R&D 100 winner of the day: Carbon Capture & Utilization through Reduction...
Decarbonizing energy production through carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a popular idea that has been plagued by operational and economic challenges but integrating carbon capture with reuse...
View ArticleResearchers develop broadband X-ray source needed to perform new measurements...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed an X-ray source that can diagnose temperature in experiments that probe conditions like those at the very center of planets. The new...
View ArticleR&D 100 winner of the day: High entropy alloy catalysts
Catalysts are the enabling technology for the current chemical industry and clean energy applications such as battery and fuel cell cars. However, current catalysts have significant challenges such as...
View ArticleCarbon fiber optimized for wind turbine blades could bring cost, performance...
A new carbon fiber material could bring cost and performance benefits to the wind industry if developed commercially, according to a study led by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories. Wind...
View ArticleR&D 100 winner of the day: The Institute for Design of Advanced Energy...
Over the next decade, hundreds of billions of dollars will be invested in new 21st century energy systems and processes that are more dynamic and interconnected than ever before. The Institute for...
View ArticleR&D 100 winner of the day: Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy...
Buildings represent 40% of the world’s primary energy use and are the second-largest source of carbon dioxide emissions. However, global building energy use can be reduced by one-half if energy...
View ArticleSwRI projects receive $950,000 in funding from U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $950,000 in funding to three energy storage research projects led by Southwest Research Institute. SwRI will use novel materials and technologies to...
View ArticleStudy reveals platinum’s role in clean fuel conversion
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University (SBU) and other collaborating institutions have uncovered dynamic, atomic-level details of how an...
View ArticleLF Energy partners with Sony Computer Science Laboratories to launch...
LF Energy, a Linux Foundation nonprofit seeking to accelerate the energy transition of the world’s grids and transportation systems through open source, along with its newest member, Sony Computer...
View ArticleR&D 100 winner of the day: Electric Thermal Energy Storage – Key Element for...
The energy system is currently facing several challenges, including grid stability problems, the curtailment of renewable energy (RE), security of supply and an imbalance between supply and demand in...
View ArticleSwRI researchers test natural gas foam’s ability to reduce water use in fracking
Southwest Research Institute has completed a pilot-scale facility to create and test natural gas foam as a safe and stable alternative to water for hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.”...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Energy announces $24.5M for manufacturing innovation to...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $24.5 million to support improvements in domestic manufacturing to build resilient, modern electricity infrastructure and address the climate...
View ArticleCutting-edge catalyst converts water and co2 into hydrocarbons for gasoline
By Karen K Dunlap, ORNL In a new twist to an existing award-winning ORNL technology, researchers have developed an electrocatalyst that enables water and carbon dioxide to be split and the atoms...
View ArticleDOE announces $61.4M for biofuels research to reduce transportation emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $61.4 million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. Biofuels are derived from renewable resources and can power heavy-duty...
View ArticleHere comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power...
By Mollie Rappe, Sandia News Media What do tiny dust particles, 22-ft-wide red balloons and “concentrated” sunlight have in common? Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories recently used...
View ArticleHydrogen energy storage at your service
By Lynne Roeder, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory For most people considering any large purchase, cost is a major consideration. But cost is balanced by value. What do they get out of the...
View ArticleCharge your car – no wires needed
By Stephanie G Seay, ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers demonstrated their wireless charging technology on an autonomous electric vehicle for the first time in a project with Local Motors....
View ArticleSandia-led center to advance understanding of new solar panel technology
By Mollie Rappe, Sandia National Laboraties The Department of Energy recently awarded $14 million to form a Sandia National Laboratories-led center to improve the understanding of perovskite-based...
View ArticleUCAP Power raises round for special purpose financing
UCAP Power, a developer of ultracapacitor-based power solutions, has announced the close of a special purpose venture round of funding led by Grantchester C Change. “I am extremely pleased to have...
View ArticleUCAP Power acquires assets from Maxwell Technologies
UCAP Power, a developer of ultracapacitor-based power solutions, has announced it has completed the purchase of Maxwell Technologies Korea, the Korean-based ultracapacitor business, as well as other...
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