Reducing Thermal Runaway in Battery Banks
Some challenges go unaddressed because we think a solution must involve advanced technology. A deceptively simple sensor system developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s [...]
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Pollen Sponge for Marine Oil Spills
Humans may be allergic to plant pollens, but nature is not. Now, a team of scientists, led by NTU Singapore and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, has created a [...]
Recycling Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Power Source
Imagine filling up your gas tank with 10 gallons of gas, driving just far enough to burn a half gallon and discarding the rest. Then, repeat. That is essentially the practice [...]
How Cleaning up Coolants can Cool the Climate – HFC Phase-Out
By Scott Denning, Colorado State University The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to eliminate a class of chemicals widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air [...]
Mocean Rolls Out Blue X Wave Energy Prototype
As interest in climate technology surges, wave energy is finally having its moment in the sun. Or the water. Last month Mocean Energy unveiled its Blue X wave energy [...]
ZEI: $2M Award For Hydrogen Small-Fast Harbor Boat
On the heels of design and development of a hydrogen-powered ferry, San Francisco based Zero Emission Industries (ZEI, formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine) was [...]
Carbon Capture Technology Faces a Difficult Few Years
By Dr. Michael Dent, IDTechEx Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide [...]
Hydrogen “Paste” for Micromobility?
Existing hydrogen vehicles are equipped with a reinforced tank that is fueled at a pressure of 700 bar. This tank feeds a fuel cell that converts the hydrogen into [...]
Deep Learning Trains Buildings on Energy Efficiency
In the United States, residential and commercial buildings account for nearly 40 percent of all energy consumption. About 40 percent of that energy use is from heating, [...]
BP and Chevron Turn to Innovative Geothermal
BP and Chevron have invested in Eavor Technologies Inc., an innovative technology company that (finally) may help drive the future of geothermal energy. The funds will be [...]
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