable ...
Engineering
Sep 18, 2024
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'End of an era': UK to shut last coal-fired power plant
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2024
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Scientists design high-performance polymer-based electrode binder for lithium and sodium-ion batteries
Global demand for electronic devices and electric vehicles is set to continue growing and diversifying in the coming years. This rise in demand calls for powerful batteries with enhanced efficiency, performance, and safe ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 17, 2024
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In a step toward solar fuels, durable artificial photosynthesis setup chains two carbons together
A key step toward reusing CO2 to make sustainable fuels is chaining carbon atoms together, and an artificial photosynthesis system developed at the University of Michigan can bind two of them into hydrocarbons with field-leading ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Sep 17, 2024
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