Energy Transformation

Supersolids are strange materials that behave like both a solid and a fluid due to quantum effects – and now researchers have created an intriguing new type of supersolid from laser light

Industrial waste can make rudimentary batteries. That's likely no good in electric cars etc, but could be ideal for stashing away vast surpluses of renewable power.

UC Irvine-led research reveals that the optical properties of materials can be dramatically enhanced—not by changing the materials themselves, but by giving the light new properties.

John Prousalidis on getting the shipping industry to quit diesel fuel

In China, ChemAnalyst reports Inner Mongolia Jiutai Group has chosen Honeywell's UOP eFining technology to produce 100,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually from eMethanol. This deal represents Honeywell's first global commercial license for its eFining technology, a methanol-to-jet process that efficiently converts eMethanol into low-carbon SAF. The technology utilizes methanol derived from carbon dioxide…

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Norwich Solar is pleased to announce that the company has won bids to EPC (engineer, procure & construct) three solar projects in...

Apple supplier says new tech has 100 times the capacity of its current batteries.

New batteries and mining techniques shine at the annual energy showcase

Microalgae, including cyanobacteria and green algae, represent the most important biological systems for producing biomass and high-value products. It is estimated that microalgae can fix about 90 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, which accounts for more than 40% of the global net photosynthetic carbon fixation.

Holland's anaerobic digestor started running at the end of 2023.

The search for sustainable and affordable energy conversion technologies has highlighted the importance of the oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR and OER). These processes are crucial for the efficiency of devices such as fuel cells and electrolyzers but have traditionally relied on costly noble metals as catalysts. This dependency poses significant barriers to broader adoption and scalability.

Batteries aren't going anywhere, but Hyundai will invest $1.4 billion in hydrogen for everything from big rigs to ships.

Surface functionalization via micro/nano structuring is not only a thriving research area inspired by bionics but also of great importance for various practical applications. The key to achieving various surface functions is the fabrication of surface micro/nano structures with controlled dimensions, hierarchies, and compositions, which is driving the continuous progress of micro/nano fabrication techniques.

Christmas lights themselves are a very simple circuit—in fact, they're a great medium to learn about the flow of electricity.

In the race to draw down greenhouse gas emissions around the world, scientists at MIT are looking to carbon-capture technologies to decarbonize the most stubborn industrial emitters.

Hydrogen is being hailed as, if not a silver bullet, then at least a crucial component to decarbonising the world's energy sources. And no wonder — when burned, hydrogen produces ...

By combining a solar fuel cell that converts carbon dioxide into fuel with a plastic recycling system, researchers can create sustainable fuels and useful chemicals

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency said in a general opinion.

Researchers have applied artificial photosynthesis as the basis for developing new sustainable processes.

Shares of Magellan Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: MMP) opened 15% up on Monday after Oneok Inc (NYSE: OKE) said it will buy the petroleum products distributor for $18.8 billion. What's in it for Magellan shareholders? The transaction is expected to complete in the third quarter of the current year and will create an oil and […]