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Researchers to Use Camelina for Biodiesel Production
Camelina sativa, a flowering plant native to Europe and to Central Asia, can be a valuable biofuel crop because it can grow on poorer quality farmland and needs little irrigation and fertilizer. »
New Tool Advances Genetic Engineering of Fuel Crops
A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of “fuel” crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). »
Oil and Gas Exploration Operations Can Use Brackish Groundwater
According to a new report released by Texas A&M University, oil and gas exploration operations can switch from fresh groundwater of brackish groundwater. »
Method Efficiently Converts Lignocellulosic Biomass Into Biofuel
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new method to efficiently convert lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and chemicals. »
Chemists Use MRI to Study Supercapacitors
Scientists at New York University and the University of Cambridge have developed a magnetic resonance imaging-based technique for monitoring and potentially enhancing the performance of supercapacitors. »
Liquid Alloy Electrode Improves Sodium-Beta Battery Performance
A paper published in Nature Communications (see footnote) describes an electrode made of a liquid metal alloy that enables sodium-beta batteries to operate at significantly lower temperatures. »
Low-Grade Cotton Collects 50 Times Its Weight in Oil
Scientists at Texas Tech University have discovered that low-grade cotton made into an absorbent nonwoven mat can collect up to 50 times its own weight in oil. »
Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated Using Spray-Painting Process
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have successfully produced perovskite solar cells using a spray-painting process. »
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. »Energy Trends & Tech
July, 2014: This Month in Energy
Unconventional
oil and natural gas extraction techniques are driving a revolution in
the traditional energy sector, while solar and wind energy continue to
gain market share. One report finds European countries to be the world’s
most innovative and another report shows that California leads the U.S.
in clean tech for the fifth consecutive year. We have collected all
these stories and more of the most important energy news of the past
month conveniently in one place for you to read.
»
Trigeneration System Shows Potential for Off-Grid Applications
A novel trigeneration system fueled by raw plant oils shows significant potential for off-grid applications. »
EU Energy Markets Are Yet to Reach Potential
According to the Joint Research Center (JRC), the EU in-house scientific service, both the general energy efficiency market and the energy service markets in the EU have not reached their potential yet. »
EIA: Nonhydro Renewables Routinely Surpass Hydropower
April marked the eighth consecutive month that total monthly nonhydro renewable generation in the U.S. exceeded hydropower generation. »
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. »
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