Energy Sources

Interdisciplinary team assesses technology and policy strategies for industrial decarbonization WASHINGTON, DC--A major new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers finds that it is possible--and critical--to bring industrial…

Sustainable: KIT-coordinated transnational network studies chemical signals between pathogen and plant -- EU funding in the amount of EUR 500,000Credit: Alexandra Wolf, KIT Increasing drought and heat seriously affect plants.…

NYU researchers examine NYC Local Law 87 New York City's pioneering Local Law 87 requires office and residential buildings to monitor their energy use, using detailed audits. In a study published today (March 30) in the research journal…

HKU study shows that control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in China's coastal SeasCredit: Photo courtesy: Dr Thibodeau @HKU A new research led by MPhil student Miss Yu Yan Yau and supervised by Dr…

The unique device has no analogues in the worldCredit: @SamaraPolytech Professor of the Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering of Samara Polytech Pavel Grachev has designed the construction of electrical…

An international group of scientists has proposed a method that allows for significantly increasing the efficiency of solar cells and light-emitting diodes An international group of scientists, including some from ITMO University, has…

Scientists in Tokyo have synthesized a new thin film that could make energy production more efficient and cleanerCredit: Tokyo University of Science In this post-industrialization age, electricity has become the backbone of our society.…

KIT's startup greenventory offers data and software for utilities, grid operators, cities, and districts - presentation at Hannover Messe 2020Credit: Google Maps/greenventory greenventory brings the energy transition into cities: The…

Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- To deter attempts to disable U.S. electrical utilities and to defend U.S. nuclear weapon systems from evolving technological threats, Sandia National Laboratories has…

Space cooling and heating is a common need in most inhabited areas. In Europe, the energy consumed for air conditioning is rising, and the situation could get worse in the near future due to the temperature increase in different regions…

Credit: Jedediah Brodie MISSOULA - An international team of researchers, including two from the University of Montana, are working to help identify priority forest areas for protection on Borneo. The government of the state of Sabah in…

Coal combustion is not only the single most important source of CO2, accounting for more than a third of global emissions, but also a major contributor to detrimental effects on public health and biodiversity. Yet, globally phasing out…

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, news research shows. Media reports have regularly questioned whether electric cars are really "greener" once emissions from…

A paper appeared in Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.Credit: Kazan Federal University Previously, KFU scientists were able to develop the first inhibitors based on castor oil and chitosan. Researchers came up with the idea…

Credit: Unequal Scenes, @johnny_miller_photography CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy…

Overlap of growing and polluted regions points to actionable mitigation opportunities Irvine, Calif. - Farmers in California's Central Valley are not known for their love of government regulations, but those same growers have seen a boost…

Credit: Dylan Meyer/ The University of Texas at Austin New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists' understanding of how…

Tanker traffic drops after a piracy attack; Bahrain and Kuwait suffer the greatest lossesCredit: U.S. Coast Guard/LCDR Tyson Weinert DURHAM, N.C. - Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can decline for up to two years after a piracy…

Meeting of the Geological Society of America's Southeastern and Northeastern Geographic Sections Boulder, Colo., USA: In light of evolving circumstances surrounding the spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the…

New energy-efficient technologies will focus on water desalination, purification and reuse EVANSTON, Ill. and BEER-SHEVA, Israel -- Northwestern University and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of…