Most plastic recycling produces low-value materials — but we’ve found a way to turn a common plastic into high-value molecules. by Susannah Scott, University of [...]
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Electricity plays many roles in our lives, from lighting our homes to powering the technology and appliances we rely on every day. Electricity can [...]
While energy sources such as wind and solar are great at producing emissions-free electricity, they depend on the sun and the wind, so supply doesn’t always meet the [...]
By Amanda Nelson Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. Amanda Nelson is a senior technical [...]
H2O in place of gas sounds pretty alluring. It also sounds pretty far out there. But given that we here at Cleantech Concepts have seen a lot of work on hydrogen production [...]
In the quest for abundant, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, scientists have sought to harvest the sun’s energy through “water splitting,” an artificial [...]
You could say that the Orkney islands are in a lucky location. The mainland coast and the islands themselves have a large surplus of renewable power, which European research [...]
The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell train rolled into the station last Sunday. The Coradia iLint train, built by Alstom in Salzgitter, Germany, is equipped with fuel cells [...]
We all know that plastics recycling can be a tricky business — in most cases it has to be clean and sorted properly, which makes it a burden for both consumers and [...]
It’s the clean technology dilemma. Do you go for a completely new and efficient design, or do you try for an inexpensive way of retrofitting existing infrastructure? Or [...]