Storing Solar Energy Through Photosynthesis
The idea of using renewable energy to make renewable fuel is the best of both worlds. A new, stable artificial photosynthesis device doubles the efficiency of harnessing [...]
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Stopping Styrofoam Insulation: “Nanowood” Blocks More Heat
Styrofoam, a trademarked product of Dow Chemical and a form of polystyrene foam, has been a necessary evil for many years, offering a lightweight insulation for many [...]
Cleantech Clothing Conversion: Chanel to Gel
A few years ago, I read a fascinating and lively description of what happens to used T-shirts in our current global trading environment. Pietra Rivoli’s “Travels [...]
Revised Recipe for Redox Doubles Effectiveness
Here at Cleantech Concepts we’re a proponent of educating the industry about the virtues of redox flow batteries as a grid-scale storage solution. We are seeing [...]
Creating Hydrocarbon Fuels with Solar Power and CO2
Regardless of how we feel about the issue, economic and policy forces dictate that hydrocarbon fuels will most likely be with us for at least the near term-future. Research [...]
Fatal Attraction: Seaweed Hydrogels for Ant Control
We’ve talked about algae and seaweed use for renewable energy generation, but scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed an inexpensive, [...]
From Moo to Goo: Methane to Alternative Fuel Source at PNNL
We’ve heard a lot about the role oil and gas wells play in releasing methane gas into the atmosphere. We also heard about the methane… — er, [...]
A Glass Act: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries
It’s reassuring to see that that significant technology breakthroughs don’t always come from the young technology whiz crowd. A team of engineers led by [...]
Coffee Perk: Grounds Remove Lead from Water
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the U.S., which makes for a perky population — but it also creates a lot of used grounds. A team of researchers at the Italian [...]
Thermoelectric Paint Harvests Electricity from Waste Heat
A research team at UNIST (Korea) has succeeded in developing a technique that can be used to turn industrial waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other [...]
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