In an article on The Conversation website, John Griffin, Professor in Materials Chemistry, Lancaster University, discusses the winners of this year’s Nobel prize for chemistry for their work that will help revolutionise green technology, such as harvesting water from desert air and capturng CO2. Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise … Continue reading Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to three scientists for their work on metal organic frameworks that can be used to extract water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, or store toxic gases
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America’s energy transition: leaving the clean energy playing field to China
In an article on The Conversation website, Stephen Lezak, Programme Manager at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford explains how across the world, utilities are embracing clean energy, choosing lower costs for their customers while reducing pollution and America, under the Trump administration, is choosing a different path that will … Continue reading America’s energy transition: leaving the clean energy playing field to China
Blog by Jane Marsh – Smart Grids and Digitalization: The Future of Energy Management in Europe’s Power Systems
Europe’s race toward climate neutrality by 2050 transforms how power systems operate, with smart grids and digitalization taking center stage. As part of the European Green Deal, grid modernization is beyond updating old infrastructure. It reimagines the energy system to handle a massive influx of renewables while maintaining stability and security. Traditional grids weren’t built … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Smart Grids and Digitalization: The Future of Energy Management in Europe’s Power Systems
ABB has broken its own world record for energy efficiency in large synchronous electric motors
A large synchronous electric motor created for a steel plant in India is the most efficient ever made, thanks to Top Industrial Efficiency design The steel plant will have estimated electricity cost savings of around $6 million through improved energy efficiency over the motor’s 25-year lifespan The investment in energy efficiency will have a projected … Continue reading ABB has broken its own world record for energy efficiency in large synchronous electric motors
Developing new light-driven techniques inspired by nature’s efficiency to help the chemical manufacturing industry become more efficient
In an article on The Conversation website, Arindam Sau, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder; Amreen Bains, Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemistry, Colorado State University; and Anna Wolff, Ph.D. Student in Chemistry, Colorado State University discuss a new energy-efficient approach for the chemical manufacturing industry. Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry … Continue reading Developing new light-driven techniques inspired by nature’s efficiency to help the chemical manufacturing industry become more efficient
Is there a future for carbon capture and storage?
In an article on The Conversation website, Andres Clarens, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia argues that carbon capture offered an expensive “Band-Aid” on old technology. Investing in materials innovation and new techniques for making them promises fundamental transformation for the future. How the end of carbon capture could spark a … Continue reading Is there a future for carbon capture and storage?
What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
In an article on The Conversation website, Daniel Commandeur, Surrey Future Fellow, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; Mahsa Masoudi. PhD Researcher, Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey; and Siddharth Gadkari, Lecturer in Chemical Process Engineering, University of Surrey, try to answer the question on batteries trapping carbon dioxide. Batteries that absorb … Continue reading What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide?
Two scientists say they’ve built a tool that can calculate how much damage each oil company’s planet-warming pollution has caused
Nicolás Rivero writes on the Washington Post website about a new tool that two scientists have built to calculate damage from carbon emissions. Climate advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry contests the science. Scientists say they can calculate the cost … Continue reading Two scientists say they’ve built a tool that can calculate how much damage each oil company’s planet-warming pollution has caused
An “electric highway” coming to France
In an article on the Le Monde website, Guillaume Delacroix discusses an experiment underway in France to enable freeways to charge trucks as they drive, using magnetic inductive coils buried in the road surface. France is set to test freeway that charges electric vehicles in 2025 It's called the "electric highway" and it could … Continue reading An “electric highway” coming to France
Innovation is key for our clean energy transition
Ellie Gabel writes on the Innovators Magazine website about the importance of innovation in our clean energy transition. How innovation can secure the future of clean energy The world has undergone a rapid transition to renewable energy in an attempt to reduce emissions and the impact of climate change. Solar power is at the … Continue reading Innovation is key for our clean energy transition
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 