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Researchers Get Closer to Making Pure Lithium Anode
Scientists at Stanford University report that they have taken a significant step toward designing a pure lithium anode. »
Catalyst Converts Waste Carbon Dioxide Into Syngas
Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago have created a new catalyst that improves their system for converting waste carbon dioxide into syngas. »
Novel Inductive Charging System for Cars Proposed
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) have developed an inductive system for charging electric vehicles from the front end. »
New Dyes Help Solar Cells Harvest More Light
Researchers have developed zinc porphyrin dyes that harvest light in both the visible and near-infrared parts of the spectrum. »
Simulation Model to Make Hydroelectric Plants More Efficient
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB in Ilmenau are developing information technology to make water power generation systems more efficient. »
Payment System Protects Privacy of EV Owners
A new electronic payment system created at A*STAR aims to protect the privacy of EV owners recharging their electric cars. »
Scientists Discover New Damage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A new discovery of two additional coral communities showing signs of damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill expands the impact footprint of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. »
Cool Burning Flames Could Lead to Better Engines
A team of international researchers has discovered a new type of cool burning flames that could lead to greener, more efficient combustion engines. »
Research Predicts Global Water Shortage by 2040
According to a new research, there might not be enough water to keep the current energy and power solutions going by 2040. »
Topological Insulators Could Power Memory Devices
A new phase of matter known as topological insulators, until recently known only for esoteric quantum-mechanical properties, might have a practical use in controlling magnetic memory and logic devices. »
Researchers Efficiently Convert Ethane to Ethanol
A new material, designed and patented by researchers at Berkeley Lab, converts ethane to ethanol with an efficiency that could cut natural-gas refining costs. »
Bacteria Produce Unique Battery Electrode Material
A group of scientists at the Okayama University, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Kyoto University has shown that iron oxide nanoparticles produced by bacteria in groundwater has a potential to be used as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. »Energy Trends & Tech
8/1/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines
Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless interesting news, of the week that went by, from the world of energy science and technology. »
CASCADE Project to Help Airports Reduce Energy Use
Airports consume as much energy as small cities. The EU’s three-year CASCADE project aims to help airports reduce energy consumption and cut CO2emissions. »
EIA: OPEC Earned $826 Billion In Oil Export Revenues in 2013
The EIA estimates that, excluding Iran, members of OPEC earned about $826 billion in net oil export revenues in 2013. »
EU to Stop Its Energy Dependence on Russia
The EU imports more than half of the energy it consumes and that can make it vulnerable to external energy suppliers such as Russia. To improve the situation, the European Commission presented a plan to reduce this dependence, which was discussed by Parliament’s industry committee last week. »
JRC Measures Smart Meter Deployment Across EU
According to the Joint Research Center (JRC), the EU in-house scientific service, over 70% of European consumers will have a smart meter for electricity by 2020. »
7/25/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines
Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless interesting news, of the week that went by, from the world of energy science and technology. »
NHL Releases 2014 Sustainability Report
The National Hockey League (NHL) this week released its 2014 NHL Sustainability Report, the first such report by a major sports league in North America. »
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